New Martinsville Inn

About The Hotel

The Quality Inn (New Martinsville Inn) is a 2-star Choice Quality Inn at 166 N State Route 2 on the north side of downtown New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia, on the Ohio River along WV Route 2. Rated 2.5 across 66 reviews - LOW OVERALL RATING with weak subratings: location 3.8 (top), sleep quality 2.8, service 2.8, rooms 2.7, cleanliness 2.9, value 2.4. Priced $99 per night. Amenities include free parking, indoor pool with jacuzzi on-site (per traveler photo caption ‘The Jacuzzi’ - shared pool-area jacuzzi in the indoor pool room, not an in-room whirlpool), free breakfast and non-smoking property. Recent candid flags are significant. A 1-star reported ‘All unoccupied rooms had the doors wide open. Building had odd smell. Room above ours had leaked at some point as there was a huge patch in the ceiling - the wallpaper was painted over. The next morning we had to cover’ up ceiling issues. A 2-star: ‘Steer Clear. Although the hotel looks ok from the outside, some of the characters in the parking lot were scary! There were people sitting in a van by the front door with music blaring. A lot of early morning door slamming as the workers’ left for work. A 3-star Ohio River review: ‘The hotel to choose if you want to watch river traffic. There is nothing fancy about the New Martinsville Inn although it does have a nice pool and hot tub. Our room on the first floor was clean and quiet with a fridge and microwave.’ A 5-star: ‘Great place, friendly and welcoming. At first I was disappointed because the pool was closed, but the customer service definitely made up for it. The rooms were clean. We felt very welcome and had a great experience.’ Book with realistic expectations - value-tier property with pipeline-worker and Marcellus-Shale-contractor clientele mix. New Martinsville sits on the Ohio River in Wetzel County - about 45 minutes south of Wheeling and 1 hour north of Parkersburg on the Ohio River Scenic Byway. The Ohio River waterfront is a short walk west, downtown restaurants nearby, Sistersville (Victorian oil-boom town) 15 minutes north, Wheeling (Oglebay Park, 1849 Suspension Bridge) 45 minutes north, Parkersburg (Blennerhassett Island) 1 hour south, and Ellenboro’s Sleep Inn Whirlpool Suite marquee about 90 minutes south. Best for Ohio River scenic-driving visitors on WV Route 2, Wetzel County heritage tourists, Sistersville Victorian oil-boom-town day-trippers, pipeline-worker overnights and Northern Panhandle stopovers - not a romance or leisure destination.

What Guests Are Saying

“At first I was disappointed because the pool was closed, but the customer service definitely made up for it. The rooms were clean. We felt very welcome and had a great experience.” — Ruth S., 5 stars

“There is nothing fancy about the New Martinsville Inn although it does have a nice pool and hot tub. Our room on the first floor was clean and quiet with a fridge and microwave.” — Delily, 3 stars

“Although the hotel looks ok from the outside, some of the ‘characters’ in the parking lot were scary! There were people sitting in a van by the front door with music blaring. A lot of early morning door slamming as the workers on the pipeline left.” — Toms M., 2 stars

Pros & Cons

Pros:

• Location 3.8 - top subrating for Ohio River waterfront position
• On-site indoor pool with shared jacuzzi (per traveler photo caption)
• Free parking, free breakfast, non-smoking property
• Ohio River view rooms on the first floor per 3-star reviewer
• One 5-star reviewer praised welcoming staff and clean rooms during a pool-closure stay

Cons:

• LOW OVERALL 2.5/5 - value 2.4 weakest subrating at $99 rates
• Recent 1-star: doors open on unoccupied rooms, odd smell, painted-over ceiling water patch
• Recent 2-star: ‘scary characters in parking lot,’ van with music, early-morning door slamming
• Pipeline-worker and Marcellus-Shale-contractor clientele mix
• Shared pool-area jacuzzi only - no in-room whirlpool

The Location

166 N State Route 2, New Martinsville, WV 26155-1604 - Wetzel County. Ohio River waterfront a short walk west. Sistersville 15 min north, Wheeling 45 min north, Parkersburg 1 hr south. You can find more details or book your stay on TripAdvisor.