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The Little Lion

3.0 star property
Enjoy the free WiFi at this 3-star Great Barrington motel

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Exterior
Aerial view
Property entrance
Room, 2 Double Beds
Lobby sitting area

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
506 Stockbridge Road, Great Barrington, MA, 01230
  • Beartown State Forest
    4 min drive
  • Housatonic River Walk
    6 min drive
  • Naumkeag Museum
    6 min drive
  • Great Barrington, MA (GBR-Walter J. Koladza)
    11 min drive

Room options

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Room, 1 King Bed

Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Room, 2 Double Beds

Room, 2 Double Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About the area

Great Barrington

In Great Barrington .Within 6 miles (10 km) of this motel, you'll find Ski Butternut and Berkshire Botanical Garden. Norman Rockwell Museum is within 6 miles (10 km) and The Mount is within 9 miles (15 km).
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What's nearby

  • National Shrine of the Divine Mercy - 7 min drive - 6.8 km
  • Ski Butternut - 8 min drive - 7.9 km
  • Norman Rockwell Museum - 10 min drive - 9.5 km
  • Lee Premium Outlets - 13 min drive - 12.9 km
  • Tanglewood Music Center - 15 min drive - 15.2 km

Getting around

  • Pittsfield Intermodal Transportation Center - 27 min drive
  • Albany Intl. Airport (ALB) - 65 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Pleasant and Main - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Stockbridge Coffee & Tea - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪528 Cafe - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Berkshire Mountain Bakery - ‬6 min drive

About this property

The Little Lion

Enjoy the free WiFi at this 3-star Great Barrington motel
The Little Lion offers its guests a garden, a picnic area, and express check-in. WiFi and wired Internet are free in public spaces. The Little Lion also features express check-out and a television in a common area. Self parking is free.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3-star Great Barrington motel.

  • 16 guestrooms or units
  • Express check-in
  • Express check-out
  • Garden
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • Television in lobby
  • Smoking in designated areas
The Little Lion offers 16 air-conditioned accommodations with DVD players and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. This Great Barrington motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • DVD player
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Playground
  • Refrigerator
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired Internet

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Things to do

  • Playground

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have elevators
  • No elevator (single level property)
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Cable channels
  • DVD player
  • Flat-screen TV
  • Premium channels

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Heating
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Refrigerator

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Guests will receive an email 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and an access code; access will be through a private entrance
Guests will receive a text message from the property 1 day prior to arrival with check-in instructions. Guests are required to contact this property if they do not receive the text by 2 PM on the check-in date.

Access methods

Access code, private entrance

Pets

  • Pets are welcome
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 20.0 per day.
  • Free cribs (infant beds)!

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 20.0 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Tax ID - C0005701130
This property accepts credit cards
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. The tax ID number is C0005701130. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover.

We should mention

  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

Briarcliff Great Barrington
Briarcliff Motel
Briarcliff Motel Great Barrington
Briarcliff Hotel Great Barrington
The Briarcliff Motel
The Little Lion Motel
The Little Lion Great Barrington
The Little Lion Motel Great Barrington

The Little Lion Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 256 out of 435 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 113 out of 435 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 35 out of 435 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 18 out of 435 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 13 out of 435 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Ian

Travelled with partner
Very dated. No staff personal available. AC quite noisy.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

George

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
This property is no longer called the Briarcliff Motel. It is now the Little Lion and is owned by the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge. It’s a low budget property that is undergoing some improvements. I knew what to expect , so I wasn’t really surprised. I arrived about 45 minutes before check in time and there was no one at the property to check in with. The office was locked. Fortunately, I received a text that informed me of my room number and door combination, along with a phone number to call if I had a problem. I had to call the number to get my door combination to work. This was accomplished in less than 10 minutes, but after that, all went well, despite the wall air conditioner being a bit noisy !
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Fred

Disliked: Staff & service
Forget this place.
If I could give this place a zero, I would. We made the reservation months in advance and heard nothing from them to indicate they had sold the business and that conditions had changed. When we arrived for checkin the parking lot was completely empty, the building, dark, empty, and no one responded to ringing the bell or knocking on the door. We had to walk into another nearby hotel for a room. They have still not refunded our money as they charged us as if we had stayed there.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Patricia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Property was very clean and bedding comfortable. It shows a considerable effort to make a very old property clean and comfortable . However, the bathroom door locked and was very hard to open. We were afraid to shut the door completely. No toiletries or shower cap-soap and shampoo in dispensers on the wall. AC was very noisy. There was no one on the property to offer assistance at any time.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
What a pleasant surprise, room was very cute and very clean and comfortable. Breakfast at the The Red Lion Inn included was a super plus , service was excellent and the food amazing , thank you very much
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

geline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

JOHN

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Susanna

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The location was convenient. Some updates were made, and there were some thoughtful details. The room could use a little TLC, but worked well for our purposes.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location and dog friendly!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Kathy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
I understand they are going through a transition, but there was no one on site to check us in. There was a lovely young woman that worked there, but her English was extremely limited. It was only by hit and miss that I was finally able to find a number to call. The person I talked to was extremely helpful, and I wish them great success with their endeavor.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

keith

Disliked: Staff & service
No staff present on site
No one is present at the location; no signs, etc on how to contact anyone. As I had a record of a phone #, I was able to text them and check in. They gave me a code and told me to go into an already occupied room. After contacting them again, I was able to get in a vacant room. However, after leaving for dinner, the code for the room no longer worked ; I had to contact them again and wait for someone to come out and let me into the room. There is a notice in the room stating I can get a "voucher from the front desk" (which is not open) so I can get breakfast at another property. No ice machine. No way to run a business.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Janice, billerica

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sorta not as in the mountains as advertised. There was no staff on the property at all. They did not have breakfast and the central area was closed. I called the phone number provided and the guy said we could have breakfast at another hotel but it was too inconvenient. I just wouldn’t stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

PETER, NEW YORK

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Liked everything about it
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hong, Irvine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The motel is surrounded by trees, very nice and quiet. The breakfast at the classic Red Lion Inn was so delicious.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great deal!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Linda

Travelled with family
Not good
No manager so no maid service or breakfast. Had to request and replace our own towels and room was not cleaned or sheets changed in the four days we were here. The room had peeling paint, a tiny semi clean bathroom with shower only. The furniture looked nothing like the website and was tired, mismatched and inadequate. Why have a microwave and refrigerator if there is no place to sit and eat? Pillows old and tired(I hate that). Altogether it was like staying in an old motel alright…just not a cool, redone retro one.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

alan

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Roxanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Susan

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Very basic and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maureen

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

K

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxed. Friendly. Comfortable. Amazing
We loved this place. It's dog friendly, the place is clean and quiet. The proprietor is awesome. It's super friendly. We spent a total of 9 days here, and I'd definitely come back again. Thanks for a great stay
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joiline

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Centrally located. Quiet. Very very nice and helpful staff
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024