I agree with skx927..avoid this hotel and stay next door at the Holiday Inn Express. I stayed here with my wife and kids (14 and 11) as a stopover on the way to Boston. On our return we stayed at the Holiday Inn Express. On our arrival we were 'greeted' by a grumpy slovenly woman who gave us a really bad first impression of Cooperstown. The place was dated, and the pool area looked dirty. When we returned to Cooperstown, my family and I were dreading it, due to our bad experience here (miserable staff, depressing feel to the place, tacky lobby). However, we checked in to the afformentioned H.I.Express to be very pleasantly surprised. The difference in the 2 hotels is vast. The Holiday Inn has well trained, courteous and smart staff. The decor is tasteful and the quality of the room and furnishings so much better....STAY THERE INSTEAD. Now we have a much better opinion of Cooperstown.

The property itself lives up to its description on the Best Western website-we did find fault BOTH days of our stay with the breakfast offered. Only 2 choices of cold cereal-fruit loops was one-no hot cereal-the hot item was biscuits and gravy. The waffles, unlike the batter-poured being offered in so many motels of this price range were, instead, toaster waffles. The apple and orange juice lacked enough concentrate to make them drinkable and there was nobody in the breakfast room from the staff.

I booked my weekend at the Best Western for my annual baseball game at Doubleday Field when I was told by friends that the Holiday Inn Express, which is next door, was actually cheaper. I cancelled my reservation online prior to getting charged a $25 fee and enjoyed my weekend at the Holiday Inn and at Cooperstown.

To my surprise, I had a $25 charge on my credit card from Best Western for late cancellation, even though my confirmation clearly states there is no fee unless cancelled post-cancel policy date. I spoke to Best Western customer relations who told me that each hotel has its own cancellation policy, regardless of what the confirmation says. I am working with my credit card company now to dispute the charge.

So, bottom line, even though I did not stay at the Best Western, I recommend that you avoid it and stay at the Holiday Inn Express.

We stayed there the week before the Dreams Park crowds arrive. It wasn't a bad deal. The room was clean; the internet access worked. It's not fancy, but the price was reasonable ( a little over $100). There's a good coffee shop/lunch place in the shopping center.