OverviewThe Comfort Inn Brandon is located just north of the Trans Canada Highway and several tourist attractions are within close proximity to this hotel, such as: the Keystone Centre (7.2km), Brandon University (5.6km), Sportsplex Arena (3.9km), the Riverbank Discovery Centre along the Assiniboine River (4.2km), and the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum (8.0km). All distances: Google Maps.
This pet friendly ($10/pet/day) 81 guest room hotel features units with either 1 queen size bed or 2 double beds. Some rooms have a drive up feature which guests can access through the unit's sliding glass patio doors, making loading and unloading vehicles easier.
All rooms include televisions, free WiFi and free local calls. Business Class rooms feature a spacious work desk and ergonomic executive chairs. Hotel amenities offer guests free coffee, free Continental breakfast, free weekday newspaper, valet cleaning services, free parking, cold weather hook ups and currency exchange services. Business travelers have access to both fax and copy machines.
The hotel was contacted directly to confirm free WiFi in all guest rooms. Check in time for this hotel is 11:00am while check out is 3:00pm.
The GoodPositive guest reviews of this hotel typically cited the personable staff, the free Continental breakfast, and the comfortable rooms.
Most guests described the staff here as "friendly" and "helpful", some said their hospitality made them feel "welcomed" and "at home". A few guests also noted that check in was "quick" and "easy".
Many guests praised the quality of the free Continental breakfast, saying that the selection was similar to those of higher priced hotels.
Several guests mentioned their rooms were clean and comfortable and what they expected in a Comfort Inn hotel. Others enjoyed the drive up feature to their rooms and felt the accessibility through the unit's patio doors convenient.
The Bad
Guest complaints of the Brandon Comfort Inn typically focused on the perceived age and class of the hotel's interior as well the room rate expense.
Several guests felt their rooms needed repairs and/or refurbishment. A few guests felt their televisions needed to be updated to more contemporary models. Some said they would have preferred softer beds.
A number of guests noted that this hotel was average in comparison to others in the area charging a similar room rate. Some indicated the lack of a swimming pool and fitness centre and felt the hotel was overpriced for what it had to offer guests.
Although most guests did not experience problems with the wireless Internet connection, peripheral complaints indicated that it did not work at all.
The author contacted the hotel directly to confirm that all rooms at this hotel include free WiFi.
TripAdvisor.com guest reviewers ranked this hotel #6 of 17 and scored it 3.5 out of 5 from 24 reviews.
Expedia.com guest reviewers scored this hotel 3.5 out of 5 with 58% recommending it from 12 guest reviews.
CanadianHotelGuide.com guest reviewers ranked this hotel #6 out of 7 Brandon hotels and scored it 6 out of 10.
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Analyzed by Tania P.
Tania is a writer and world traveler with a passion for living life to the fullest.
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