We got to Kingston Motel East an hour before the check in and Bob, the manager, had no problem with us going to our room right away. Staff there was extremely friendly and we were surprised with the great furniture in our room and how comfortable our bed was! Everything was extremely clean and organized. The cable service works perfectly and we had as many channel options as we have home, which was pretty amazing for a simple average motel. Location is good, you can be down town in 10 minutes.

We didn't like the fact that we had a kitchen in our room but no cutlery or plates. How are we supposed to enjoy our kitchen if no kitchen utensils are provided? That was kinda weird. But, overall, we liked our stay at the Kingston East Motel very much and will certainly be back!

We were pleasantly surprised with a modern room with the furniture and appliances in good condition. Nothing was old, shabby or smelly, which would be typical of an average motel. The bedding and towels were impeccably clean. We stayed overnight and felt rested and re-energized in the morning. The location is also great - 2 min off the 401.

My son and I stayed here for one night as we needed to be at a nearby marina early the following morning for a SCUBA diving excursion. We stayed in a room with two double beds and a small kitchenette. The place was perfectly adequate to rest your head for a night, though the bedding and furnishings were quite well worn. Not the Ritz, but I'll probably stay again the next time I'm looking for a clean, quiet, budget hotel in the Kingston area.

We decided to start our drive back to Toronto from Cornwall through New York.
After doing some sight-seeing and shopping in the States, we decided to enter back into Canada near Gananoque and continue along the 401. Being Canada Day and starting to feel our day tripping we decided to stop in Kingston to see the fireworks and spend the night.
By the downtown Kingston harbor waterfront where the fireworks were being displayed we found a large chain hotel – the last room (of course) at 9 pm was $249.99 for 2 persons for one night! I didn’t ask about taxes or parking!
We drove back to find the motel that we had passed on Highway 15 just after we got off the 401 to go south to Kingston.
We saw the sign for Kingston Motel East and pulled in. The gentleman on the front desk was the owner. He said the rooms were not updated and modern but they were clean. He gladly allowed us to check the room first and he was right - and so was the price!
We were not there long enough to use it but the room also had a small kitchenette area with a fridge, 2-burner hot plate, a sink and counter space. There was an outdoor pool at the front of the motel but we did not have swim suits with us.
The taxi that the owner called for us was very prompt and got us down to the downtown harbor (about 10 minute drive) to see the fireworks with time to spare.
(Both taxi drivers to and from the fireworks were very friendly.)
We enjoyed the fireworks then stopped for a beer at an outdoor patio by the harbor.
Even with the jug of draft that we enjoyed on the patio at the bar by the harbor and taxi rides to the fireworks and back to the motel it was still A LOT cheaper than the large chain motel. It also was quieter, closer to the 401 and our vehicle was right outside the door (no lugging stuff up to our room at 9:15 pm from a parking lot across the street through crowds of people). We would stay at the Kingston Motel East again before we would stay at the large downtown chain hotel.