Sunset Motel — Hotel in Montville Township

Let me start by stating that I do not ask for much in a hotel. All I ask for are clean sheets and a generally clean room and a quiet place to sleep as I typically do not spend much time at the hotel beyond sleeping. So, I have had plenty of experience staying in hotels after reading review after review stating that the hotel is not fit for human occupancy only to stay myself and leave a review stating that previous reviewers either need to lower their standards or raise their price point. Sadly, that is not the case this time. I will detail some of the pros and cons of my experience at The Pine Brook Knights Inn...

Pros: The price. The location was convenient for our needs traveling into NYC during our weekend stay. There were no bed bugs (after reading the cons, I am sure you will be as surprised by this as I was). The room had beds, a sink, toilet shower, TV, running water, a mini fridge, microwave, AC and heat. My husband found the mattress to be extremely well suited for a good night's rest. The area seemed to be safe. None of the occupants were grilling in front of the rooms. No smoking signs in front of all of the rooms (presumably so that the smoke wouldn't filter through the AC yet somehow our non-smoking room smelled like a smoking party was held within the not so distant past).

Cons: Upon arrival, we immediately conducted a bed bug check. Sheets appeared to be clean; however, our teenage son decided to flap the duvet around (I cannot understand why he did this), leaving a trail of crumbs, etc. on the sheets. Duvet also had burn marks (again, it appeared that no smoking was permitted anywhere; so, not sure how that happened). Duvet was also generally dirty. Appeared as though recent efforts were made to renovate; however, not very well. Noticed that the bathroom floor was filthy (I mean it, filthy) as though it hadn't been mopped in forever or swept as there was a collection of litter under and around the heater. Shower appeared semi-clean; but, I wasn't taking any chances and wore flip flops to shower. Initially thought other floors were cleaner than the bathroom anyway; but, our white socks turned black revealing otherwise. Handle of the nightstand was hanging on by one side, we actually reattached it. Towels were cleaner than the floor; but, I had to pick some hairs off before use. No coffee, I mean at all. None in the lobby in the morning and no coffee maker in the room. You can cross a 4 lane road and pick some up at McDonald's if needed.

Summary: If you are on a budget and looking for a place to sleep and nothing more, this hotel may be the place for you. If you go in assuming that they may not actually have anyone who comes in and cleans the rooms after each use, you may not be disappointed. Be prepared and bring some flip flops and plan to spend a lot of time wearing your sneakers. Maybe bring your own coffee and maybe some cleaning supplies if you'd like a cleaner room. Personally, we won't be staying again as I'd rather spend a little more in the interest of...

I stayed at the Knights Inn in Pine Brook because I needed an inexpensive way to spend a night during a 2-day business trip that was too far to return home at night. I have stayed at several Knights Inns before and I always found that they are very basic, but sufficient for my needs. Unfortunately I found this Knights Inn to be well below the relatively low bar that I find acceptable. First of all.I tried to guarantee my reservation with my credit card ans I was told that they didn't take credit cards by phone. Then the clerk told me that he would hold the room for no more than an hour, but.I explained that I was over an hour away and he gave me an extra 15 minutes!! My need for a motel came up at the last minute and all the affordable were fully booked so I really rushed and just made it in time. The room was basic but clean and acceptable. The shower was very good, but the bed was hard and not very comfortable. I was too tired to watch much TV, but it seemed ok. In the morning I asked if they had a continental breakfast and was told that they had coffee only. Both previous Knights Inns I'd been in had a modest breakfast of bagels, juice & cereal, here they had basically nothing!! I felt that this motel while clean, didn't deserve to be a...

This place does not deserve to stay in business. Management is greedy and sexist. Totally disrespected me, wouldn't let me speak and raised his hand to me. When my husband went in the office the attitude was completely different. They are greedy, I booked online for one night and asked about an extended stay in which he replied I only had the option to pay cash at an elevated rate and the rooms were removed from the online sources so you don't have a choice but to pay cash in the office. Allot more was said but it's not worth writing I just booked another room elsewhere. As far as the room is concerned you get what you pay for... A hard bed and towels, room wasn't dirty but it wasn't "clean" wifi sucks, nice tv with minimal channels. Decent size fridge for the size of the room.. but I will not return just because the way I was treated. Not that this would have been my first pick if I was in need of a room again.. good only if your staying one night are on a budget and it's an emergency... Bring your own blankets and sheets... Or just find...