Brookside Motel

2.5 star property
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Bathroom sink
Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds
Lobby
Bathroom sink

Reviews

8.2 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

Map
1410 Jefferson St N, Wadena, MN, 56482
  • Northern Pacific Depot Museum
    2 min drive
  • Tapley Park
    4 min drive
  • Whitetail Run Golf Course
    5 min drive

Room options

Standard Room, Multiple Beds

  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Double Beds and 1 Twin Bed

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Wadena

With a stay at Brookside Motel in Wadena, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Northern Pacific Depot Museum and Tapley Park. .This motel is 3.2 mi (5.2 km) from Whitetail Run Golf Course and 13.9 mi (22.3 km) from MeritCare New York Mills.

What's nearby

  • Northern Pacific Depot Museum - 2 min drive - 2.0 km
  • Tapley Park - 4 min drive - 3.8 km
  • Whitetail Run Golf Course - 5 min drive - 5.3 km
  • Staples Community Center - 27 min drive - 30.3 km
  • Otter Tail Lake - 40 min drive - 36.7 km

Getting around

  • Staples Station - 26 min drive
  • Hector Intl. Airport (FAR) - 104 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Casey's General Store - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Drastic Measures Brewing - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Burger King - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Dairy Queen - ‬2 min drive

About this property

Brookside Motel

Motel in Wadena with free parking
Brookside Motel offers 14 accommodations with coffee/tea makers. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include showers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 14 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Flat-screen televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
This motel offers designated smoking areas.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Family friendly

  • Microwave
  • Fridge
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)

More

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • Flat-screen TV
  • Premium channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Fridge

More

  • Desk

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8 AM - 10 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 10.00 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.00 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 10.00 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.00 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card 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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards

Property is also known as

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Brookside Motel Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 35 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 35 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 35 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 35 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 35 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Michael, San Francisco, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very warm and comfortable.
Very warm and comfortable. I had driven many miles that day and would be driving many miles afterwards. I hated to leave..
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Affordable and friendly
Nice affordable motel! Clean, and the owner is very helpful and friendly. Will stay here again :)
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice place
Nice family run spot, was in area for family wedding. Only problem was housekeeping forgot to come back to pick up garbage one day. We had extra plastic bags so not a crisis. Management very fair on pricing and went out of their way to be nice. Was concerned with customer cash flow.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Bobby

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
With the exception of the mattress being a little to soft, the stay was great. Everyone is really nice and the room was clean and comfortable
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

6/10 Okay

ERIC

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It was ok stay
Friendly check-in. No toilet paper in the bathroom... called the office but no answer so left a message... no reply. Didn't get tp until the second day. Very poor wifi. Bed comfort wasn't great.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Small hometown feel
Relatively inexpensive, small room but adequate. Low budget but with all the amenities.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

4/10 Poor

Dennis, Rogers, MN

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very small bathroom. Thin walls, could actually hear conversations from ajoining room. Frequent trains with horns used nearby.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
My first impression was 'I'm glad I will be here only one night', but it was the best night of sleep I have had in quite some time!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

6/10 Okay

Gerald

Disliked: Room comfort
So So Motel
It was just okay, beds were not comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice little motel.
Nice, quiet location. The owner is very friendly and helpful. I will definetly stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Danielle

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not overly fancy but nice place to stay
Great service and very friendly
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Mark, Omaha, NE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our New Go-To Motel For The Area
My family and I travel through this area for fishing trips, and basically need a place to rest after the trip from Omaha, before we begin our week at the resort on Dead Lake (Kimp's Kamp). We stayed here based upon the favorable online reviews, and it exceeded our expectations. The room was impeccably clean and well kept, the beds comfortable, the room more spacious than we expected, and the Wi-Fi had surprisingly good consistency. Michelle (the manager) could not have been more friendly or accommodating. We were actually kind of sorry to leave the next morning! This is basically a comfortable, down-to-earth place to get a good night's rest, so don't expect a complementary breakfast and swimming pool. For what we needed in this case, it was perfect, and we hope to stay there again. Thanks a lot, Michelle!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

6/10 Okay

Mixmaster, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Ok to stay
Was ok. Went a day with no toilet paper and the office was close most all day. Other than that I slept good.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Small motel, comfortable beds.
We checked in 15 minutes late and the staff accommodated us kindly. The room was bigger than expected and very clean. The shower was small and there was only one plug in in the bathroom, but it worked just fine. Overall we were very pleased with our stay.

8/10 Good

Shawn, Idaho

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Surprisingly Comfortable
While the motel building is a bit of a blast from the past, they have upgraded the bathroom and mattress, making the place very comfortable. It was also very clean. Add good quality, free Wi-Fi, and I don't really need anything more out of a room. Oh, it was also at least $20 cheaper than any place else as well. Nice job!

8/10 Good

jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Vintage homey feel
We were in town for a family gathering and just needed a place to sleep. The Brookside fit that bill. It was clean and quiet, it had a homey feel. The owner was very pleasant. We would definitely stay there again.

8/10 Good

joanne, US

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay at Brookside Motel in Wadena, MN.
Good sleeping conditions with supportive mattress, little road noise. Many channels on cable tv. Outlets for charging phones, using laptop or i-pad. Microwave and frig and coffee maker. Could have stayed several nights comfortably.

10/10 Excellent

JENNIFER

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice place for a quiet stay with a home feel
beds were comfortable, bedding was nice, had a home feel to the room, had access to walmart and several restaurants near the stay. very close parking, friendly service.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Ok stay. What you expect from a small motel. Very clean but aging.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Smelly room.
the bedding towels smelled like bounce. Bathroom smelled like sewer water backing up. Water started coming up the sink in the bathroom. Both of us had a hard time sleeping in the smell of the room. A room over they were talking really loudly until 130 am. We will never ever stay there again!

10/10 Excellent

KATHERINE, Crystal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Reunion
Our stay was perfect. Our dog had room to walk about o outside and the room was very large. Lots of space.

10/10 Excellent

Sigita, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful, cozy place.
Cozy, clean, comfortable place on a quiet street, yet within easy access to highway. Staying there felt more like cottaging at Grandmas than being in a hotel. Loved it, and would definitely stay there again.