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Great Cedar Hotel

2.2 (78 reviews)
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Did a search on Grok about valet parking at the hotel and it said they did have valet parking. Upon arriving they did not. Had to park in the garage for the Cedar Hotel. We were told they discontinued it for the Great Cedar during Covid and never brought it back. Check in we reserved a king bed, no smoking. They were out at a check in time of 4pm. We ended up with a 2 double beds. It wasn't a problem but bears mentioning. We had a military discount which helped. We ended up on the 7th floor a few rooms down from the elevation. This made it easy when we left the room. The room furniture of old and marked up. But the bed was pretty comfortable. The towels were very nice and there were plenty of them The TV was in good working order. The bathroom floor was cracked Everything was clean, but I would still take precaution on the remote. Overall the hotel just really needed to be updated.

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Kim Z.

Stayed at grand cedar for one night. Check in took less than 5 minutes z. The room the cleanest room I ever seen in a long time. Kudos to your housekeeping staff. I like the fact that you can open the windows a little bit for some fresh air. Bed was very comfortable and I got a really good night of sleep. There is also a second sink and mirror just outside of the bathroom.

I rented a room for my son's 21st birthday he wanted to spend the night and gamble The hotel was an absolute letdown. It says that they have a pool and a spa which that particular hotel does not when we asked the front desk They told us that we could try to go to the grand Peacock and see if we could get in that was their answer and also that people only rent this hotel to play bingo but if you look it up, it says that they have a pool and a spa also in the morning, my son got up He went downstairs. He asked if there was breakfast and one of the workers told him there's a Dunkin' Donuts down the hall so all the money I paid for that one night was just to sleep they shouldn't call themselves a resort You need to have required things to call yourself a resort and they have nothing but a waterfall

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Que B.

I haven't stayed at this Tower while at Foxwoods but I have ventured into the building while going to the arcade. This is to me the oldest of the Foxwoods buildings. I love the Native American art that's displayed in the lobby and on the walls throughout. Gives history to the building.

Clean your vents.

I normally don't do this and after reading these reviews I wanted to cancel my recent reservation so bad. Are the reviews true...yes. Do I wish I would've cancelled my reservation...yes. Foxwoods, what happened? The room was filthy, and outdated. Non smoking room reeked like cigarettes, spent the night rubbing my eyes and itching my skin from the amount of dust particles floating around my room. The fox tower was closed, a handful of games were out of order, broken glass bottles and beer spilt all over the elevator. Have stayed several times in this past...this time around was an extremely different experience. For the price you pay, you'd expect a lot more. Not sure if we'd come back, would rather stay at Mohegan.

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Rosie Q.

Pros: Great location. The elevators are by the food court, casino, shops and walking distances to a lot of restaurants. The suite was fabulously spacious! Double doors to the bedroom, king size bed, 2 bathrooms, 1 jacuzzi, bar area and lounge area by the windows. Cons: For a hotel, it sure felt like we were staying at seedy motel. There were parties and yelling from all the surrounding rooms around us. The corridor and room had a brothel feel. Musty and gross. We kept the window open for the majority of the time we stayed there so we asked if they can send some blankets to us. The strange overly-friendly staff who did bring it up to us, after just saying hello, he intrusively walked into the room without as much as a "may I come in to drop of the (1) blanket?" and started making uncomfortable small talk. I would have gladly just taken it by the door since it was late and we were exhausted. No tiny creepy (probably sweet) man who wants to chat late in the night please!

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Grand Pequot Tower

Grand Pequot Tower

(76 reviews)

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Good: - conveniently located…read more- next to outlets - lots of table games - near the good food spots (hell's kitchen, david burke) - water refill station near check-in (hidden gem) Bad: - table mins are higher it was $50 for pai gow - blackjack is 6/5, but at fox tower it's 3/2 - shrine club (if you care) is at fox tower - bathrooms have NO ventilation - did not do room cleaning - rooms are old and needs a makeover - gym ran out of water Next time I am staying at the fox towers. Rooms are a bit dated and could use a makeover. Casino check in was easy and centrally located. Would stay here again. If they want to compete with all the new casinos they will need to drive renovations and better perks.

The worst hotel room I've EVER stayed in. Room 1893. The plaster is falling down from the ceiling,…read more and mold all over on the balcony. It seems like the stained rug and the peeling wallpaper are original from 29 years ago. The drain on the shower doesn't drain properly so I am standing in 3 inch water. Cracked tiles in the bathroom. The TV is constantly searching for signal. Went to the desk and was greeted by Ashley on October 21 2026 at 5 pm. Her demeanor seemed like i was bothering her in my opinion. Told her about the issues. All she said was she would look into it. All I asked for is 4 bottles of water and 4 packets of coffee. She said she would send them right up. Hour and a half. Still waiting. Couldn't even do that for one of her guests. A shame that all we want is respect. And Grand Pequat Tower can't even deliver!

