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Plain Kate's Inc

2.0 star property

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Classic Double or Twin Room, Mountain View
Combined shower/bathtub, rainfall showerhead, towels, soap
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Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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729 Main Street, Franconia, NH, 03580
  • Place, Cannon Mountain
  • Place, Franconia Notch State Park
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Place, Cannon Mountain Ski Area
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Airport, Lyndonville, VT (LLX-Caledonia County)
    ‪47 min drive‬

Room options

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Classic Double or Twin Room, Mountain View

Classic Double or Twin Room, Mountain View

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(16 reviews)
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Basic Room, Mountain View

Basic Room, Mountain View

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(10 reviews)
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Franconia

When you stay at Plain Kate's Inc in Franconia, you'll be near ski lifts, within a 10-minute drive of White Mountain National Forest and Franconia Notch State Park. .This motel is 11.3 mi (18.1 km) from Flume Gorge and 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Gale River.
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What's nearby

  • Gale River - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Franconia Notch State Park - 5 min drive - 5.0 km
  • Echo Lake Beach - 6 min drive - 8.7 km
  • Cannon Mountain Ski Area - 6 min drive - 6.1 km
  • Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway - 7 min drive - 9.7 km

Getting around

  • Whitefield, NH (HIE-Mount Washington Regional) - 27 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cannon Mountain Ski Area - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Littleton Freehouse Taproom & Eatery - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Schilling Beer Co. - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪White Mountain Frosty Bar - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Circle K - ‬11 min drive

About this property

Plain Kate's Inc

Motel in Franconia with free parking
Plain Kate's Inc offers 9 accommodations. 32-inch Smart televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations with rainfall showerheads. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 25+ Mbps). Housekeeping is provided on request.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Stay in one of 9 guestrooms featuring Smart televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations with rainfall showerheads.
This motel features snowboarding nearby, cave exploring nearby, and ziplining nearby. Recreational activities include cross-country skiing nearby, hiking/biking trails nearby, and mountain biking nearby.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (on request)

Accessibility

  • No lift
  • Smooth flooring in room

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch smart TV with digital channels

More

  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:30 PM
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 1:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 8:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), key retrieval

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

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 cash
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Plain Kate's Inc Motel
Plain Kate's Inc Franconia
Plain Kate's Inc Motel Franconia

Reviews

Plain Kate's Inc Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 118 out of 176 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 46 out of 176 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 176 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 176 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 176 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Gregory

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Kate's

Clean, quite, convenient, and appropriately priced. Nice friendly family oriented staff. Does not have all the amenities of a large chain hotel. Would certainly stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Melinda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Simple

Quiet, simple, and relaxed.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

bill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great place in Franconia

Great value for the money. Room was big. I can find no complaints other than access to plugs at desk.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

My week away

The room was very clean and comfortable.janice was very polite professional and friendly. She would ask me if i needed anything. It was very quiet and relaxing. I will definately go back.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

srinivas

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
the hotel and staff very good and friendly
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Alan and Denise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
room was spacious, clean and quiet. A mini fridge would have been helpful to cool our drinks for the next day's trip. A/C worked well, thanks!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Don

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place, I would stay here again. Older motel, but everything was clean and everything worked. The rooms are larger than newer hotels. Hotel staff was nice when I called and during check-in. You won't beat the price!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jack

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
My girlfriend like it a lot . It clean , spacious and everything old. But very clean. I like that it was very inexpensive. It grew on me and I would stay here again. She absolutely loved it. The WiFi was not powerful enough to reach our room but it was very charming and not corporate looking at all.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andria, Waltham

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location for hiking, affordable, and clean!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gayle, Dexter

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The check in was really quick and lady was really nice. This place is "old school" and quirky! The rooms were not updated but were clean and beds were comfortable and showers were hot. The room was just as big or not bigger then some chain hotels. I loved the older tiles in the bathroom. Convient off the highway in a quiet part of town. No pool or breakfast, but our room did have an electric kettle and coffee, tea, hot chocolate were provided minus coffee cups, we had our Yetis. The only complaint was the window AC was old and noisy if you put it higher then 2.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

nathan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Nothing glitchy, but the room was nice and clean, in a great location, and the host was very kind
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

anna

Travelled with family
Linen and towels very clean smelling. Beautiful surroundings. Awesome, helpful staff. Spotted a cockroach, please spray. Smelled smoke several times from tenants. Noisy neighbors next door.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This cute little hotel served us well! It's not fancy but the bed and the room were comfortable, and we really enjoyed talking with the manager.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Melisa

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Good, the room was plain, as stated in the name of the facility. It was clean, bed was good.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

theresa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lowest prices within 20 miles, but very nice, so don't judge by price. Check out their quaint, spacious rooms.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Laura

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Randee, mt. enterprise

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Super clean and comfortable. Would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Sivaram

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, quiet, clean and convenient.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place was great. It’s old…and perfect. My husband loves old motels and this didn’t disappoint. Janice was above and beyond kind and accommodating and the location was fantastic and had good food options as well.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025