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5423 - 50th Avenue South, PO Box 482, V0C 1R0 Fort Nelson, Canada

#7 of 8 hotels in Fort Nelson

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 65 hotel reviews

4.4

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    5.3

  • Comfort

    5.6

  • Location

    6.7

  • Facilities

    5.1

  • Staff

    7.0

  • Value for money

    6.1

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  • Reviewed: May 23, 2025

    3.0
    Wouldn’t go again
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Old outdated which is ok but. The bathroom was nasty, old food in the fridge, two box springs and a thin mattress. If I hadn’t had a non refundable rate I would have gone somewhere else. It served its purpose but not a pleasant one.

    Location. Right off the main road

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: August 23, 2024

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Didn't feel safe leaving my bike outside. Was up half the night checking it was still there.

    I liked that my bike didn't get stolen like I thought it would

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: May 15, 2024

    5.0
    Overnight in Fort Nelson
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    When we arrived we were told we did not have rooms due to plumbing issue ??? Mgr rang around to find somewhere for us - thankyou. We still only paid price of our original booking as the mgr paid the difference in $$. Very kind of him xx

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: October 19, 2023

    3.0
    Convenient, good price, pleasant staff, lack of towels/soap/in-room coffee, bathroom needs cleaning
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    I arrived late and went out for dinner. I noticed there were no bath towels, no hand soap and the bathtub had a line of black mold along it. They only provided a bath mat and 2 hand towels. The coffee maker was just used to heat hot water, there were no filters or a pouch of coffee, just a packet of powder to put into the hot water. I may have been able to ask the desk man for towels and soap but it was late and I just went right to bed after dinner, He was helpful when I checked in. However I don't think I should have to do that, they should be provided automatically by the hotel. Fortunately I did not need to use use the shower or bath. Other than that the hotel is old but clean and well appointed for the most part, with the exception of the bathtub.

    Spacious room, old but comfortable furniture, wifi/tv worked great. Great price.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: October 4, 2023

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Horrid smell in my room #106 just awful - never have had this experience before.

    Whenever passing thru - we stay at the Shannon - it's a great, older motel - always clean and well attended.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: September 9, 2023

    3.0
    Cheap but very poorly maintained - disappointing for Canada.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Kitchenette Suite
    • Stayed 1 night

    Cleanlinees is very poor. Dried blood on the headboard. Tufts of hair wafting out from under the bed. