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Stratford Motor Inn East Ellijay

Property class: 2

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Reviews

7.2 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Business services
The current price is $184
$160 nightly
$184 total
Total with taxes and fees
Oct 18 - Oct 19

Explore the area

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79 Maddox Circle, Ellijay, GA, 30540
  • Place, Pig Hill of Fame
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Cartecay River
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, Chattahoochee National Forest
    ‪17 min walk‬

Room options

Basic Double Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Basic Single Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Basic Double Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Basic Single Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the neighborhood

Ellijay

A stay at Stratford Motor Inn East Ellijay places you in the heart of Ellijay, within a 5-minute drive of Pig Hill of Fame and Chattahoochee National Forest. .This motel is 1.1 mi (1.7 km) from Cartecay River and 1.2 mi (1.9 km) from Ellijay Marketplace.

What's nearby

  • Pig Hill of Fame - 8 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Cartecay River - 15 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • Chattahoochee National Forest - 17 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Ellijay Marketplace - 3 min drive - 1.5 miles
  • Blue Ridge Scenic Railway - 23 min drive - 21.2 miles

Getting around

  • Atlanta, GA (PDK-DeKalb-Peachtree) - 93 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Mike's Ellijay Restaurant - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Dairy Queen - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Cartecay River Brewing Co. - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Waffle House - ‬5 min walk

About this property

Stratford Motor Inn East Ellijay

Stratford Motor Inn East Ellijay offers 60 accommodations with hair dryers. Cable television is provided.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. This Ellijay motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the motel include an outdoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 60 guestrooms featuring microwaves. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers.
Enjoy the recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or make use of other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • Mini-fridge
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Business center

Outdoors

  • Pool loungers

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Front entrance ramp
  • Pool hoist on site
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (48 inches high)

More

  • 2 floors
  • Built in 1994

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Mini-fridge

More

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

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 25.00 per pet (varies based on length of stay), plus a one-time cleaning fee of USD 25.00
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

  • American Express
  • Discover
  • Mastercard
  • Visa

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 25.00 per pet (varies based on length of stay) plus USD 25.00 one-time cleaning fee
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The seasonal pool will be open from May 30 to August 31
Pool access available from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM

Property is also known as

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Stratford Motor Inn East Ellijay Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 165 out of 574 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 175 out of 574 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 123 out of 574 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 58 out of 574 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 53 out of 574 reviews

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Good no frills hotel with friendly staff and a nice location
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Last minute trip, room was clean, quite and safe, only stayed the one night so I did not see anything else but our room, plenty of places in walking distance to eat
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Swimming pool cleanliness can be improved
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Parking was easy. AC worked perfectly.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was a great place to stay recommended to anyone.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Amenities
Enjoyed our stay
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent property to stay at!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Clean room, affordable stay
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Need to add breakfast, very accessible room, clean, and affordable.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
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2/10 Terrible

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was filthy it stuck. The bathtub was so dirty I wouldn't get in it. And the bathroom smelled like pee really really bad it was just nasty all the way around I would not recommend it to anybody .
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

6/10 Okay

It was fine. I enjoyed helping the drunk woman who was living there get up from the pavement and into her room. She was nice.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Staff & service
Needs some updating and clean edges and corners
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Heat worked wonderfully during our chilly visit and room was spotless, will definitely stay here again!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was clean and price was right. Great location for fishing on nearby Carter's Lake.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful place. Very clean and comfortable. Hot water, good water pressure. Excellent location.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The room was clean and as described
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Staff & service
A nice enough stay for the price.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were happy with the accommodations and the staff was very helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Short stop to Vacation house

Just off main road. Room was clean bed comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
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2/10 Terrible

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was straight out of the 70s!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room clean, looks great and attractive
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
WE ENJOYED OUR STAY THE ROOMS WERE CLEAN AND THE STAFF WAS FRIENDLY
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The floor and bathroom could be a little cleaner other than that you can't beat the stay. Staff extremely nice.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was close to everywhere we wanted to see!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022