The Best Way Inn

2.0 star property

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Free WiFi
Comfort Room
Reception
Vending machine
Exterior

Reviews

5.0 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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45 Pond Lily Ave, New Haven, CT, 06515
  • Place, West Rock Ridge State Park
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Judges Cave
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Southern Connecticut State University
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, New Haven, CT (HVN-Tweed - New Haven Regional)
    ‪13 min drive‬

Room options

Comfort Room

  • 18 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Deluxe Room

  • 18 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

New Haven

Located in New Haven (West New Haven), The Best Way Inn is within a 10-minute drive of Yale University and Yale-New Haven Hospital. .This motel is 0.3 mi (0.4 km) from West Rock Ridge State Park and 2.2 mi (3.5 km) from Southern Connecticut State University.

What's nearby

  • West Rock Ridge State Park - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Judges Cave - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Southern Connecticut State University - 3 min drive - 3.2 km
  • Yale University - 6 min drive - 6.0 km
  • Yale-New Haven Hospital - 7 min drive - 7.4 km

Getting around

  • Wallingford Station - 16 min drive
  • New Haven, CT (HVN-Tweed - New Haven Regional) - 30 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Dunkin' - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Clemente's Pizza and Grill - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Camacho Garage - ‬3 min drive

About this property

The Best Way Inn

Motel in New Haven with free parking
The Best Way Inn offers 47 accommodations. This New Haven motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Housekeeping is provided once per stay.
Make yourself at home in one of the 47 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with bathtubs or showers are provided.
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 uncovered self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (once per stay)

Accessibility

  • No lift

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Private bathroom
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Heating (climate-controlled)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 4:00 AM
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

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 credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

The Best Way Inn Reviews

Reviews

5.0
Rating 10 - Excellent. 6 out of 37 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 37 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 37 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 37 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 18 out of 37 reviews

4.0/10

Cleanliness

6.0/10

Staff & service

3.6/10

Amenities

3.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Irene

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Staff was nice but can use major renovations
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Joshua

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

2/10 Terrible

Umer

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

2/10 Terrible

Brian

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The infrastructure of the entire hotel is in shambles. Outdated plumbing. Malfunctioning plumbing. Insects, roaches in particular.
Roach on the bathroom floor
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

2/10 Terrible

Irene

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
They have bed bugs
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Keyty

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
im bit up from bugs from this place people should not be able to spend their money here BED BUGS!!!!!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pat

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pat

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

William

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nothing the DIRTIEST place ive ever had the displeasure of syaying at and i do a great dezl of traveling
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pat

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ivelisse

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Brian

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Destinee

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
my room had bugs coming out the floor
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pat

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Richard

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
There were hookers and drug addicts no place to park. They would not cancel my reservation. You guys ripped off my money. I will never use Expedia again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Edwin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Katherine

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It was clean. But
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Pat

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Brian

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Yerison

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Freddy

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Mir Hamza

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
No proper towels were provided
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Denis

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very poor
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Angie

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Nadeem

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