Name: Stratford Motor Inn East Ellijay
Address: 79 Maddox Circle, Ellijay, 30540, US

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2026

William

We had a one night stay. It provided everything we needed. thanks

2/10

Poor

12 Jul 2026

Douglas

The room was filthy it stuck. The bathtub was so dirty I wouldn't get in it. And the bathroom smelled like pee really really bad it was just nasty all the way around I would not recommend it to anybody .

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2026

Julia

Last minute trip, room was clean, quite and safe, only stayed the one night so I did not see anything else but our room, plenty of places in walking distance to eat

Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Jul 2026

charchitha singh

Swimming pool cleanliness can be improved

Self

8/10

Excellent

29 Jun 2026

Eric

Parking

Self

8/10

Excellent

28 Jun 2026

Margaret

It was a very clean room and grounds and the staff was nice

Self

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jun 2026

Glen

Room was ok for one night. Will stay elsewhere next time.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2026

Michelle

Staff was professional and friendly. The rooms were clean.

Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Jun 2026

Brent

It was okay the location was nice tho

Pet

6/10

Pleasant

14 Jun 2026

Dennis

Good no frills hotel with friendly staff and a nice location

Self

6/10

Pleasant

20 May 2026

Robert

Needs some updating and clean edges and corners

Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2026

Ellis

Parking was easy. AC worked perfectly.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

26 Apr 2026

Bob

It was fine. I enjoyed helping the drunk woman who was living there get up from the pavement and into her room. She was nice.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2026

Anthony

The room was clean and as described

Partner

4/10

Poor

26 Dec 2025

Ernie

It’s not the people at Stratford, it’s the Travelocity folks. You say you won’t charge my card, but it was charged. I pay cash. Stratford refunded the charge, but not the 3% charge for using the card. SHAME on you!!! That’s a bold face lie. My card wasn’t held, it was charged. I’ll be writing the Better Business Bureau about it.

2/10

Poor

14 Dec 2025

Amanda

Staff support lacking n ignorant to customers!

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2025

Jimmy Joann

Heat worked wonderfully during our chilly visit and room was spotless, will definitely stay here again!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Dec 2025

Michael

Clean room, affordable stay

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

06 Dec 2025

Michael

Need to add breakfast, very accessible room, clean, and affordable.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Nov 2025

Angela

It was clean but an older facility. The parking lot needs to be paved but overall good.

2/10

Poor

16 Nov 2025

Charlene

Room was straight out of the 70s!

10/10

Exceptional

13 Nov 2025

Lawrence

Room was clean and price was right. Great location for fishing on nearby Carter's Lake.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2025

SANDRA

Wonderful place. Very clean and comfortable. Hot water, good water pressure. Excellent location.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Nov 2025

John

Room clean, looks great and attractive

Business Friends

6/10

Pleasant

02 Nov 2025

Kenneth

Retro look was cool but borderline neglect was notice. Clean and comfortable.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Oct 2025

Allen

Great for what it’s worth. Would return.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Oct 2025

GeorgAnn

Short stop to Vacation house

Just off main road. Room was clean bed comfortable

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2025

Paula

It was a great place to stay recommended to anyone.

2/10

Poor

13 Oct 2025

Ralph

We arrive late on October 10. We’re anxious to get a good nights rest however our room was so filled with smoke odor that we had to leave the door open all night to get any fresh air.! we could not stay a second night and rented a room at the Claridon Road around 15 miles away from Ellijay. We were overcharged from the original quotation and have emailed a request for a refund and also a refund on the two nights that we did not stay.

4/10

Poor

12 Oct 2025

PATRICIA

The bathroom was not clean—random hairs around toilet, on the floor. The bathroom door and walls were sticky.

Beds were fine, a little tired, but at least clean

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

11 Oct 2025

Karen

This is the worst dump I have ever stayed in. I was unexpectedly horrified by the check in experience and the room. Checking in there was no welcome, there was a hard plastic barrier and when the \"person\" came and he said all he needed was for me to sign the credit card form which he slid under a tiny slot at the bottom of the barrier, and then gave me the key. You'd think we were in a high crime area but not at all, this is a small farm and orchard town in the north Georgia Mountains! Then the room. An age of filth baked in. No drain stoppers in sink or tub. Dirt all over the light switches, no overhead lights, old tv with a remote that didnt change channels. The onside of the door was unbelievably filthy.

