Downtown Dover Inn

2.0 star property
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Indoor pool
Front of property
2 Double Bed Efficiency Suite
Reception
Free daily continental breakfast

Reviews

6.2 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
481 Central Ave, Dover, NH, 03820
  • The Children's Museum of New Hampshire
    7 min walk
  • Woodman Institute
    16 min walk
  • Dover Bowl Family Fun Center
    4 min drive
  • Portsmouth, NH (PSM-Portsmouth Intl.)
    19 min drive

Room options

2 Double Beds Standard

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

2 Double Bed Efficiency Suite

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

1 King Bed Pool View

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

1 Double Bed Accessible

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

2 Double Bed Efficiency Suite

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

1 King Bed Standard

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

2 Double Beds Pool View

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About the area

Dover

A stay at Downtown Dover Inn places you in the heart of Dover, within a 5-minute drive of The Children's Museum of New Hampshire and Woodman Institute. .This hotel is 12.5 mi (20.1 km) from Market Square and 1.8 mi (2.8 km) from Dover Bowl Family Fun Center.

What's nearby

  • The Children's Museum of New Hampshire - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Woodman Institute - 16 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Dover Bowl Family Fun Center - 4 min drive - 2.9 km
  • University of New Hampshire - 11 min drive - 10.2 km
  • Market Square - 19 min drive - 20.1 km

Getting around

  • Dover Transportation Center - 6 min walk
  • Portsmouth, NH (PSM-Portsmouth Intl.) - 19 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Breakaway Cafe - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Chapel + Main - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Thirsty Moose Taphouse - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Garrison City Beerworks - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Lickee's & Chewy's Candies & Creamery - ‬6 min walk

About this property

Downtown Dover Inn

Hotel in Dover with free breakfast and an indoor pool
Downtown Dover Inn offers 50 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. 55-inch LED televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and complimentary toiletries.

This Dover hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices). Business-friendly amenities include desks and computer monitors, as well as phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool.
Stay in one of 50 guestrooms featuring LED televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, as well as phones with free local calls.
Enjoy the recreation opportunities such as an indoor pool or make use of other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 9:30 AM.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free uncovered self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7:00 AM–9:30 AM

Things to do

  • Indoor pool

Family friendly

  • Indoor pool

Guest services

  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Housekeeping (on request)

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Heating (climate-controlled)

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 55-inch LED TV
  • TV channels
  • Streaming services

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Local meal delivery service

More

  • Computer monitor
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Guidebooks/recommendations
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Local maps
  • Phone
  • Printer
  • Restaurant dining guide
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 11:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

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
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Pool access available from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM

Property is also known as

Downtown Dover Inn Hotel
Downtown Dover Inn Dover
Downtown Dover Inn Hotel Dover

Downtown Dover Inn Reviews

Reviews

6.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 40 out of 166 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 33 out of 166 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 27 out of 166 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 26 out of 166 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 40 out of 166 reviews" "

6.4/10

Cleanliness

6.8/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Michael

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gage

We enjoyed our stay
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jorge

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Guy at Reception was asleep on desk. Rugs in room were very dirty. Rooms smells. Photos on line very deceiving
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Horrible and unprofessional
1) When I was checking in, the clerk asked for a credit card and was talking on his cell phone the entire time. When I gave him my credit card, he argued with me and said it was not a credit card. He acted very arrogant and unprofessional. 2) The hotel advertised an indoor heated pool. It was not heated and when I did ask for towels the same clerk said he would get me some, and instead he plopped on a couch by the pool and commenced to talk on his cell phone. 3) Housekeeping did not come clean our room for our entire three-day stay. The clerk said if I gave him my used towels, he would bring me clean linen.I gave him the dirty and never received clean linen. 4) The door to our room would not completely close. To get it to latch, we had to lift on the door when we closed it. 5) When I told the clerk at check out about all the issues and asked for a partial refund, he replied "No refund for any reason."
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Bonnie, Lancaster

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The air conditioner never worked correctly. It was warm and humid in my room despite several attempts by staff to fix it. Finally on the last night when I was given a new remote for it. That night the room was cooler but returned to warm blowing air in the morning. The breakfast offerings are subpar. The second morning there was no coffee in the urns, no cups(warm or cold) on the counters. There were crumbs, wrappers, etc left all over counters and tables. The hotel does not have enough help. The same young man was there from check in to check out 3 days later. I feel the Downtown Dover Inn is very poorly managed.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Andrea