The Fox Tower - Foxwoods - Foxtower lobby

The Fox Tower - Foxwoods

(363 reviews)

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We stayed here one night. It is pricey unless you have a deal or go on a random week day with no…read morebig entertainment events in the area that weekend by chance. It was nice and clean in our room. The elevators don't let just anyone go up to any floor; you have to scan your room card to get it off the lobby floor so that was nice. Walls are thin for noise like with any hotel I'd think. Bed wasn't the best for comfort. It is obviously convenient for the gambling though seeing as your elevator lets you off right into the casino floor.

If you look up The Fox Tower's page on foxwoods.com, you're greeted with a rather intriguing…read morewelcome message. I'd like to highlight the first sentence in particular, if I may: "The Fox Tower offers a modern hotel experience." Modern, huh? It's funny to me because one of the first things we noticed after getting settled into our room was the TV. See, it was immovable - which in of itself isn't all that unusual. But it DOES immediately torpedo any hope of accessing something like, say....an HDMI port for guests to plug-in their iPad, laptop, or whatever to stream from. Speaking of streaming, it's totally impossible to do from these "modern" TVs. Because....they're not Smart TVs. Flat screens? Yes. WiFi ready? Not a chance in hell. Granted, my lament can be aptly filed under "First World Problems". But in 2026, ya gotta admit this is a pretty silly setback. It seems we also apparently got one of the few rooms with a non-functional desk lamp. That's assuming, of course, all the rooms don't suffer from this same issue. Not only were both outlets completely inoperable, the switch to turn on said lamp was missing. I guess the ostensible hole where the button USED to be should have been a warning sign, but....that's what I get for being slightly optimistic. I'd have swapped rooms if we were staying longer than a couple nights. Apart from those two anomalies, the room itself was fine. A bit overpriced due to the holiday weekend? Sure. But considering this IS a resort after all, I can just be grateful we're in Mashantucket and not Las Vegas. Now, for those unfamiliar with the Foxwoods lore, it's technically 3 hotels in one; two towers and a third dormitory known as "Great Cedar Hotel". This becomes apparent the minute you attempt to check into the wrong desk by accident like we did. So, bit of advice: whichever residence you book under, proceed to THAT respective lobby for check in. In hindsight, it seems so obvious. But at the time, we figured they were digitally interconnected. Based on that inventory, combined with the pricing options that populated from lowest to highest, we can safely assume The Fox Tower is the LEAST luxurious of the 3 contenders. That is to say, there are still aspects of luxury sprinkled throughout TFT. But the gaps become more noticeable as you glance at things like.. The In-Room Dining Menu: This one varies tremendously between TFT vs the other two choices. Whilst the former gets an abbreviated edition of Junior's Coffee Bakery's menu, the latter gets a 4 page, full course menu with far more enticing options. The In-house Restaurants: Nearly every fine dining or even remotely fancy restaurant required us to invariably leave TFT and walk all the way to the opposite side of the resort on the Great Cedar side. Not that we don't appreciate a good stroll every now and then. But this is something folks should know prior to booking. The Rooms themselves: Going off the site photos alone, it seems that maybe, just MAYBE....the latter two hotels probably have movable Smart TVs. Didn't realize the privilege of streaming your OWN subscriptions costs extra but...here we are. Oh, btw - their check-out process was plagued with technical difficulties. Ya know how almost every hotel allows you to check out digitally so you can just drop the keys off in the outbox (or better yet, leave them in the room as you exit)? Yeah, no. TFT epically fumbled this one because that email they sent me.....was broken. As in, I clicked the button (multiple times, mind you), only to be greeted by a blank page. Which meant we had to check-out the regular way. How do you #@$! up something as basic as check-out? Don't know! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ It's not like our stay was bad, per se. But when it comes to ranking a resort that's clearly trying to be the Vegas away from Vegas, such consideration goes into my rating. That said, the biggest positives were the check-IN process, the staff, valet service, the extra layer of guest room security, and that huge ass bathroom. Plus, I must admit those dual shower heads were quite nice. Ultimately, we'll return to Foxwoods one day. Just not TFT. Far as luxury towers go, this one's pretty mid. If I'm gonna be paying millionaire prices, I may as well aim for the stars next time around. The Fox Tower is worth 3 spacious showers with dual heads out of 5.

