OverviewThe Stage West All Suite Hotel is located on Dixie Road in Mississauga, Ontario. This hotel is just south of Highway 401 and less than a 1 minute drive from the nearest Highway 401 interchange.
This all suite property offers 224 suites with both smoking and non-smoking accommodations. All units include separate living and bedroom spaces, two televisions with pay-per-view movies and video games, work desks with chairs, queen sized sofa bed, mini-fridges, microwaves, irons and ironing boards, coffee makers, hair dryers, and free wireless Internet. Rooms may be configured with queen or king beds and select suites also include a jacuzzi tub. Free parking is available on site and pets are not allowed at this hotel.
This hotel features an on-site dinner theatre which performs comedies and musicals (tickets may be obtained by contacting the hotel box office). There is also a restaurant on site, the Haida Garden Cafe, which serves breakfast buffets, lunch buffets, and a la carte dinner items. The hours of operation are 6:30am - 10:00pm on weekdays and 7:00am - 10:00pm on weekends.
Recreational facilities at this hotel include a fitness centre, indoor salt water pool, hot tub, and water slide. Other on-site amenities include office and banquet facilities.
This hotel is about 10 minutes away, by car, from the Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ). This hotel also offers free airport shuttle service which operates 24 hours, on demand (arranged through the hotel directly). This hotel also offers park-and-fly services which features 2 weeks of free parking, on site, with a one night stay (either before departure or upon return).
The Toronto Congress Centre (conference and exhibition venue) is about a 12 minute drive from the property, while Mississauga points of interest such as Square One (shopping mall) and Playdium (arcade, batting cages, mini-golf, and go-carts) are both about 15 minutes away by car. Downtown Toronto (Harbourfront, CN Tower, Rogers Centre, and Air Canada Centre) is about a 25 minute drive away (driving time estimates: Google Maps).
Verified by a Front Desk Agent on July 18, 2012: Restaurant hours are 6:30am - 10:00pm on weekdays and 7:00am - 10:00pm on weekends. The airport shuttle runs 24 hours and operates on demand (arranged through the hotel directly). This hotel also offers park-and-fly services which features 2 weeks of free parking, on-site with, a one-night stay (either before departure or upon return).
The GoodThe location of this hotel was frequently described as convenient for accessing nearby amenities (such as restaurants and shopping), the airport (YYZ), and major highways for exploring Toronto area attractions by car.
Many guests found their rooms to be clean and well-maintained. Several reviewers also thought that their rooms and bathrooms were spacious.
The on-site pool and water slide were praised by many guests. Reviewers described the pool area as clean and the pool staff as friendly. Guests, especially families travelling with children, found the pool area to be an added value feature.
Other value added features mentioned by guests included: two televisions in guest rooms, in-room fridges and microwaves, free on-site parking, and reliable wireless Internet access. Several guests thought that this hotel offered good value for the money they spent.
A couple of reviewers also complimented the production value of the on-site dinner theatre, with one guest describing the actors as "amazing".
The Bad
Several guests were disturbed in their rooms by noise. A few reviewers found street traffic noise disruptive, with one guest saying that it was "loud enough to make sleeping impossible". One guest found the in-room air conditioner to be noisy, while another reviewer complained that the housekeepers created loud noise in the halls.
The hotel decor was described, by some guests, as dated. One reviewer said that the furnishings were "definitely from the 80's", while another guest said that the appearance of the hotel, in general, was "getting run down".
Several guests were disappointed by the on-site restaurant, specifically the breakfast and lunch buffets. Reviewers described poor selection and poor food quality.
A few reviewers thought that the staff seemed disinterested. One guest said that, during check-in, the front desk agent "barely smiled", while another reviewer said that the "front desk agents didn't seem to care too much".
Some isolated complaints were also found for this hotel, including: in-room air conditioner was not in working order, the remote for the in-room television was missing, and a dirty cloth was left by housekeeping in the guest room bathroom.
Expedia.ca gave this hotel an average score of 4.0 out of 5.0, with 86% of 80 guests recommending the property.
TripAdvisor.ca ranked this hotel #26 out of 57 properties in Mississauga, based on 126 guest reviews.
Hotels.com gave this property an average score of 4.1 out of 5.0, from 139 reviews.
Verified by a Front Desk Agent on July 18, 2012: The restaurant hours hours are 6:30am - 10:00pm on weekdays and from 7:00am - 10:00pm on weekends. The airport shuttle operates 24 hours, on demand (arranged by contacting the hotel directly). This hotel also offers park-and-fly which features 2 weeks of free parking, on-site, with a one-night stay (either before departure or upon return).
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