Thursday August 26th, 2026. Penguin was here to visit New…read moreHampshire. Needed to used the bathrooms. There's a gas station and a liquor store inside.

Clean restrooms including one Family restroom. Diaper stations in both mens and ladies. No doors on…read morethe entrances, turn right or left to access one of two rows of stalls just past the sinks. Two water fountains are in this area but no bottle filling station. The outside and inside are designed to resemble a small town. A covered bridge looms overhead by a back entrance. Inside are a few small metal tables and chairs plus a couple 'stand up' to eat tables. Outside is a raised area in front with several metal picnic tables plus two more by outdoor vending machines. Three small parking areas seem to provide just enough space during our lunch time stop. A dog walking area was alongside the highway across from the gas pumps. There are eight pull thru pumps but not really a good stop is you have a long trailer. Cars are parked on the other side of the pumps and a sharp left (u-turn) followed by a right are needed to exit this area from what I can see. I did not see an electric car charge station although there is a air vac machine near the pumps. The inside is absolute chaos. We entered midway in to the building into a maze of free standing displays of things to buy next to tables and chairs. At this entrance, on the left, is a cotton candy making machine where a group was standing watching the fun. A tween was standing between some of the displays blocking traffic. The market is directly to the right. Everyone in the area was trying to find a way around all these obsticles. Loud 70's rock is playing both inside and out which added to the feeling of chaos. You can literally see the stress level go up as people try to navigate the interior. It's probably fine during a less busy time of day. The convenience store 'market' inside includes 'grab & go' foods like premade sandwiches and pizza slices plus sodas, snack foods and souveniers. The aisles are too narrow to pass creating back-ups. The self-serve pizza slice area has no counter to place your box while you get yourself a slice so customers were putting items on top of inventory to free up their hand. Nothing is clearly signed. Half the people were 'just looking' while the other half were trying to find a way around the slow pokes. The only restaurant food here is fast food provided by The Common man. Order and pay at a digital kiosk or stand in line on the right for the cashier. Pick up on the left. They have a seperate bakery/coffee shop and you order for both areas at the kiosks. Food and price are just OK. We received a 'steak bomb' which includes onions & peppers when we ordered a plain steak & cheese which is a different menu item. The brie on my turkey and brie sandwich is cheese sauce, same as used on the steak and cheese. The cold cuts are not quality imho but the honey mustard and bread were good and the lettuce was fresh and plentiful. Everything is packed to eat on site. There are plenty of trash and recycle containers inside and out. Bus your own table/picnic table. Vending machines are available outside in a covered area at the side entrance near the pumps. Handicapped parking is there as well. This entrance is closest to the restrooms. A seperate building near this entrance makes apple cider donuts and smells delicious. The state liquor store is at the opposite end of the building and has it's own entrance.

This was a spot we needed to stop at for our trip back home. The biggest positive was the building…read morewas open, past that not a whole lot. Don't expect the large rest areas with multiple large chain restaurants. This is your bare minimum stop with restrooms and some vending machines outside. I think for the most part this rest area is outdated and could be updated. The space wasn't over the top dirty but also could've been cleaner. Honestly if you need a quick stop to use a bathroom it'll do but don't expect much here.

Right at exit 86 on I495. Simple place, small but was what we needed as a rest area. Can't complain…read moreas it was fairly clean, easy on and easy off the highway.

'No thrills' here. Bathrooms, vending machines, and a corner with brochures and occasionally a…read moreworker to answer questions. No hot food or sit-down seating. So it's basically come-and-go. For what it is, its fine and does the job, but if you're looking for some food or drink and a little bit of a rest you likely will leave here unsatisfied.

August 2026. If you really gotta pee, this is a fine place…read moreto stop and empty your bladder. Maybe even grab a cup of coffee, then be on your way.

I rate this a 0.8. Where do I start. The only positive is there is a lot of parking spots. The…read moreoutside looks alright but the place is flooded with creeps. The bath rooms are disgusting and have no toilet paper and the air dryer doesn't work. Smells like a person died in the bathroom. I feel like I got every disease in the book trying to take a leak. #DemolitionToRestStop

It's a third world country rest stop! Restrooms are dirty…read more I only pee so not sure if there is toilet paper. Only vending machines with limited selections. Skip this stop if you can.

Women's restroom was dirty. Many of the doors didn't lock so kept opening. Some were weirdly tied…read moreshut of torn of caution tape. No out of order sign or anything. Just scraggly looking tape. Didn't get good there.

Clean. Four options for eating. Clean bathrooms…read more Plenty of parking. Gas station. Convenience store. Dunkies what more can you ask for?! Cash machine too. Nice inside and outside DEC2019

Overall for a rest area I believe this one is kinda middle of the road hence the 3 stars. For most…read moreof the times we have stopped here the place has been clean including the bathrooms. Typically the bathrooms is our reason for stopping here and clean and well maintained bathroom is a plus. This is also the rest stop that reminds us we are getting close to being back home. I do wish the food options were better here than what they have. Sometimes we have picked up Burger King during late nights due to minimal options. I have heard reports Maine is in progress in revamping the highway service plazas so we shall see if that happens and if it gets better! If you are going along 95 and need to stretch your legs and/or use a bathroom it's worth it. Food wise although it may take longer and detouring check out options off the highway.

