I would never stay at the Belknap again. The only thing warm and inviting about this place was the view. When we booked our room initially over the phone, we were never informed of a two person limit in the room (that has two double debs). We specifically asked for double beds because we had hoped to share the expense with another couple joining us for Laconia weekend. We put a deposit down of $245 several months in advance. We never received any confirmations or letters via mail, email, etc. We booked the room for Thur, Fri and Sat night. Due to weather we never made it for Thur and checked in on Fri. We did call the office to let them know this. Once again, they never mentioned their 2 person policy. When we did arrive to check in they made comments like "staying a long time", I guess the little luggage that could fit on our motorcycle made them think we were staying for the month...LOL! We had very little bags with us to drop off in our room. One of the owners came by the room and then told us the room was only for 2 people and that her husband would enforce it. At that time, we had asked if there was an additional charge because we were never told of their policy. They said no. We left room for the day. We received a phone call several hours later from the owner stating that if we brought back our guests that he would call the police and that he didn't want "our kind" there. As you can imagine, we were quite hurt and upset of the discriminating comment. I am not sure what provoked it, my fiance has tattoos and is a Marine Corps Veteran. We enjoy motorycle riding with friends at Laconia. That was the warm welcome we received from these people. Luckily for us, the other couple had friends that took them in since they could not stay in the room. We paid over $500 to stay in a two bedroom room. We didn't have many other options of finding another place to stay and losing our deposit, but we didn't feel very comfortable to say the least. We never saw the owners again, but I am sure they were watching us with the cameras in the hallway, etc.
The very least they should do is to make sure they clean the spider webs off the balcony furniture if they are renting the room. They were all over the place. I can understand that you have policies, it just would have been nice to have been told this on the phone when we booked the room for bike weekend. I could mention all the details that the room/motel lacks but more importantly it was the owners disgusting attitude towards us that is unbelievable. I would never tolerate your discriminatory behavior again, when all we did was sleep and store our carry on in your room! Very disappointed! read more