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Plain Kate's Inc

729 Main Street, Franconia, New Hampshire, 03580, Franconia, US

9.2 guest rating· 101 reviews

About this hotel

Nearby Activities:

Enjoy snowboarding, cave exploring, and ziplining in the area. Perfect for adventure seekers!

Recreational Fun:

Engage in cross-country skiing, hiking, biking trails, and mountain biking nearby. Plenty of outdoor activities to keep you entertained.

Convenient Amenities:

With a front desk staffed during limited hours, free self-parking, and comfortable guestrooms with rain showerheads, make yourself at home at Plain Kate's Inc.

Book your stay now and experience the best of Franconia's outdoors!

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Rooms & rates

Classic Double or Twin Room, Mountain View

Sleeps 4 · 2× Double bed

  • Private bathroom
  • Free WiFi
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Toilet paper
  • Shampoo

Basic Room, Mountain View

Sleeps 2 · King bed

  • Private bathroom
  • Free WiFi
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Toilet paper
  • Shampoo

Amenities

  • Free self parking
  • Cross-country skiing nearby
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Accessible shuttle
  • Cave exploring/spelunking nearby
  • Hiking/biking trails nearby
  • Horse riding nearby
  • Housekeeping on request
  • Mountain biking nearby
  • Mountain climbing nearby
  • No accessible shuttle
  • Snowboarding nearby
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Ziplining nearby

Location

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729 Main Street, Franconia, New Hampshire, 03580, Franconia, US

What guests say9.2101 reviews

+ Clean and comfortable rooms+ Friendly and accommodating staff+ Great location+ Value for moneySparsity of amenitiesSome noise disturbances reported
Cleanliness9.4
Service9.9
Location9.4
Room Quality9.4
Amenities8.4
Value for Money9.4

Guest review

8.0

This is an older ground level, attached buildings no frills hotel. If you’re looking for a reasonably priced clean room with no bells and whistles with good space for 1 night or more this is perfect. The inn keeper Janice is very pleasant and always willing to help.

David · 2025-10-12

Guest review

10.0

Clean room, bed and bath. Great location. Served the purpose to have good sleep and stay the night before we continue or sight seeing journey.

Abirami · 2025-10-11

Guest review

10.0

A basic motel of the kind not see too often these days. The rooms are well cared for and very clean. The manager is friendly and very helpful. She made some great suggestions about the area which made our trip to Franconia even better.

Gary · 2025-10-08

Guest review

8.0

Room was a basic motel room that was exceptionally clean and the beds were comfortable. I think the owner is working hard to improve the property. The office was a bit hard to locate and the property’s street sign showed a different name and then “at Plain Kate’s” which was a bit confusing. It’s located on the main street in town with easy access to I-93.

Jill · 2025-10-08

Guest review

6.0

I know this is a no-frills kind of place, but this might have been a bit overboard in that department for my liking. The property needs some love and tidying up because it looks run-down. The room was sufficient, but very drab and the bathroom was dingy. Would have been nice to have a simple fan or anything of some sort in the room to move some air around. It was warm and stuffy, and the flannel sheets didn't help with making for a pleasant night's sleep. It's really not ideal to have all the windows and doors open all the time as the only means of airflow, especially with very noisy neighbors with kids that we unfortunately got next to us. Could easily hear them through the walls. Just not much quiet or privacy. Booked it based on seemingly positive reviews and star rating, but not really sure how that's reflective of this property. Wasn't what I was hoping for or expecting at all. The towels were nice though.

Terry · 2025-10-03

Guest review

6.0

Franconia is a tiny town. Both restaurants were closed on the Monday I stayed there. I chose this motel based on the price and being close to the Cannon Mountain Tramway and Mt. Washington Cog Railroad. The motel is old, and the room is basic. It is large and clean, with a comfortable king size bed, but lacks amenities. A refrigerator, but nothing else. As for the lack of AC, I opened the windows and doors, and the room cooled by 10:00 p.m., making for a good night’s sleep.

Joe · 2025-10-01

Good to know

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.

Pets

Pets not allowed

General

Events/parties not allowed

Accessibility

No elevators

General

Professional property host/manager