The Bards Inn, BW Signature Collection by Best Western

The staff is friendly, helpful, and provides an excellent experience. The location is convenient, close to downtown, shops, restaurants, and parks, allowing easy exploration.

If you are planning a visit to Ashland (especially for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival), it is hard to beat this location without spending a fortune at a boutique hotel. It is only a minute or two walk to the main ***** and only a few minutes more to get to the theatres. (And Ashland has to be the most pedestrian-friendly town I have ever visited.) There are three separate buildings on opposite sides of the intersection, and it is worth double checking with management about which one you get--one building is motel-style with doors facing a parking lot; the other two have secure interior hallways and seem a lot more quiet. Pros: --Location, location, location. --Surprisingly quiet inside rooms given its proximity to the main road through town --Free level-2 EV charging --Free breakfast (it is pretty basic, but complete) --Easy access in lobby to guest computers and printer --Free wifi seemed more than adequate Cons: --I really, really wish this hotel (and all hotels) would stop using so much single-use plastic. Shampoo, conditioner, and lotion came in tiny amounts packaged in a lot of plastic. The breakfast set up also included a lot of items packaged individually in a lot of plastic. Free water was given upon checkin to BW Reward members, but again, in single-use plastic bottles. --Room decor is dark and dated (at least in the rooms we had). For example, the vanity area and bathroom had really dark wall paper that was only partially hiding quite a few stains. Even with these minor criticisms, I have stayed here two years in a row to attend shows, and I will likely return next year.

I hate to leave a negative review, but this was not a great experience. The motel would have been "average," but there were problems that made our stay below average. Upon checking in to our room, we immediately saw that the cleaning had not been adequate: there was someone's brassiere on our floor! And a candy wrapper under our bed. The very nice desk clerk came up and vacuumed the room, but it was very disappointing to find the room in such bad order. There was so much furniture in the room that it felt cramped. Narrow aisle between the beds and the desk and dressers. Also, the shampoo and conditioner portions were stingy. Only one use per little bottle (and they only left us one per day), so not enough for two people. The Breakfast room was so crowded and noisy that we skipped it. Our friend was next door, and his TV didn't work. The sheets seemed clean, thankfully, as did the bathroom. And it was quiet enough at night, which was a plus.