The Shire has the quaintness of a B&B with the privacy of a hotel. The room we stayed in, a fireplace room with a king bed in the separate building, was very comfortable and tastefully decorated, not like some of the ridiculous B&B rooms we've experienced, and the view of the surrounding mountains was amazing. The staff at the front... more

My wife and I just returned from the Wassail Weekend in Woodstock and wanted to pass along our wonderful experience with the Shire Motel. On the recommendation of a family member who travels to Woodstock often for business, we stayed in the suites located behind the two story motel. After a long trip from Connecticut in an icestorm, we were... more

We booked the Shire Riverview Motel at the last minute as other travel plans fell through and we needed a getaway. We arrived late Friday evening as it was pouring and the trip from just west of Boston took much longer than normal. I called the front desk to let them know we would be late. Becky went out, unlocked... more

We have stayed at the Shire motel many times and have never been dissapointed. The staff is friendly, rooms clean, and the view of the river and farm lands are marvelous. Don't get me wrong, there is nothing fancy about the place, but it is still a wonderfull place to stay. more

When we arrived the wi-fi was not working, so we called the front desk as listed in their voluminous room instructions. The instructions mostly dealt with possible weakness of the signal which was not a problem, once it was started. The problem, however, was that the wi-fi signal remained "encrypted" for my entire 4 day stay, in spite of my... more

The Motel sits about 1/4 mile from the Woodstock Green, and is right on the river. So it's a great location. We had a riverview room on the first floor, which had a shared deck out the back door. The room itself was spacious (it was a handicapped room, so that may account for it's size) and furnished with dark... more

This was already our second stay at the Shire Motel and what we have to say is, it met our experience again with 100% ( maybe a little bit more). Basicly we planned to stay 3 nights, but upon arrival we asked whether we could stay one more night. Although the Motel was nearly booked up because of the weekend... more

I had a great stay at the Shire Riverview for their Wassail week-end. The rooms were really nice and the view out the back was gorgeous. I also found the staff to be very friendly. I would definitely go back -Woodstock is also a gorgeous town. more

Just returned from a very restful stay at the Shire Riverview in Woodstock over Thanksgiving weekend. My experience was excellent. I used TripAdvisor to locate the Shire and decided to stay there despite previous mixed ratings from other travelers. I am glad I chose to stay. Everything was great. We were treated very warmly by the staff during the entire... more