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First State Inn

2.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Exterior
Reception
Laptop workspace, free WiFi
Exterior
Combined shower/bathtub, towels

Reviews

7.6 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
1760 N Dupont Hwy, Dover, DE, 19901
  • Dover Mall
    15 min walk
  • North Dover Shopping Center
    3 min drive
  • Delaware State University
    3 min drive
  • Dover, DE (DVX-Delaware Airpark)
    6 min drive

Room options

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Laptop workspace, free WiFi

Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Laptop workspace, free WiFi

Room, 1 King Bed, Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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The price is AU$178
for 1 night
includes taxes & fees
6 Dec - 7 Dec
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About the area

Dover

Located in Dover, First State Inn is within a 5-minute drive of Delaware State Police Museum and Education Center and Dover Commons Shopping Center. .This motel is 1.3 mi (2 km) from Dover Mall and 1.4 mi (2.2 km) from Memorial Hall Gymnasium.
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What's nearby

  • Dover Mall - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Delaware State University - 3 min drive - 2.5 km
  • Dover Downs Casino - 3 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Dover International Speedway - 4 min drive - 2.8 km
  • Firefly Music Festival - 6 min drive - 5.5 km

Getting around

  • Millville, NJ (MIV-Millville Municipal) - 103 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Chick-fil-A - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Dover Mall Food Court - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Chipotle Mexican Grill - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Wendy's - ‬2 min walk

About this property

First State Inn

Motel in Dover with free parking
First State Inn offers 26 accommodations with air conditioning. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 26 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with shower/tub combinations are provided.
Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Shower/bath combination
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

More

  • Laptop-friendly workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

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 and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

First State Inn Motel
First State Inn Dover
First State Inn Motel Dover

First State Inn Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 109 out of 291 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 83 out of 291 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 40 out of 291 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 22 out of 291 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 37 out of 291 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Daniel

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Phish Festival for the win
When 50,000 people descend on Dover to attend a phish festival and you decide to go late in the game, don't wanna camp in the muggy weather, you pivot and take a room with air conditioner. That was the best part of the room. Normally $75 we got $250 rate because they could. Room hasn't been updated in 20 plus years. Reached of cigarette smoke and air freshener. Carpet had cigarette burns everywhere. Bathroom was stained and gross. But there was a hot shower and a fridge. Normally you get what you pay for... not in this case. Would I stay there again. Maybe if I was as desperate as I was this time around.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rosa

Liked: Amenities
Home away from home when traveling to Dover
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Adam

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

10/10 Excellent

Rosa

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marcelle

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

10/10 Excellent

Rosa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Home away from home when traveling to Dover
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rosa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Home away from home when traveling to Dover 👍
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rosa

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

ROBIN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The motel is very clean checkin was very good even though we didn’t get there till midnight. The only thing is that the bed was very hard. My husband said it was fine but not for me
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Mary

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I assume because the surrounding area was close to several stores and diners that I would experience a great motel for its price, but the stench of the cigarettes was horrible. I don’t understand how this hotel is still up and standing! I traveled 3 hours away for a gathering but ended up in hospital at 2 am from the Stich of the smell on the room. When I asked to exchange room, the old man did not understand how horrible the smell was and how it affected my asthma. I would never recommend anyone to visit this place…
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Rosa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Home away from home when I travel to Dover
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Alex

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

2/10 Terrible

Tim

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The three rooms I looked at were dirty and had a disgusting smell of cigarette smoke. I didn’t feel safe there so I did not stay. I lost my $100 for my stay. My recommendation to Expedia is to remove them from your listing and save someone from a bad experience.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rosa

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Theodore

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

8/10 Good

Rosa

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marcelle

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Alescia

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities
The property is ok for just passing through or one night. My room must have been a smoking room because it smelled of smoke. I do not smoke, there was some small burn holes on the chairs and pillowcases. Its not the greatest place but it was clean.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Rosa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
First state is my home away from home 👍
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Irven

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

patricia

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

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Travelled with partner
A very nice clean mom and pop motel. The manager was very nice. Our room was fully mobility accessible. My wife who is in a wheelchair had no problems at all. Good A/C, fridge, micro. There was no coffee or breakfast but none was promised. There is a McDonalds next door for coffee and breakfast. Overall, this motel was an outstanding value.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

mimi babe

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Rosa

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024