The Ladd Brook is very nice for a motel at its price point. The owner, Paul, was very friendly, and the office was clean and welcoming. The place has an old-timey ambience, and the nicest view of any budget motel I have stayed in.
The room was clean, with no cigarette odor, and warm on a cold night, with no annoying noise from the heater. It had a small microwave and refrigerator. The mattresses were decent, the pillows thin, the low-thread-count sheets clean, the towels clean, small and scratchy.
A look around revealed the shoestring maintenance characteristic of budget motels. The air conditioner, situated in a roughly framed hole in the wall, was surrounded by expanding foam. The bathroom was clean and basic. The bathtub floor had a raised topography, and sunk under my feet as I showered. Pieces of molding were missing or crudely cut. You get what you pay for, and I calibrate my expectations to match the price I pay. The room exceeded my expectations.
My only serious complaint was that the hot water ran out at night. It was plentiful and hot in the morning when demand was presumably lower. It would be nice for them to have a system that can meet peak demand.
Breakfast was basic, with coffee, bagels, cold cereal and the like. You will do much better at a cafe in Bennington or Williamstown, but it is good for a snack to get you going.
This is, overall, a very nice place for the price, and I will consider staying there on my next trip to the area.