OverviewThis hotel is situated within a commercial area that includes shopping, restaurants and a movie theatre (all within a 3-minute walk of the hotel). This property caters to families with children, offering amenities such as an indoor pool and suites equipped with bunk beds and an Xbox.
This property is 100% smoke-free and all 65 rooms include free Wi-Fi, a microwave, a mini-fridge, a coffeemaker, an iron and ironing board, a hair dryer, air conditioning, free local calls and a 27" TV. Standard rooms are furnished with one king bed or two queen beds. Select rooms include a jetted tub and are furnished with one king bed and a sofabed. This property also offers Kids' Suites which feature bunk beds and an Xbox gaming system (along with a queen bed for the parents).
Free parking is available on site, pets are permitted in select rooms for an additional fee of $15 per pet, per night and children under 17 stay free.
A free breakfast is served from 6 am to 10 am on weekdays and from 7 am to 10 am on weekends.
Other on-site amenities include an indoor pool, a hot tub, a fitness centre, coin-operated laundry machines, dry cleaning service, copy and fax service, meeting rooms and ice/vending machines.
The Georgian Bay General Hospital is a 2-minute drive away. Little Lake Park, the Heronia Museum and the Midland Centennial Arena are all accessible within a 5-minute drive. The Georgian Bay waterfront area, which includes the Trans-Canada Trail system, is 7 minutes away by car. The Bay Port Yachting Centre and the Skyline Marina are both 6 minutes away by car, while Ogden's Beach and marina are a 15-minute drive away. (All driving time estimates: Google Maps)
Verified by a front desk agent on December 6, 2012: The free breakfast is served from 6 am to 10 am on weekdays and from 7 am to 10 am on weekends.
The GoodAmong the reviews used for this analysis, most guests indicated that they were impressed with their stay at this hotel. The friendliness of the staff was overwhelmingly the most complimented aspect of this hotel. Many reviewers described the staff as genuinely friendly and helpful.
Many guests described their rooms as clean and well maintained. One reviewer specifically appreciated the bunk beds in the Kids' Suite.
Some reviewers found the location convenient for accessing shopping and restaurants (in the surrounding commercial area) on foot. A few guests also mentioned that this hotel provided easy access to the nearby hospital.
Several guests appreciated the food at the free breakfast and a couple of reviewers mentioned that the on-site breakfast was an added convenience.
A few reviewers thought the hotel offered good value and some said they were likely to return.
The Bad
As mentioned above, positive reviews for this property greatly outnumbered negative reviews, among the reviews sourced for this analysis. However, there were a few common concerns mentioned by guests.
A few reviewers thought that the indoor pool was small.
There were mixed reviews regarding the comfort of the beds with some saying comfortable and a couple of guests saying too hard.
A couple of reviewers said that their curtains did not close properly.
One guest complained that his room had an older style TV (not flat screen) and basic cable.
Expedia.ca gave this hotel an average score of 4.3 out of 5, with 100% of 10 guests recommending the property.
TripAdvisor.ca ranked this property #1 out of 8 hotels in Midland, with an average score of 4.5 out of 5, from 56 reviews.
Booking.com gave this property an average score of 8.2 out of 10, based on 22 guest reviews.
Verified by a front desk agent on December 6, 2012: The free breakfast is served from 6 am to 10 am on weekdays and from 7 am to 10 am on weekends.
