Colonial Village

This was my first time on Cape Cod. It was trip I decided at the last minute and relied only on tips from a friend who lives on the Cape. I searched for hotels near the beach since I wanted to have a beach vacation and time to focus on writing. The pictures on the hotel website give the impression that it is located on the beach. It was a disappointment to arrive to the hotel and realized that we were a few blocks away from a small, rocky beach. The size of the room was comfortable. The air conditioner was loud, and it kept waking me in the middle of the night when the automatic temperature control was triggered. I also missed not having a desk in the room or an area on the hotel premises where I could sit down and write. There is a small table an chair outside the room, but the table is too small to set my computer and notebook. Please understand that, since this was my first time visiting the Cape, the references I’m using for comparison are of hotels in other regions, not of other hotels on the cape. I learned that Cape’s hotel rates are high compared to hotel in other regions. I expected to find other amenities, such as a coffee/tea shop where I could enjoy my tea with some breakfast pastry, not necessarily a full breakfast. Every morning, after I woke up, I would go down to the reception area wearing my pajamas to get a couple of tea sachets to bring back to my room to make myself a cup of tea. Why not to have the tea bag in the room already? Gladly, I had a car, and I could drive myself around to find other beaches and places to have breakfast. I found a small bakery about 10 minutes away walking. It would be nice to offer guests a list of nearby places for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. In general, it was a pleasant stay.

First of all, the staff , especially the front desk are friendly and very accommodating. Nice touch that they provide coffee in the lobby in the morning. We got a deluxe king room which was roomy and relaxing. The room has almost a Japanese Zen vibe. You almost feel like you could be in a spa. Our bed was incredibly comfortable with high end sheets and blankets. Pillows had ‘body’, not to soft. Nice table with two chairs are outside your door. Since it was raining, we brought ours indoors for some wine and cheese relaxation. There were a few issues. The bathroom shower is an accident waiting to happen. Incredibly slippery with no bar handles and no hooks for towels. In fact, there are no hooks in the entire room. We went to the dollar store and bought some. They provide cubbies for your clothes. It felt like we were in a daycare center. Really, who designed this? We stayed here because they have an indoor pool and hot tub, perfect for a September trip. Guess what… the hot tub is not heated and was freezing. The enclosed structure was leaking like crazy and we quickly went back to our rooms very disappointed. Another small issue was the fact that there are no spotlights on their motel sign at night. It was pitch dark at night and we passed the entrance twice because you could not see where you were going. Such an easy fix! Would we come back next year. Yes because these are improvements that can easily be made by next year. We actually look forward to it.

We’ve stayed at a few Lark properties around NE in the past. This was our first time trying a Bluebird which is definitely a different vibe. More rustic but still has that signature Lark feel. There are many positive aspects of this motel, such as the location, the indoor and outdoor pool and patio area, and the separate cottages with fire pits that allow for more space for larger groups. We stayed in a 2 bedroom cottage with 4 adults and 1 child. Although we had a nice time, there are some seemingly easy and inexpensive upgrades that can be made to elevate the guests’ experience. Most notably, it is obvious that aesthetic was valued over function with the design and furnishings, as detailed below, and many things appeared to be either rushed to be finished or not completed (ex: holes in bathroom wall where towel bar previously hung). Furniture: All was either extremely low to the ground, uncomfortable, or both. With someone handicap in our group, this was an issue. Rug in LR was a trip hazard and cannot be vacuumed of all sand. It should be removed or a different material should be considered. Kitchen: it was nicely stocked but there was no hardware on the drawers which made it very difficult to open them. Bathroom: glass shower door opens directly into the sink. This is dangerous and should be remediated ASAP. Also, there’s 1 towel hook in the entire cottage which makes no sense, and dead space in the bathroom that can easily accommodate additional storage and hooks. Overall we would like to return, but would love to see some improvements before we do

My husband and I came here because we had a gift card for Lark Hotels. We chose Bluebird because the rate allowed us to used the gift card for 3 nights instead of the one night for the Lark hotels, which are much pricier. We enjoyed the pool and the AC was great in our room however, we were overall not satisfied. We expected a better experience for the nightly price. The motel was run down, the carpet in the hall was filthy and old. There were smokers outside on the landing and on the grounds and this is advertised as a non smoking hotel. Upon entry, the room looked nice but when I opened the luggage rack, it fell apart. When I told the staff that our luggage rack was broken, it was never replaced. There were old holes on the bathroom tile where a towel rack or something used to be but they never covered the holes. There was no hook on the bathroom door to hang a towel; we had to drape our wet things outside over the railings. I just expected a bit more from the Lark Hotels. The main area could have used more shelving on the minimalistic walls, for convenience. There was limited space to place things like my jewelry container or my husband's Dopp kit. An extra table or a shelf or two would have made a difference. I think Lark made an effort to improve an old motel but it fell short. The photos on your website are not consistant with what we experienced. I would not recommend or stay here again. I'm sorry.

We had a great family trip and really enjoyed our stay at the property. We stayed in the cottage where there were 2 bedrooms, living room and kitchen The kitchen was very nice with upscale appliances and the living room was comfy. Bathroom was nice and clean. Both bedrooms had comfortable beds and good AC. The only problem I had was the lack of good lighting in all rooms. At night it was very dark in the cottage in all rooms. In addition there was no draws to put clothes in and not enough hangers to hang clothes. The staff was very nice and helpful and the property very cool vibe with fire pits and 2 pools. The location on the cape was a good spot with restaurants and beach near by.

Looking towards next year it would be great to have something on each side of the bed to put phones glasses etc. we used the patio furniture. Also would be good to have a cot in the ADA ROOM FOR extra family