I wouldn't put my belongings on the floor, I'm glad I brought my slippers because I'd never put my feet on the floors. The bathroom was about 4 X 5 if that, toilet and tub in there. The bed was miserable, the pillows thin flat boards.

I was stuck because I was there for a 2 night wedding event. Everything else was sold out because of apple and pumpkin fall festivals. The first morning after terrible sleep I realized I'd have to leave and forfeit the 2nd night I'd already paid for. So I left in disgust. Not a chance I'd stay. GROSS EXPERIENCE

I've had difficulty reaching hotels.com because they should remove this property ftim their site, it is far below their reputation. I need a direct way to contact them.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2025

Ashley

The hotel is older. We stayed on the back side and the rooms smell a little moldy, but they were clean. There is not a lot of pressure in the shower. The bathroom is super small. The bed was comfy. Overall nice place for the money.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2025

Dairan

Great

8/10

Excellent

30 Sep 2025

Bill

The couple that cleans and takes care of the rooms were very nice. They found my shoes I had left there from a month ago and gave them to me when I asked about them.

6/10

Pleasant

29 Sep 2025

Susan

I liked the area but the pillows on the beds were so thin. It was really noisy also at night when it should be quiet. So for me the price was a little much considering how old it is.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2025

Wayne

Nice clean room.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2025

David

Enjoyed our stay

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

20 Sep 2025

Jolen

The bathroom was very dirty and had pubic hair in the tub and on the floor. We had to buy cleaning supplies to clean it. The beds were hard. The room stunk. The pool was closed off. The host was not helpful. I wouldn’t stay there again and will spread the word about this place.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

06 Sep 2025

James

Pool clean. Out side hotel great. Pool clean . Hotel room stunk of smoke and animal urine. But was no smoking room

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

20 Aug 2025

Hannah

Room smelled terrible. AC sounded like it was going to come off the wall. Checked out early because it was so bad.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Aug 2025

Carrie

Excellent property to stay at!!!

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

03 Aug 2025

Larry

No breakfast.
Bed cover really old and out dated

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jul 2025

Jeanne

The man at the desk was not very nice or helpful. Asked for a receipt and said could not have one as booked online. Asked about restaurants in area and said didn't know.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Jul 2025

Melanie

I liked being about to check in a little sooner due to bad weather and I needed to prop my foot due to my ankle being broken.

I didn't like that I had reserved king bed room and got 2 double beds.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

20 Jul 2025

mark

Generally dirty. The front door sweep had been chewed through by rodents (?). Crust on bathroom floor tile. Toilet leak? Some type of scented cleaner concealing God only knows what odor. Had to walk around entire building to access pool as access through lobby was closed and nearly uninhabitable from cleaner smell.. Leering Indian guy in housekeeping next door to our room. Would not accomodate 2 hour early check in although entire property was empty. Big spot on carpet immediately inside door.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jul 2025

Natalie

This stay was example of “ you get what you pay for.” Easy and friendly check in. Property looks great and well maintained from a distance. Beautiful flowers, fountain, and koi pond. Pool looked well maintained and other guests were enjoying it.

Our original room smelled so strong— a mix of mold, dust, and super strong cleaning chemicals. We tried to air it out, but the windows had no screens and my attempt to open a super dirty window resulted in a pinched finger. We went to dinner and decided to ask for a room change when we came back. No problem to change, and the new room only smelled of cleaner, so we settled in. Lots of noise from other guests, but it was Saturday night, so we dealt with it.

Shower was stained and broken down, so we slept and checked out as early as possible.

