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It's an older roadside motel, but it's been redone completely in a retro 50s theme. It shows on the outside, it shows in the lobby, and it shows in the rooms.
The room and the bathroom were very clean, plenty of room, and the bed was very comfortable. There are plenty of plugs and USB ports to charge your gear. There was a Keurig, a refrigerator, and a microwave in the room.
There were a couple of small glitches, but they were not a big deal. First of all, the TV got a good picture and a large number of channels, but I wasn't getting any sound from the TV. I don't know if I was doing anything wrong. I would've contacted the lobby, but I had my iPad and my laptop, so I didn't need the TV. I did mention it to the clerk in the morning, and she said she would look into it. Also, the Wi-Fi is a bit slow, there was a tiny bit of buffering when I was watching videos online, but not much.
The biggest thing, was that the room was a bit stuffy, and unfortunately, there was no air-conditioning. Again, it wasn't a really big deal. They do have a fan in the room, so I just used the fan, and I opened the bathroom window and my front window a crack, and that gave the room plenty of cross ventilation. I was still very comfortable.
There's a continental style breakfast, with coffee, hot cocoa, hot cereal, fruit, muffins, poptarts, etc......
The room was about $150 for one night on a Monday , which is typical for the smaller properties in Astoria in the summertime.
Next time I'm in town, I would definitely stay here again. Thanks.