The hotel in general was alright. Nothing too special or fancy. There was a good restaurant at the base called Bin 4. What makes this hotel not great is that from the time that we were there (3 nights), 4 car windows were smashed and broken into including our own car. There was nothing in the vehicle. It seemed just to happen for the purpose of breaking something. The worst part is the day if we had to do a 7 hour drive home taking the ferry and the Coquihalla. The hotel says there is 24/7 security and people at the hotel which just doesn’t make sense for so many vehicles being broken into. Of course the hotel isn’t ‘responsible’. May not be the place you want to stay and certainly don’t leave anything in your car.
Basically this is an old ”summer beach” motel that was renovated to make it hip, maybe they should have invested a bit more to soundproof the rooms and update the bathrooms/plumbing. We were kept up at night with the folks above us walking around and watching TV. In the early morning, we had our side neighbor's kids providing us with an unsolicited wake-up call. Neither one of them were being particular loud, it's just that the walls are ”thin”. It is a cool place to stay, beds are comfy, the decor is great, staff are fantastic, the free bike rentals along with the laundry facilities for guests to use are awesome and appreciated. However, we found it to be somewhat overpriced and Ruby's, although delicious, was also overpriced.
Wir haben uns für dieses Hotel aufgrund des Preises, der Lage und der kostenlosen Parkplätze entschieden. Obwohl die vorherigen Bewertungen teilweise nicht gut waren. Bei unserer Ankunft waren wir angenehm überrascht - der Eingangsbereich ist sehr einladend. Der Empfang war äußerst freundlich, wir haben einige Tipps erhalten, die sich als sehr wertvoll erwiesen haben. Das Zimmer war modern, nur etwas klein. Dafür gab es einen Balkon mit Blick auf den leeren Pool. Besonders positiv zu erwähnen ist das Bad. Alles sehr modern, beheizter Spiegel und eine ebenerdige Dusche. Mit dem Auto sind es übrigens nur ein paar Minuten ins Zentrum.
I'll start with the good..... free parking, hot water, power shower, daily fresh towels & coffee, iron & ironing board, good staff, microwave, kettle, Keurig, fridge. Our room was OK. However, there is no elevator. The bed creaked every time you moved, the springs were noisy & when one rolled over, the other followed suit, you both rolled together it needs a new mattress & base. The pillows were lumpy and had no substance to them even when you used two. The curtains were threadbare & paint peeling off the walls. No safe in the room. Storage & hangers are minimal. Black grout in between the tiles on the floor (needs a scrub with some grout cleaner). This doesn’t mean it wasn't cleaned as there was no hair in the sink or bath from previous occupants that we saw room was cleaned daily with fresh towels. The sink was not in the bathroom but in the bedroom. Pool & sauna.....pool was warm, but it needs a clean - there were live bugs in the pool we were in it approximately 10 minutes before we got out as we were grosses out, you could not see the bottom it was cloudy. The saunas are separate, one male & one female with change room facilities we didn't use them we also didn't use the fitness room. Access to the pool/sauna/fitness room, you have to go outside, walk the path , and then re-enter the building. The on-site dining....The Loft great staff with good pub food salt n pepper pork bites were very the kitchen staff worked very hard. Live music most nights but not disturbed by it. The Coachman, we had 1 breakfast there, and it wasn't great. Apparently, the chef was Grumpy that day .... maybe that's why it wasn't great? Waitress was great. All in all staff, were great, shower was powerful & hot, bed was not comfy we won't stay here again when we visit next.