That said, it was a third of the price of my usual Marriott brand in the same town.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jul 2025

Ronald L

It was close to downtown and had close breakfast options. Air conditioner was noisy and made the room feel very damp. old hotel needs some updating.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2025

Dashanie

it was a nice cute little little room i just wish there was more supplies given for the 2 of us overall no other complaints staff was friendly and fast

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jun 2025

Angela

Toilet broke amd tv never work

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2025

Andrea

Very nice staff. Couldn't beat the price.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2025

Andrea

The floor and bathroom could be a little cleaner other than that you can't beat the stay. Staff extremely nice.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Feb 2025

Amy

The exterior look of the place was so cute. Bernard was a very friendly welcoming person when I showed up. And the room was very clean and comfortable.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

07 Jan 2025

William

Very comfortable

4/10

Poor

02 Dec 2024

Pamela

The people were very nice. But the room had a musty smell and the refrigerator leaked when we tried to use it and made the carpet all wet

Business Family

2/10

Poor

03 Nov 2024

Janet

We had to leave property a day early because we f shoulders,necks and backs were hurting really bad. They advertise breakfast but there’s nothing to eat. The man we talked to the morning of the second of November said he was sorry and said he would give us a refund if he could . There was no reason for him to take our money with those conditions

Leisure

2/10

Poor

01 Nov 2024

JONATHAN

cockroaches

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2024

William

A Good Basic Motel

This is a modest property. Not fancy at all. But it was clean, comfortable, and secure, which is exactly what I was looking for. Good location with several dining options within walking distance.

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

22 Oct 2024

sandra

THE ADVERTISEMENT SHOWED A BREAKFAST PROVIDED AND THIS WAS THE SPECIFIC REASON I CHOSE THIS HOTEL. THE FRONT DESK ADVISED THEY NO LONGER DO THIS WHEN I WENT THE NEXT MORNING TO ASK ABOUT IT

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

19 Oct 2024

Suzanne

Reserved 2 rooms. They gave us one on second floor ans one in back of motel. Very dirty. Dead bugs on windowsill, mold in bathtub. We didn't stay because we were afraid of bed bugs. This place is a dirty dump.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

12 Oct 2024

Francis

Shower had no water pressure. Bath tub was discussing. No soap asked manager for extra towels and he would not give us any. Been traveling for the last 3 years and this was the worst experience I have had. Only had coffee for one cup and housekeeping said they did not have any more.

Business Friends

4/10

Poor

28 Sep 2024

Judy

Needs update big time, electric and cleanliness

10/10

Exceptional

27 Sep 2024

Stacie

Love love it. Warm and welcomed

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

01 Sep 2024

Amber

A nice enough stay for the price.

Leisure

2/10

Poor

03 Aug 2024

Ryan

The cost of the motel is very reasonable, so I expect an older property and some dated decor. I was shocked at the terrible customer service, this could have been free from them and made our stay lovely, instead it was terrible and we will never go again. They have a pool onsite so we asked for extra towels as all that were in the room were 3 bath towels, 1 hand towel and 1 washcloth, I was met with a curt “No extra towels!” I stated we were from out of town and wanted to use the pool. I was told to use the room towels, but there are three of us in the room (they charged per person by the way) that would mean wet towels to shower and I already used the hand towel for my hair. We left for breakfast and touring the next day until lunch, but came back to the room around 11:00 to change and eat. They asked when we would leave, we sat 30 min. At exactly 30 min, two people pushed past my husband and son to change the room if we were there or not. I asked for more towels and got an even ruder No! This seems like an inexpensive resource to offer when the motel was less than 1/4 full. We left annoyed and returned to the room later, they had changed the 5 towels and made the bed, but the surfaces and room were dirty. Later, in the evening my husband asked what I had walked through as the bottom of my feet were black, so were my son’s. It was from walking on the carpet. The shower curtain was moldy and I didn’t trust the bathtub to be only stained and not dirty to wash my son. Terrible!

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2024

JONATHAN

Very quiet And refreshing pool right along with friendly service!

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

30 Jun 2024

Victoria

Pool was dirty , room was not clean , towels stained

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

14 Jun 2024

Clyde

Staff was nice. Location was good. The microwave & refrigerator were not clean. They both needed to be wiped down inside & out.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2024

Tony

WE ENJOYED OUR STAY THE ROOMS WERE CLEAN AND THE STAFF WAS FRIENDLY

6/10

Pleasant

19 May 2024

Verified traveler

Ok for a couple nights, was close to Blue Ridge too

The hair dryer did not work, one of those bolted the wall, the outlet was coming apart so we did not want to mess w it except try to hit the ground reset. The toilet was super slow but it worked. You can tell they are trying to make it nice with new bed speads and floors. Its not bad and close to Ellijay, as we had friends visiting there. Ok for a couple nights.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 May 2024

