OverviewLocated just east of the Trans-Canada Highway and a 7-minute drive from Drummondville's city centre, the Comfort Inn Drummondville is geared towards car travellers who require an overnight stay in a relatively economical hotel close to highway access.
This hotel has 59 air-conditioned guest rooms, all of which offer one king or two queen beds, free Wi-Fi, cable TV, a coffeemaker, a desk, a hair dryer, and an iron and ironing board. Microwaves and mini-fridges are available upon request.
The hotel offers copy and fax services, free parking and a free continental breakfast. Pets are permitted for a fee of $25 per stay, and the hotel is not wheelchair accessible.
Nearby restaurants include Boston Pizza and Restaurant Normandin (both within a 3 minute walk), and shopping is available at Promenades Drummondville (roughly an 8-minute walk southeast of the hotel). Hopital Sainte-Croix is about 9 minutes away by car, while Trois-Rivieres Airport (YRQ) is a 55-minute drive northward. (All distances and travel time estimates: Google Maps)
Verified with a front desk agent on December 15, 2012: Free Wi-Fi, free parking, pets permitted for $25 per stay, and not wheelchair accessible.
The GoodGuest reviews used for this analysis showed a positive response to the hotel's location, rooms, and staff.
Many reviewers were pleased with the hotel's location. They described it as having easy access on and off Highway 20, and as being close to 24-hour gas stations, restaurants, grocery stores and Walmart. This property was recommended by these reviewers to future travellers along the Trans-Canada Highway needing a place to stay.
The hotel's rooms were a source of many compliments by guests. They were described as clean, spacious and quiet, with comfortable beds. It should be noted however, that while most found their rooms to be quiet, there were some complaints about noise transfer from adjacent rooms and the heating/cooling units.
Several lodgers praised the staff at this hotel. They characterized them as welcoming, accommodating, knowledgable and efficient. It was also mentioned by an english-speaking guest that the front desk staff were bilingual.
The Bad
Negative reviews found for this analysis mentioned cigarette odours and the included breakfast.
There were some complaints of cigarette odours by guests at this hotel. Even though these reviewers were not in designated smoking rooms, they reported strong cigarette odours specifically on the 2nd floor, in their rooms, and throughout the hallways.
The breakfast area was deemed quite small by several patrons. Most guests who complained mentioned they ended up taking their breakfasts back to their rooms to eat because of the lack of seating. It was also reported by a few that the breakfast had a limited selection.
Booking.com guest reviews rated the hotel 8.1 out of 10 from 47 reviews.
TripAdvisor.com guest reviews ranked the hotel #5 out of 7 Drummondville hotels from 16 reviews.
Expedia.ca guest reviews rated the hotel 4.2 out of 5 with a 100% recommendation rate from 13 reviews.
Verified with a front desk agent on December 15, 2012: Free Wi-Fi, free parking, pets permitted for $25 per stay, and not wheelchair accessible.
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Analyzed by Erin H.
Erin loves to travel, and considers it her personal mission to help fellow travellers get the inside scoop, both good and bad, on Canadian Hotels.
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