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The Little Lion

3.0 star property
Enjoy the free WiFi at this 3-star Great Barrington motel

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Iron/ironing board, free cribs/infant beds, rollaway beds, free WiFi
Exterior
Exterior
Room, 1 King Bed
Front of property

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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506 Stockbridge Road, Great Barrington, MA, 01230
  • Place, Ski Butternut
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Place, National Shrine of the Divine Mercy
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Place, Norman Rockwell Museum
    ‪11 min drive‬
  • Airport, Hudson, NY (HCC-Columbia County)
    ‪54 min drive‬

Room options

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Room, 1 Queen Bed, Mobility Accessible

Room, 1 Queen Bed, Mobility Accessible

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Room, 1 King Bed

Room, 1 King Bed

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(5 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room, 2 Double Beds

Room, 2 Double Beds

7.0 out of 10
Good
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

About the area

Great Barrington

In Great Barrington .Within 6 miles (10 km) of this motel, you'll find Ski Butternut and Berkshire Botanical Garden. Norman Rockwell Museum is within 6 miles (10 km) and The Mount is within 9 miles (15 km).
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What's nearby

  • Housatonic River Walk - 7 min drive - 6.4 km
  • Ski Butternut - 10 min drive - 8.8 km
  • National Shrine of the Divine Mercy - 10 min drive - 7.8 km
  • Norman Rockwell Museum - 11 min drive - 8.9 km
  • Tanglewood Music Center - 20 min drive - 18.7 km

Getting around

  • Pittsfield Intermodal Transportation Center - 27 min drive
  • Albany Intl. Airport (ALB) - 65 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Red Lion Inn - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Cumberland Farms - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Stockbridge Coffee And Tea - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪The Marketplace Kitchen - ‬4 min drive

About this property

The Little Lion

Enjoy the free WiFi at this 3-star Great Barrington motel
The Little Lion offers its guests a garden, a picnic area, and express check-in. WiFi and wired Internet are free in public spaces. The Little Lion also features express check-out and a television in a common area. Self parking is free. You'll have access to the outdoor pool at a partner property.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3-star Great Barrington motel.

  • 16 guestrooms or units
  • Express check-in
  • Express check-out
  • Garden
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • Television in lobby
  • Smoking in designated areas
The Little Lion offers 16 air-conditioned accommodations with DVD players and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. This Great Barrington motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Access to nearby outdoor pool
  • DVD player
  • In-room crib
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool (guest access)
  • TV in common areas

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator (single-level property)
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • DVD player
  • Flat-screen TV with premium cable channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free crib
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Guests will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and an access code; access will be through a private entrance
Guests will receive a text message from the property 1 day prior to arrival with check-in instructions. Guests are required to contact this property if they do not receive the text by 2 PM on the check-in date.

Access methods

Access code, private entrance

Pets

  • Pets are welcome and stay free

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 20.0 per day.
  • Free cribs (infant beds)!

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 20.0 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

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
Tax ID - C0005701130
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. The tax ID number is C0005701130. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. Cash is not accepted. 

We should mention

  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

Briarcliff Great Barrington
Briarcliff Motel
Briarcliff Motel Great Barrington
Briarcliff Hotel Great Barrington
The Briarcliff Motel
The Little Lion Motel
The Little Lion Great Barrington
The Little Lion Motel Great Barrington

Reviews

The Little Lion Reviews

8.6

Excellent

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 300 out of 538 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 139 out of 538 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 56 out of 538 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 28 out of 538 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 15 out of 538 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

GERALDINE, Grand Junction

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dog friendly and Great location for shows at Tanglewood.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

