Overpriced. Charge for location not standard. Very, very basic motel. Not a hotel. No privacy. Very low quality. Less than one star. Poor maintenance on building. Disinterested staff. Bathrooms a disgrace.

Room was WAY overpriced for what we got which was a damp, smelly and outdated hotel room with the worst pillows (two small per bed only) that I have experienced in a long time. Bathroom smelled faintly of urine.

Our family of 5 stayed here for 2 nights in early August 2006. Before I go on, let me say that I would stay here again although my list of rants is a lot longer than my list of raves.

The problems:
--The toilet ran continously unless we lifted the tank lid to
manually fix the flap.
--The continental breakfast is truly only muffins/pastries,
coffee and juice. There is nowhere in the lobby to eat it.
--The decor is dated and rooms are showing wear. Cleanliness
was marginal but acceptable. The room had that "hotel smell",
a little musty, but not terrible. Our air conditioner worked OK.
--There is not enough parking in the hotel lot. If you get in after
about 7:00, you have to park in a city lot across the street.
The parking is free, however.
--There were no pool towels at poolside, and we had trouble
getting them from the front desk. The pool was older, but
decent sized and deep.
--The in room fridge is about 1 cubic foot in size. It was not
plugged in when we arrived.
--Beds are doubles not queens.

And now for the positive:
--LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION. We stayed at many nicer
hotels during our 2 weeks in New Enlgland, but in none of
them could we open the curtains in the morning to see a sight
like the sun rising over Plymouth Harbor with the Mayflower II
moored a block away. Plymouth Rock, several other sites,
town shops and harbor restaurants are all within view and
easy walking distance.
--The staff was friendly and helpful with directions, restaurant
recommendations etc.
--The sink was outside the bathroom, and you could pull a
curtain to separate it from the rest of the room. This was
wonderful with 5 people sharing a room and getting up at
different times. It created a little dressing room and also
blocked the light from the sink and mirror area and kept
it from waking up those still sleeping.

Bottom line, despite its drawbacks I would stay here again.
My 15 year old daughter summed it up, "The breakfast was lousy and it was really dated, but it was worth it." Be sure to spend the extra money for a second or third floor harbor view room (our 2nd floor room was $130.50 AAA rate plus tax and rollaway) and enjoy a location and scenery that is unsurpassed. Then get pampered at your next hotel.

We chose to stay at the Governor Bradford because of its location, which is perfect.
Unfortunately nothing about the motel matches up to this fundamental and it is overpriced considering the quality (or lack of it) provided.
As others have written, the rooms are in a very poor state of repair and well overdue for refurbishment. Cleanliness is questionable and the plumbing leaves much to be desired.
The included breakfast is an insult - a couple of varieties of pastry and a cup of coffee with powdered milk are available to carry back to your room, by which time the coffee's cold.
Thankfully we were only staying for one night.