For the second year in a row I stayed here as part of a conference group because its location is close to the facility where we were meeting. During the academic year it serves as a student residence and during the off-season it plays host to travelers and people needing long-term stays.

The place used to be some sort of hotel (a Comfort Inn, perhaps?) in another life, but years of student residents have taken their toll on the place. Carpets are stained, beds are lumpy, furnishings are chipped and scratched, bathrooms are dingy and decrepit. My sink leaked, the heating/ac unit was falling apart and the TV had to be replaced (the remote did not work either). I found hair on a number of different surfaces-- blech!!!

For the price our group paid I would have rather spent more money to stay at the Holiday Inn Express across the street. Even if I were working or studying at Centennial College I would rather drive to stay at an actual hotel than pay for 'convenience... more