I miss the Briarcliff

The Little Lion used to be the Briarcliff Motel 2 years ago. We stayed there 2 years ago specifically because it was dog friendly and the price was affordable. The Red Lion has taken over the property in the past 2 years and the place has changed. It's still largely the same but instead of dog-friendly or dog-welcoming, it's more like "you can bring your dog", which is fine. The cool and funky breakfast and staff are gone, and instead, you can drive 3 miles to the Red Lion parent hotel and buy breakfast (a tasty one) there. There is no coffee in the rooms at the Little Lion, so we had to drive to the Red Lion to get some in the morning. Having in-room coffee would have been a low cost way of making our stay better. The Little Lion's prices have gone up -- which I understand is just the cost of doing business -- but the amenities are fewer. Our in-room microwave didn't work. I would probably go back again with our dog or even without our dog, but the great vibe it used to have (firepit for example) is no longer.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

jennifer

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Eh..it’s an overpriced motel

It’s a FINE motel but that is just what it is..a MOTEL. No coffeemaker or breakfast offered. For the amount of money we paid there should be some services available! Self check in and you can use the main hotel amenities that is located three miles down the road. It’s fine but it’s too hefty of a price tag for a motel.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Jeanne

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jay

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

Tanglewood concert getaway

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Nancy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
No management on property. Rooms were clean. It's been somewhat updated recently but feel they should have done more.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marilyn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Mason

Travelled with family
Liked: Room comfort

Hidden gem with a couple of major caveats

I was going to review this place enthusiastically, and there were many things to be enthusiastic about at the price point. (Note, this is the Berkshire price point, for a Saturday night stay, several minutes from the summer home of the BSO, Tanglewood) Cheapest or one of the cheapest properties in the area. Cheap, but tasteful and fun furnishing and decorations, every room distinctive. Comfortable beds. Set back from the road. Beautiful property. Recently renovated bathrooms. Allows dogs. Here are the caveats: First -- there is daily cleaning, but no other service at the site. You let yourself into your room using a code that is texted to you during the day of your first night's stay. If you need anything, you call the "parent" hotel several miles down the road. They are pleasant and responsive, but I don't think they will bring anything to you. Second -- I didn't care about this but thought I would mention it -- the smallest flatscreen TV I have ever seen. Third -- and this was the big disappointment -- a member of my party in another room found black mold in her bathroom. Perhaps the last caveat is one of the types of costs the management is paying for not having personnel on site. Otherwise, I was prepared to rave about the place. I guess check your room carefully when you arrive and let them know if there is an issue. (We did not until we left, because we only stayed one night.)
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Cheryl

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Jeff

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was clean and facilities were maintained. Best part was that you are permitted to use amenities at The Red Lion Inn down the road.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Thomas, tonawanda

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Jean

Liked: Cleanliness

Q

This is a charming older motel that is quiet with spacious grounds. There was no check in- they just gave me my room number and my code. I personally loved that. It was during a terrible heat wave and the small AC window unit struggled to cool the room, but eventually did. There didn’t seem to be coffee anywhere on the grounds so I would have loved a coffeemaker in my room.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Lily

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Denis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Properly marketed and described. No particular amenities (aside from WiFi), but lots was apparently available at the mother ship, in town. But I wasn’t there for amenities, and I expect most guests weren’t. Clean room, easy parking, my dog was welcome. Busy road out front, but set back far night that I never heard any noise from there. Good place, would recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Jesse

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel was an adequate no frills accommodation.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Becky

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Disliked: Amenities
Convenience of contactless check in and driving up to door
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Virginia

Travelled with family
We were not impressed with The Little Lion Inn. It was definitely lacking in amenities. There was no ice or vending machine with beverages for purchase. There was no coffee machine in the room and no morning coffee available on the premises. The pool is not on the premises, but is 3 miles down the road at a partner inn ( The Red Lion Inn).We were staying just one night and that was plenty. We have stayed at The Red Lion Inn and it was lovely. They really missed the mark on this facility.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Superb from check in to check out!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kate

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Adorable, welcoming place. Really enjoyed it! Would recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Veronica

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
A adjunct to the famed and expensive Red Lion Inn, this staff-free all digital check in facility offered a clean quiet overnight rest. Checked all the boxes for what we wanted. Good value for money.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Jamieleigh

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Renee

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Muhammad

Stayed 1 night in May 2025