Lawrence

Very friendly manager. For our fishing expedition to Carter's Lake, the location is perfect. Not far from some great restaurants in Ellijay as well.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

01 Apr 2024

Johnny

This property could use a complete renovation.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Mar 2024

Marsha

There was not a working blow dryer in our room

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2023

Gary L

Quaint but close to eveything

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Oct 2023

Wanda

We were happy with the accommodations and the staff was very helpful.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

30 Oct 2023

Debra

Great location. Near everything we wanted to do.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Oct 2023

Steve

Good

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Oct 2023

Thomas

From checkin to check out my stay was good. Very laid back and relaxing. Wish the front office was more inviting. And the place was more up to date. Nice staff.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Oct 2023

Marilyn

Hotel was close to relatives.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

27 Sep 2023

Sonya

Convenient but scabies in room

First impression was not great. Room was old but neat and bed was comfortable. The problem, I got scabies from hotel. I was nowhere else that they could have been picked up. Location was convenient

Self

8/10

Excellent

16 Sep 2023

Verified traveler

Clean and Comfy

The staff was friendly, the room was spacious, clean and comfortable. Plenty of parking. Great bang for your buck.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Sep 2023

Brian

I just stayed here one night. It was nice and quiet. Room was clean but simple. I would stay again if in the area.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

10 Sep 2023

Randy

The inn is old and has very few electrical outlets. Our room was clean but everything appears to be from the original construction. Beds were comfortable. We had our dog with us on the trip and they have special rooms for travelers with pets. This isn't clear until checkin. Staff we met was pleasant and helpful.

Leisure Pet

6/10

Pleasant

04 Sep 2023

Chiara

Decent place

6/10

Pleasant

03 Sep 2023

Susan

It's an older property that they look to be trying to update. It's has facilities for a Continental breakfast but do not offer one. The pool needed repair. They definitely need to make sure the rooms are truly cleaned as we found trash in the bedside table and someone's underwear in the cabinet under the sink. We told the front office as we were checking out.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Aug 2023

Josh

I thought the stratford was a great choice. It was concienient, nice and clean. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Overall a great place to stay for the prive. Cant beat it!!

Self

2/10

Poor

22 Jul 2023

Maraeh

Walked into room 113 only to find someone else’s clothes hanging in the room.
The floor was disgusting. Toilet wouldn’t flush. Cleanliness was a 0/10.

Business Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

17 Jul 2023

Armando

Overall very good.

Everything worked out fine. The room was ready and cleaned on time. It's an older hotel, but well kept. Only complaint was the toilet didn't have much water pressure, so it was slow. It had to be flushed a couple of times.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2023

Daniel

We just spent one night and it was a plsent stay.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Jun 2023

Mary Kay

Large and roomy....but a tiny bathroom. Extra space in room was nice! Clean and friendly. NIce town to visit.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2023

Lawrence

Stayed here two weekends in a row. Nicely renovated rooms. Thank you!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2023

Anna

Our stays are usually great here. There are some glitches, but overall, a great stay!

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2022

JUSTIN

always a good stay. This is my 5th stay.

Business Self

4/10

Poor

30 Oct 2022

Daniel

Terrible place to stay. Find another place

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

28 Oct 2022

Mona

Reserved two rooms was given two pet friendly rooms instead which was not cleaned properly and had a use towel hanging on bathroom door the other room wasn’t much better

Leisure

2/10

Poor

27 Oct 2022

Gene

The owner was great but before him, his staff was horrible.

Business Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2022

Scott

Overall Ok

It was clean, and the check in process was very seamless. Beds were a little hard, and this place could use some updating. The Fridge had rust on the exterior, and the HVAC units knobs were broken and hard to manipulate.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

24 Oct 2022

elton

Location was quiet.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Oct 2022

Cathleen

This is our second time staying here. It is an older hotel but the rooms are clean and well maintained for its age. It is convenient to the local apple festival and orchards. The front desk clerk (man)was very friendly even while being busy.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Oct 2022

jordan

Great place

6/10

Pleasant

14 Oct 2022

Tamara

Broken sink and tub stoppers, broken handicap bar on tub, not clean around edges of carpet/tile, pillow cases were clean but pillows were all stained

Leisure Self