Clarion Hotel & Conference Center Lewiston

Hotels
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Clarion
4.2 (379 reviews)
490 Pleasant Street , Lewiston , US

Free
Children allowed

Facilities

WiFi available
Free WiFi
Parking
Free Parking
Non-smoking rooms
Air conditioning
Fitness center
Swimming pool
24-hour front desk
Restaurant
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Review Highlights

Pros:
Friendly/helpful staff; owner involvement
Renovated property with updated furnishings
On-site restaurant praised as delicious
Some rooms reported as clean despite being dated
Cons:
Serious cleanliness problems (mold, leaks, hairs, unclean rugs)
Homeless individuals/unsafe feeling in parking lot and hallways
Dated/worn room condition
Cancellation charge / billing disputes
Breakfast service poorly handled

Categories

Cleanliness
2.4
Multiple reviewers reported serious cleanliness issues (toilet leak soaked floor, black mold, hairs in shower, unclean rugs); one guest cancelled a night because of these problems.
Service
4.8
Staff and service received positive mentions (staff described as great, owner personally checked on guests in the restaurant); generally praised despite other property issues.
Location
4.6
Located in Lewiston with historical significance; some guests noted homeless individuals in the parking lot and town-level issues that affect the feel of the area.
Room Quality
4
Rooms are described as dated and worn but generally clean in some reports; overall décor and condition feel aged and in need of updates.
Amenities
4.6
Property has been renovated and reopened amenities such as the restaurant (and historically had pool/room service); renovations and working furnishings were noted positively.
Value for Money
4.6
Mixed signals: some praise for improvements and restaurant quality, but complaints about being charged for cancellations and perceptions of being somewhat pricey.
Food and Beverage
4.4
On-site restaurant (The Maine Grille) was repeatedly praised as delicious with excellent service, although breakfast service was criticized as poorly handled by one reviewer.
Overall Experience
4.2
Mixed overall: impressive renovations and strong restaurant/service for some guests, but serious cleanliness concerns and issues with other guests/homeless presence led to negative experiences for others.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2026-11-05 14:01

Property Description

Convenient Location and Amenities
Located just 1 km from the Maine Turnpike (I-95) Exit 80, Ramada Hotel & Conference Center Lewiston offers complimentary WiFi. Guests can enjoy a full-service restaurant and bar, Fusion Restaurant & Lounge, on-site.

Comfortable Rooms and Leisure Facilities
All rooms at the Lewiston Ramada Hotel & Conference Center feature essential amenities like a cable TV, microwave, refrigerator, iron, and coffee maker. The property also boasts an indoor swimming pool, sauna, hot tub, and a fitness centre for guests to unwind and stay active.

Versatile Meeting Spaces and Nearby Attractions
With multiple meeting and event rooms available, the Ramada Conference Center Lewiston is ideal for business travelers. Additionally, popular attractions like Bates College Museum of Art, Oxford Casino, and Maine Wildlife Park are within a short drive from the hotel.

Ready to experience comfort and convenience? Book your stay at Ramada Hotel & Conference Center Lewiston now!

Important information:

Guests must be 21 years of age or older to check in.

Please note that the fitness center and the sauna are under renovation and they are unavailable until further notice.Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
A deposit may be required at the property.

Check-in and check-out hours:
Check-out: 11:00 AM
Airport code: AUG

Location

Guest Reviews

4.2
Based on 379 reviews
Cleanliness: 2.4
Service: 4.8
Location: 4.6
Room Quality: 4
Amenities: 4.6
Value for Money: 4.6
Food and Beverage: 4.4
Overall Experience: 4.2
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Patrick • couple • us
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2026-11-07 • via Nuitee
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Chiputu • couple • us
1
2026-11-05 • via Nuitee
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Chiputu • couple • us
2
Pros:

Nothing

Cons:

Everything

2026-11-05 • via Nuitee
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Allyson • couple • us
10
2026-11-04 • via Nuitee
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Ridge • couple • us
1
Lipstick on a Pig
Pros:

the heated pool

Cons:

no hot tub, no sauna, a toilet overfilling raw sewage into hallway and it was more than 12 hours before it got cleaned, the breakfast restaurant was poorly set up and uad no heat

2026-11-02 • via Nuitee
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Joe Alfonse • solo_traveller • us
5
Cons:

Breakfast buffet empty at 9am. Only a muffin and a little OJ left.

2026-11-01 • via Nuitee
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Shantel • solo_traveller • us
3
2026-10-29 • via Nuitee
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Lee • couple • us
7
2026-10-26 • via Nuitee
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Stacy • couple • us
1
Disgusted and apolled
Pros:

Nothing

Cons:

We ended up cancelling our second night and shouldn’t have been charge the first night as a toliet from across the way leaked into our room and the floor was soaked with toliet water also behind the toliet in our room was a corner that had black mold, and there was black hairs in the shower and neither my husband nor I have black hair the rug was not cleaned this is from someone who doesn’t live in the town or surrounding towns I live 1.5 hours away l, I was staying as I had to work the weekend at my nursing job to say I was disappointed and disgusted is a understatement I am expecting my refund as well and when I got look it says we still stayed the two nights absolutely not

2026-10-25 • via Nuitee
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Mohamed • solo_traveller • us
10
It was 10 out of 10
Pros:

It was pretty good

Cons:

I loved it all

2026-10-22 • via Nuitee
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Annette • solo_traveller • us
1
Pros:

I liked nothing. Dirty ,smelly, paint stain in hallway rugs, homeless people living in parking lot. I was charged 97.61 to cancel. Not a good place for anyone to stay at

Cons:

I didnt like anything at all . Its a dump

2026-10-20 • via Nuitee
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Shayne • couple • us
5
Unexpected sums it up pretty well cause very little went as expected
Pros:

That there was very little disruptive noise that I could hear from inside my room

Cons:

The check In person was busy talking on his phone while checking me in giving off that I’m inconveniencing him. My second guest and I were looking forward to being able to relax in the hot tub only to find out that it wasn’t working when we arrived, then when I asked the morning person if it had maybe been fixed she was honest and said she wasn’t told anything about it so she did not know but she would find out and let me know when I came back down for breakfast a little later, she still hadn’t heard back about it, and there’s a pipe that has steam rolling out of it near the side door that occasionally spits water at you below even if you are standing on the other side of the sidewalk it somehow manages to reach

2026-10-19 • via Nuitee
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Nik • solo_traveller • us
8
Pros:

SO... As a local Lewiston Maine resident, this location has a long and storied history... I remember coming here in my teenage years to party (when it was the Ramada). This was in the 90's - think bright colors, presidential BJs and the advent of gangsta rap. It USED to be THE place to stay in town, even offering room service! The property itself is older than I am as it originally opened in the mid 70's. I have stayed at the hotel many times throughout my life and through several iterations of the property. In it's dying days as the Ramada hotel, it was a hot mess... (I know because I also own a home improvement business and we even did some work on some of the rooms in the Ramada) Picture: Bedbugs, rundown decor, methamphetamine, homeless individuals drinking liquor in brown paper bags in the parking lot - if that gives you a rough idea. It was eventually shut down by the Fire Marshall due to safety concerns i.e. non-working fire doors & a faulty fire suppression system. This was the final nail in the coffin for the Ramada Inn in Lewiston and they pulled their branding license. It was sad to see a place close that I had so many memories at, but sometimes when you're dog is sick, you are left with no choice but to put it down.
The new owners have obviously put a great deal of time and money into the place as it has much improved. I stayed there recently and I gotta say, Im impressed! It still has much of it's original 70's charm with updated, working furnishings - and they even reopened the restaurant (now called The Maine Grille). We ate there a couple times during our stay and it was absolutely delicious! The service was amazing too with the owner himself checking in on us during our meal to be sure everything was good. Although it was a little bit on the pricey side, the food was GREAT! Thanks to these guys for keeping a little piece of Lewiston history alive and reinvesting in the community!

Cons:

Well... The only things I DIDN'T like was the fact that there were still many homeless residents of the hotel drinking in the parking lot and throughout the hotel. Many of whom I knew from my years of substance abuse (Ive been sober 15 years now). Many of them were very obviously high on different substances. It didn't really bother me THAT much as I've walked a mile in those shoes, but if the new owners continue to attract this sort of clientele, I can see things returning to how things used to be fairly quickly. If a family visiting Lewiston stayed there and ran into methed out Jimmy in the hallway or swimming pool area asking em for cigarettes, Im sure they would probably not want to come back... But then again, that also brings us to Lewiston ITSELF with it's ongoing ailments, which the hotel can't be faulted for...

2026-10-19 • via Nuitee
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Nancy • solo_traveller • us
8
Pros:

The staff was great but the rooms were old. Clean but very worn.

Cons:

The rooms were dated and in poor condition. The breakfast was poorly handled.

2026-10-19 • via Nuitee
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Sarah • extended_group • us
2
Disgusting and creepy hotel, would never stay again
Pros:

I liked that it was close to the franco center where I needed to be for work. The only reason they got 2 instead of a 1 was because they did NOT have bedbugs. Everything else was a bad experience.

Cons:

The room we got was absolutely disgusting. Covered in dust and stains scattered amongst the carpet. Not all the light switches were functional. The curtains would not shut fully, leaving a good 3inch gap straight to the parking lot We arrived late in the evening and when we went up to our room the door was propped open just a tad with lights on only in the bathroom. If I was alone I would have turned back and made the front desk person open it with me to make sure no one was in there. As a young female it was overall a very unsettling place. Also we could hear EVERYTHING from people next door taking to people outside talking. Blankets and curtains had holes in them. Did not feel safe there, while checking in there was a guy pacing out front that was appendix carrying a handgun.

2026-10-17 • via Nuitee
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NICOLLE • couple • ca
1
Pros:

It was warm.

Cons:

Very dingy, dusty and in need of a total renovation

2026-10-15 • via Nuitee
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Brynne • couple • us
1
2026-10-14 • via Nuitee
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Brook • solo_traveller • us
7
2026-10-13 • via Nuitee
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Crystal • solo_traveller • us
1
Pros:

Staff was patient n accommodations were made

Cons:

Fridge didnt work. Bathroom floor was wet upon arrival. Broken diaper in the pool, hot water knob was broken in the sink bed headboard was slanted down so you were sleeping down hill. Not wide variety for breakfast 😒 the photos were not accurate of the actual property

2026-10-13 • via Nuitee
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Francis • couple • ca
8
2026-10-13 • via Nuitee