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The pool is not heated and had an abundance amount of Chlorine, the tv did not work, our room smelled like a lot of smoking was happening and when we asked to switch rooms, we were told there was nothing they can do. The pictures online must be from ages ago, that is not how the place looks currently. Not a pleasant stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Daylisa

The back boards were pretty gross and the comforters had spots of dry blood on them lucky I always carry blankets!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Monica

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

james

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Geraldine

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities
This property had some good points. The pool looked clean and nice so if you had kids or loved swimming that’s a perk. We stayed in 2 rooms, beginning and end of trip. Both had been updated and seemed clean. You could walk and find groceries, restaurants, stores and even a cool museum complex just 15 min walk away. Now the bad points. The rugs in the rooms were filthy. The ice machine was not working and the breakfast provided was bagged muffins, bread, fruit, and instant oatmeal. Coffee wasn’t always ready at opening either. No microwave in the rooms. For a one or two night stay when flying into Pease Airport, it’s fine, only a 15-20 minutes ride and the cheapest option around. I wouldn’t want anything longer though.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

James

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked that it was centrally located in Dover - which is a nice city.. The accommodations were good and the service was as well.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Kir Anaya

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They never clean the room smell like mole and at night is full off crackheads
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Tamerra

Travelled with family
No tv both nights
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kari

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would never recommend
This was one of the worst places we’ve stayed at all summer (we’ve traveled a lot!). The write up promised a continental breakfast, heated pool, and decent looking rooms. We discovered a DIRTY floor (my daughters feet were BLACK) so I asked the front desk worker if someone could run a vacuum real quick, no big deal, he opened the door and pointed at a vacuum and said “here” signaling that I needed to vacuum the floor myself. There were bugs on the floor, flies all over the place, and homeless people all over the place. The continental breakfast was not much of a breakfast, the bananas had flies on them, there was no coffee, and the room was dirty
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Sy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great stay for the price
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Diane

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities
Did not refill food or beverages and no plates or bowls
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Clifford

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

6/10 Okay

Manuel

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Andrew

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The rooms weren’t horrible. The breakfast area was awful. There was very little food available. There was moldy bread in baggies available for toast. One kind of cold cereal, and very few hot cereal packages available. It was dirty and the toaster was not in working order. There were only a few pieces of fruit. The hotel was the bad part of the town. The parking lot was pretty sketching after dark and many people just sitting outside smoking on the stairways. The town itself was very quaint and seemed great!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Emelissa

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not family friendly, dirty and old
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Vanessa

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a necessary stop as we were travelling through the state - this was the only accommodations at a reasonable price in the area. Although, they tried, and we could see the effort - this inn missed the mark. The room was ok - bed was comfortable enough, but the carpet left something to be desired- shoes indoors are a must in this place.the bathroom in our room looked like it was newly redone, which was nice. Parking was limited, but free. Pool looked nice and clean, but due to our short turn around we didn’t use it. Check in was simple enough and we were greeted, which was nice. At check out, no one was available. We called as per their sign and waited but still no one showed up. We had to just leave the key cards on the desk. There is no smoking in the rooms, which is a given, but smoking took place every other place, including on the stairs, out front of the office - as non-smokers this was a little off-putting. Our room came with free breakfast, but upon arrival in the small room hosting breakfast, it was extremely underwhelming and we opted to eat on our way out of town. In all honesty, small changes to this inn (changing out the carpets, variety for breakfast/don’t put food items in zippy bags, no smoking in front of rooms) would make the world of difference.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Melissa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overall good experience at the Downtown Dover Inn
Overall it was a good stay. The gentleman running the desk was helpful and polite, especially when we had an issue with the door. The room looked like the photos and was clean. Checking in and out was easy. The website claims there are streaming services available which is not true. The hotel attracts people that are openly using or buying substances.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Will be back !was great
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Sherry

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don't stay here
Room was not good - no curtain on window so open to pool, fridge didn't work, mattresses terrible, breakfast was not much, ice machine didn't work.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024