Northern Family Motel

Our son attends SUNY Potsdam and we took a chance on this motel as their prices beat out the others. I'm so glad we decided to check it out! Beautiful property and the management is so kind. Room is small (queen size bed) but perfect for one night. My in laws traveled with us as well and were pleased with their room as well. We will be back. Thank you!

My husband and I booked a room here to see the solar eclipse. Along with our quaint, very clean and comfortable basic room (the beds and pillows were nicer than I expected), we were very happy to see that behind the motel was a lovely expanse of nature---with a tree line bordering train tracks, just perfect for viewing the eclipse. We took our patio chairs back there from our room and enjoyed the amazing eclipse. The proprietor was very friendly and viewed the spectacle too! We also utilized a covered patio near our room for breakfast, and the motel's office doubles as a public living room area. All in all, VERY nice! I wish we could have stayed longer to explore the area. For a small motel, I'm giving an excellent rating because our stay exceeded my expectations.

Motel just outside Pdam. Easy to get to, good signage. Not serving food at this time, so be sure to ask. We ended up being late for our arrival time, and I called to let them know. She figured that might be the case, and made easy arrangements to get us in to our room - which she had started the heat in, so it was nice and cozy. Fancy? no. Clean and comfortable? - yes. Good value for the price. If daughter ends up going to SUNY Pdam, I'll be back

Great rates, comfortable bed, comfortable room, cozy, the best place to stay, they treat you like family. The owners are attentive to any needs of the guests and it certainly is the most affordable stay in the Potsdam and Canton area.

I'd easily 'ditto' the comments in the review by Wanbee. We pulled up to the red barn (check-in location) only to find an envelope with my name on it tacked to the door frame saying, here's the key, help yourself! We did. Yes, the bathroom floor (or at least a small portion of it) was heated, but we also could not adjust the room heat; it was cool the whole time. The room was microscopic; not much bigger than the bed (whose mattress was worn and sagging). There was a 12 inch (or so) flat screen tv on the wall (didn't know they came that small!). When we went to shower in the morning, there was very hot and very cold water, but one couldn't find a warm setting in between. The website pictures a lovely breakfast included, with fresh fruit and "the best blueberry muffins in Potsdam". In actuality, no breakfast currently is offered, thus no muffins!! Overall, a big disappointment.