Stopped on way to Boothbay Harbor. A nice, albeit unspectacular rest stop. Not as good as I…read moreremembered it. A few food options, and so-so bathrooms. Not one of the better rest areas I've been to, but it serves its purpose, the welcoming moose is no more though.

This service station has ample parking and is easy in/out. Inside you will find various and…read moretreats, Auntie Annie's Pretzels, Mc Donald's, Gulf Mart Express, etc. the restrooms are consistently clean.

Pit stop to stretch the legs and for a bathroom break. Good number of stalls. But the hand dryers…read morehad these odd flat boards set beneath which totally was in the way. So weird! Noticed that this McDonald's had a special dessert pie. Very tempting! Strawberry Cheesecake.

Stopped here at the one on the southbound side of the bypass just over the bridge from Kittery…read more Gas here is 40 cents less than what they wanted in Maine. No frills pumps but the price was right.

This is a review of the Hanscom's little sandwich shop/diner on the NORTHBOUND Rt 1 bypass, last…read moregas and truck stop place before going northbound over the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge into Maine from Portsmouth. NOT the southbound side Hanscom's. If you want the best BLT in Portsmouth, this is the place. If you are looking for the ONLY place in Portsmouth where you can get a real Philly Cheesesteak, this is the place. They do not have a sign and they don't advertise. It is one of Portsmouth's best kept secrets. Best breakfast sandwiches and breakfast plate place in Portsmouth. The coffee is not too bad either. Very, very friendly people running it who always are considerate and kind. Oh yeah, the prices are wicked reasonable too. The number to call is 603-436-1682. It's the only way to contact them as they have no web presence as of this review writing.

Okay, listen up, road warriors! This Springfield, NH rest area is serving looks. 100 Mbps of FREE…read moreWi-Fi? Yes, queen, for "nhvisitor" (w/o the quotes! My socials are thriving, and my emails are getting answered. The restrooms? Cleaner than my conscience (well, almost). And the views? Absolutely gorgeous. Perfect for a little road trip photoshoot, darling. If you need a pit stop that's actually a glow-up, this is it. Trust me, your inner diva will thank you. Five stars, and a fierce head flip! Oh, and the vending machines are "swipe only" for some unknown reason as they have the correct readers. 4stars for no Pay or whatever you use.

An hour after the last one, I stopped here again for a quick stretch and to check my bearings…read morebefore continuing on to Vermont. Not very large and no real shade for a snooze, but the bathrooms were clean and it was easy to access. If you walk through to the rear of the building, there's a nice view of the valley to the North. What I did like about this rest area in particular was that it was downhill back onto the highway making accelerating back into the flow of traffic a bunch easier.

My friend and I booked here around 7pm last night. We decided to stay here LARGELY because…read morebreakfast was to be included with the booking. Breakfast was to start at 6am and end at 10. We woke up at 9am to find a sign that read "the breakfast room is closed due to maintenance." When I asked where breakfast was they said the power went out so they were unable to provide it. They said when the breakfast attendant got here they were unable to make the breakfast...but for some reason they thought it unimportant to let anyone know (notes slipped under the door would've been great communication). I then spoke to the front desk about getting some $$ back as they were not holding up their end of the reservation and I was told no because breakfast was complimentary. Which doesn't make any sense since it's part of what the hotel offers and I definitely PAID MONEY to stay there. There is nothing complimentary about that. They had coffee out by the front desk but no creamer. When I asked the desk for the creamer from the now locked breakfast room (no creamer in the room), the front desk agent (possibly a member of the HK staff) started yelling about the creamer. I finally just asked someone else and he happily got me the creamer from the breakfast room. Since I did not get a satisfactory answer from the front desk regarding a credit, I contacted priceline who then called the hotel and was told no as well BUT they said that there was an electrical problem to Priceline, which is not the same as a power outage, and once again, when you include an amenity in your booking and I PAY you, it is not complimentary. Complimentary is when you give me something extra that I didn't pay for. As for the room, the carpet is DISGUSTING, the beds and bedding outdated, I found items in the refrigerator from the last guests, which means housekeeping didnt clean it, the wallpaper needs replaced as well as all of the furniture and electrical items. This hotel is the cheapest in the area (still overpriced) so it is your best bet and will do the job but clearly, I am disappointed and do think they should have done more to apologize for the breakfast situation since they don't offer much else in the way of extras.

Not sure what to say here..... I knew what I was getting into when I made the reservation. My…read moredaughter and I travel a lot for her field hockey tournaments and do not need much more than a clean, quiet and cheap place to sleep after a long day. This place was reasonably priced and quiet but it was lacking in the cleanliness department. The whole hotel needs a serious remodeling...not just the half assed ceiling tile replacement. Despite our room being advertised as nonsmoking, it was clear that it had been smoked in for many years. That, combined with the dingy carpet, mold and hair in the shower, and stained bed covers gave my daughter the creeps. Overall, it was acceptable for what we needed but I would strongly recommend against this hotel if you were looking for something more.