We are frequent long-distance travelers, and have stayed in tons of places, in almost every state…read more This is by far the nicest motel we've ever had the pleasure of staying in.
It checks ALL the boxes, especially the big one: it's CLEAN.
And not just clean, it's as neat as a pin, top to bottom. It smells good (and not that weird hotel-specific sweet sanitizer smell). The rooms are spacious and well kept, and have every amenity: hair dryer, full-size ironing board and iron, luggage rack, plush chair and ottoman, desk and office chair, refrigerator, microwave, coffee pot, a dozen lamps and light sources, full-length mirror, large bathroom.
It's incredibly quiet, and there's a porch with rocking chairs looking over the Big Coal River. There are boot scrapers at all the entrances. Raj, the owner, is the nicest guy ever, and I don't think he allows the trees to drop leaves on his sidewalk.
Local family tried to talk us out of staying here, believing there could not be great accommodations in Comfort. They were convinced the Best Western in Chapmanville was the only local motel that wasn't a dive. But the reviews on the travel sites were convincing, and we will be forever grateful we were willing to leave the highway and stay here. And we know beyond doubt that this is where we'll stay the next time we visit.
We have one more night here before we drive on to Huntington, and we are already lamenting Huntington's lack of anything as welcoming as Raj and his Comfort Motel.
A note to the traveler wanting to find this diamond: turn into the Marathon parking lot, drive 100 yards toward the back, then curve left behind the Exxon. You won't be sorry!!