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Bellissimo Grande

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My daughter and I stayed here for dance nationals at Foxwoods. A few other dance families also…read morestayed here. I called a week earlier to ask if we could be put near each other at the hotel, and the front desk person kindly said they would put us next to each other. When we checked in, we walked into the lobby. It is very pretty and appears clean. To their credit, they had us next door to our friends. Super cool! It was cool until we realized we were in a construction area. They were remodeling rooms across the hall, and Sheetrock dust was billowing into the hallway. Not cool! We went to the front desk, and they were accommodating and moved us (both rooms) upstairs, away from construction. If you have ever traveled for dance, there's quite a lot of stuff to carry/move. This wasn't fun during a heat wave, but we lugged everything upstairs. The second room was serviceable. We were a bit disappointed that the pool was closed for renovation, but happy that the office suggested their "sister hotel" for swimming. A little inconvenient, but at least there was a pool. Cons: the outdoor doors were not locked to outsiders. Due to the construction in various parts of the hotel, extension cords and propped doors were kind of the norm. Overall we would return.

I was very disappointed in my recent stay. Desk Staff was…read moremostly helpful and courteous. (Shout out to Patrick and Gurdy) My other favorite parts of the hotel were the complimentary coffee bar in the morning; the grab and go complimentary chilled bottles of water; and I found the bed comfortable. So why only one star? Housekeeping and the hotel's policy on housekeeping. Checkout is at 11, and I was staying several days, yet housekeeping was knocking on the door at 9:30 - 10;00 when I was relaxing, showering, or otherwise getting ready for the day. I am elderly and disabled so it takes me awhile to get going. But the policy is that if you "refuse" housekeeping by telling them that you aren't ready, they do not come back. I asked at the desk several times if they could please come after 11, since I would not be checking out for a week - but it didn't happen. The room had not been cleaned at all for 3 days in a row. Otherwise, it was fresh when we checked in and cleaned only 1 day during the 6 days of our stay. There's a large, elegant jar of ice water with lemon in the lobby. At least 2 days in a row it was neither cleaned nor refilled, and a sludgy layer of old lemons remained on the bottom. My partner and I made the unwise decision to have a drink and a light supper in the lounge one evening, and each ordered "crispy chicken filet on a brioche bun with fresh tomatoes and lettuce " for $16. It was a very small previously frozen chicken patty that had been microwaved, and had hot and cold spots. That's how I discovered there's no real kitchen. There's a crockpot that I saw when walking by that was steaming morning and night (for the nacho cheese, maybe?) and a microwave. Coincidentally, or perhaps not, my partner and I were each sick as dogs during that night and the next day. We had one cocktail each, so no, we didn't overdo it. There were other things as well but that's enough. I will never stay there again or recommend it to anyone I know. It looks pretty nice on line, and in person if you don't look closely, but it's actually a crummy motel pretending to be a resort, and selling itself on being close to Foxwoods Casino.

Hilltop Inn & Suites

Hilltop Inn & Suites

(82 reviews)

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Inexpensive, clean rooms, free shuttle, close to Foxwoods…read more Room was a bit dated, but clean, well worth the price. Walls were thin though, I could hear the people next door talking clearly if the TV wasn't on. People above us were also running and making a lot of noise. A nice perk is the continental breakfast lasted till 11:30 when most usually stop before check out. I would definitely stay again if I'm the area.

If I could give this place 0 stars I would. This isn't the hill top inn this is the mold motel…read more This place was the biggest disappointment, I've stayed at NUMEROUS motels over the years as a traveling blue collar worker and this one was picked because well yes it was a little cheaper then the rest and I didn't have the highest expectations given that but what I experienced was wild. You walk into the lobby it's updated it's kept up you walk into your room and it's the OPPOSITE, picture grandmas spare bedroom from the 80s. INCLUDING the musty basement smell. We assumed it was the humidity kicked the ac on and the bathroom fan and left for a few hours....when we returned it was bed time and that smell was still there. We just dealt with it for the night unknowingly it wasn't musty it was mold and I became sick for 2/3 days after. We found the mold in the room that was painted over the next morning, will post pictures. The toilet screams, like moaning mertyl in Harry Potter and if it isn't your toilet screaming it's someone else's that sounds like a helicopter is landing in the parking lot. I have yet to mention the peeling wall paper, the lack of cleaning in the rooms, the wet sheets or floor or the absolute shit show that is the staff. I was in the room directly next to the 24/7 staffed lobby at no point did anyone come out because people were outside yelling all night. At no point did anyone come out due to the banging on the second floor. I talked to 2 staff members and my girlfriend talked to the manager, at no point has anyone taken accountability for the situation. At no point has anyone tried to rectify it. The Second Gentlemen came to the room and told us we were liars I'll post the pictures and you decide. Save yourself the disappointment. The health dept has been notified.

Great Cedar Hotel - hotels - Updated November 2026

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