OverviewThe Norwood Hotel Winnipeg is located near the St. Boniface Hospital (a 5-minute walk), with an 8-minute drive to downtown Winnipeg and a 19-minute drive to Winnipeg's international airport.
The 100% smoke-free, pet-free and air-conditioned property has 5 storeys, 2 elevators and 52 newly renovated rooms and suites.
Basic room amenities include free wireless and wired high-speed Internet access, work area with lamp, telephone with voicemail and free local calls, coffeemaker, cable television, ironing board with iron, hair dryer and free national newspaper.
King Executive Suites are available with added king-sized bed, living room, dining table for four, refrigerator, deluxe bath robes, and premium bottled water.
Additional amenities and services include free parking, room service, valet laundry, ATM, fax and photocopying (surcharges apply), a free-to-use business centre, safe deposit boxes at Front Desk, plus vending and ice-machines on the 2nd and 4th floor.
On-site dining is available at the Jolly Friar Cafe serving local and international cuisine and open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Also available in-house is the Wood Tavern & Grill serving lunch and dinner and featuring live music most weekends.
The hotel is within a half-hour's walk (or less than a 7-minute drive) of the following sites:
The Forks Market and River Walk (shopping and restaurants)
The Exchange District (shopping and restaurants)
Portage Place Shopping Centre (shopping & restaurants)
Union Station (Via-Rail Train Station)
MTS Centre (venue)
Shaw Park (baseball stadium)
(Google Maps is reference for all walking and driving times.)
Verified by a Front Desk Agent on July 25, 2012: pet policy, smoking policy, number of floors and elevators, free amenities offered
The GoodThis hotel was favourably reviewed by most guests, in the reviews sourced for this analysis. The on-site restaurant, customer service, clean rooms and convenient location were commonly praised by reviewers.
Numerous guests enjoyed the breakfast, restaurant food, bar food and room service at the Norwood Hotel and typically gave it high marks.
Many guests thought highly of the staff calling them efficient, friendly and competent. Some mentioned check-in staff providing good and friendly service, and some spoke of the good quality housekeeping staff.
Location was another plus for guests at the Norwood. Some considered the neighbourhood to be safe, and others praised the location for its nearness to the St. Bonifice Hospital, for being walkable to downtown, and for its easy access to restaurants and shopping.
The hotel in general and guest rooms were considered clean, comfortable and very quiet by many pleased and returning guests. A couple of guests also mentioned that there was plenty of free parking. One guest reviewer mentioned he chose this hotel over downtown hotels because of the free parking offered.
The Bad
There were not many complaints found online for the Norwood Hotel, from guest reviewers who posted reviews recently, and of those used for this analysis.
However, one guest mentioned that he was displeased that the housekeeping was knocking loudly on the neighbouring guest room door at 9:00 a.m. It was not certain if there were provided Do Not Disturb and Please Clean Room signs for the guests to place on their door handles in order to avoid unwanted disturbances.
One guest thought the hotel was a bit dated.
Also, while numerous guests mentioned that the hotel and rooms were very clean, one person thought that his or her bathroom could have been cleaner, with fresher smelling and softer towels.
TripAdvisor.com ranked the hotel 14th out of 57 properties in Winnipeg with an average guest rating of 4 points out of 5 from 33 reviews.
Hotels.com guest ratings averaged 4.5 points out of 5 from 39 reviews.
Booking.com guest ratings averaged 8.5 points out of 10 from 18 reviews.
Verified by a Front Desk Agent on July 25, 2012: pet policy, smoking policy, number of floors and elevators, free amenities offered
