Grand Eastonian Hotel & Suites Easton

Wanted a hotel close to the State Theater. Free parking downtown a great perk. Room was spacious, with sitting room & sizable bathroom.

This hotel has character and is in walking distance to so many restaurants and shops as well as the park at the confluence. The room met my expectations fully, and the parking was free as promised. Only a minor complaint: I sometimes heard music coming from the lobby, but not during sleeping hours

I booked a room for 1 night, asking for a quiet room away from the elevator. I checked in in the evening and found the following problems: (1) the only available parking space in the free lot was very poorly lit (last spot at the end of lot next to exit) and frankly felt unsafe (in terms of potential auto theft, not personal safety); (2) the room was directly across from the elevator (3rd floor); (3) the corridors/common areas smelled of cigarette smoke; and (4) the room was hugely disappointing -- marks on walls, bathroom not exactly sparklingly clean, and very gloomy overall. Just a really bad vibe all around. Because of the location and proximity to bars and restaurants on a Saturday night, I was on the fence about checking out and going elsewhere, but my Spidey senses were tingling and the bad vibe was such that the favorable location simply did not win out as a deciding factor in the end. So we checked out and went to SpringHill suites on Rte 248, where the room was huge, bright and spotless, breakfast was included, the nice bar with friendly bartender was open late, and the rate was cheaper than the Eastonian. Only silver lining was that Priscilla at the front desk was extremely nice about it all, and my credit card was refunded in very short order. I am so disappointed because I grew up in Easton, am extremely familiar with the old Hotel Easton (had a high school dance there in the 80's!), and was truly expecting the new iteration as The Grand Eastonian to be, well, grand. At least really spruced up. Sadly, this was just not the case.