Rangeley Town & Lake

Very clean. Recently updated with a kitchenette and large refrigerator, along with a toaster oven and all of the utensils you may need (including a wine bottle opener). Decor is very cute with a woodsy/bear theme. Beautiful views from the room towards the lake. Would definitely go back again!!

Joe and Cheryl were born with hearts of gold to still be in the hospitality business for over 40 years. Raising their family, and now 6 grandchildren in Rangeley has proven they are growing their angel wings too. This motel, built in 1954 by Joe's father, is a step back in time. The family cabins on Rangeley Lake make this a very special place to stay. Rustic and simple, these cabins offer the basics in a setting so lovely you win't want to leave. John is the on site construction go-to guy, and he is methodically renovating one room, one cabin at a time to upgrade the motel with modern kitchens, bathrooms, and furnishings, along with A/C for next summer. But if you like the old fashioned cabin feel, hopefully they will leave one to rent that will always be a tribute to his father who has this vision 70 years ago to provide a priceless setting on Rangeley Lake for everyone to enjoy. We give everyone 5 stars for effort and kindness too! Thank you to all for making cur stay in Rangeley so memorable. We will be back next year! Debbie and Gene, Philadelphia

No Internet... I was told by the motel manager that nearby lake conditions sometimes interfered with their Motel Internet.  Furthermore, he was no "IT expert" and there was nothing to be done about the No Internet situation. Apparently, the digital TV suffered from the same problerm as the screen would lock up every 30-45 seconds. Digital Dish?  Regardless, less than an hour after paying the motel's overnight fee of $196.00, which advertised Free WIFI, was not to be. I had been able to download one email at molasses speed before Town & Lake Motel’s WIFI signal gave up altogether. Also to make matters worse there was no desk nor desk chair (or easy chair for that matter) in the room. One would think that's why there's no need for a laptop.  But, there was a plastic half-split plastic table which, after a difficult assembly, I was eventually able to make use of.  It folded out to the full width of 4' feet and required adjusting the legs to rest their laptop on. The chair provided was a metal folding chair. Please see the accompanying PHOTOS as I know this doesn't make much sense. The room was rather tight once the table and chair were put up.   Otherwise, the motel room had a nice ambiance what with the lake there, and it had a nice woodsy Maine theme decoratively. The beds were “plush” as in one would sink into them, which was fine with me. The mattresses on our two beds certainly aren’t what one would call hard or firm.  This Town & Lake Motel seemed fine if one is satisfied lounging on the beds only. The awkward self-assembly table and folding chair, plus the lack of adequate space combined with No Internet for the evening, and morning, meant future hotels-motel bookings, would wait until the next hotel  24 hours later. The digital issues with the TV were certainly annoying.  Yet as New England October leaf hunters (visiting from Minnesota) we are a taken-advantage group that is easy pickings during leaf season. A motel room typically at $129.00 instead is seasonally jacked up to over $190.00. And we leaf hunters have few options. Internet is very much needed for your future stays, meaning finding locations at a price under $300.00. Smartphones are tough with researching hotels on Trip Advisor and finding the best future stay, booking over it, etc. Without that access to promised (paid for) Internet, such as at Rangeley's Town and Lake Motel, is pure bait and switch.