First State Inn

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Dates

December 2024

January 2025

Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking | Bathroom | Combined shower/bathtub, towels

Overview
Rooms
Location
Policies

Good

Popular amenities

Housekeeping

Air conditioning

24/7 front desk

Parking included

Free WiFi

Explore the area

1760 N Dupont Hwy, Dover, DE, 19901

Dover Mall
15 min walk
North Dover Shopping Center
3 min drive
Delaware State University
3 min drive
Dover, DE (DVX-Delaware Airpark)
6 min drive

Room options

Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

Sleeps 2
1 King Bed

Room, 1 King Bed, Smoking

Sleeps 2
1 King Bed

Similar properties

Parking included

Free WiFi

Air conditioning

Business services

for 1 night

includes taxes & fees

6 Dec - 7 Dec

About this property

Motel in Dover with free parking

A 24-hour front desk and free self parking are available at this motel.

First State Inn offers 26 accommodations with air conditioning. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

During your stay at First State Inn, you'll be within walking distance of Dover Mall. You'll find features such as free self-parking.

Free WiFi
Free self-parking
15 minutes on foot from Dover Mall and a 1-minute drive from Delaware State Police Museum and Education Center

Free self parking is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

Available in all rooms: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

Free self parking on site

Conveniences

24-hour front desk

Guest services

Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

No lift

Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

Shower/bathtub combination
Towels provided

Entertainment

Flat-screen TV

Air conditioning
Heating
Laptop workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime

Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.

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 credit cards and cash

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

Property is also known as

First State Inn Motel

First State Inn Dover

First State Inn Motel Dover

First State Inn Reviews

7.6

Good

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Travelled with group

21 Aug 2024

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

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Daniel

Travelled with group

19 Aug 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Phish Festival for the win

When 50,000 people descend on Dover to attend a phish festival and you decide to go late in the game, don't wanna camp in the muggy weather, you pivot and take a room with air conditioner. That was the best part of the room. Normally $75 we got $250 rate because they could. Room hasn't been updated in 20 plus years. Reached of cigarette smoke and air freshener. Carpet had cigarette burns everywhere. Bathroom was stained and gross. But there was a hot shower and a fridge. Normally you get what you pay for... not in this case. Would I stay there again. Maybe if I was as desperate as I was this time around.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rosa

6 Aug 2024

Liked: Amenities

Home away from home when traveling to Dover

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Business traveller

4 Aug 2024

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

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rosa

2 Aug 2024

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marcelle

27 Jul 2024

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

Experience

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rosa

Travelled with partner

26 Jul 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Home away from home when traveling to Dover

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rosa

Travelled with partner

24 Jul 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Home away from home when traveling to Dover 👍

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rosa

24 Jul 2024

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

ROBIN

23 Jul 2024

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

The motel is very clean checkin was very good even though we didn’t get there till midnight. The only thing is that the bed was very hard. My husband said it was fine but not for me

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Mary

Travelled with partner

21 Jul 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

I assume because the surrounding area was close to several stores and diners that I would experience a great motel for its price, but the stench of the cigarettes was horrible. I don’t understand how this hotel is still up and standing! I traveled 3 hours away for a gathering but ended up in hospital at 2 am from the Stich of the smell on the room. When I asked to exchange room, the old man did not understand how horrible the smell was and how it affected my asthma. I would never recommend anyone to visit this place…

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Rosa

Travelled with partner

15 Jul 2024

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Home away from home when I travel to Dover

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Alex

13 Jul 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Tim

13 Jul 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

The three rooms I looked at were dirty and had a disgusting smell of cigarette smoke. I didn’t feel safe there so I did not stay. I lost my $100 for my stay. My recommendation to Expedia is to remove them from your listing and save someone from a bad experience.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rosa

10 Jul 2024

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Theodore

Business traveller

10 Jul 2024

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

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Rosa

8 Jul 2024

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marcelle

8 Jul 2024

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Alescia

Business traveller, Travelled with partner

5 Jul 2024

Disliked: Amenities

The property is ok for just passing through or one night. My room must have been a smoking room because it smelled of smoke. I do not smoke, there was some small burn holes on the chairs and pillowcases. Its not the greatest place but it was clean.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Rosa

Travelled with partner

1 Jul 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

First state is my home away from home 👍

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Irven

26 Jun 2024

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

patricia

21 Jun 2024

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

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Travelled with partner

18 Jun 2024

A very nice clean mom and pop motel. The manager was very nice. Our room was fully mobility accessible. My wife who is in a wheelchair had no problems at all. Good A/C, fridge, micro. There was no coffee or breakfast but none was promised. There is a McDonalds next door for coffee and breakfast. Overall, this motel was an outstanding value.

Stayed 1 night in May 2024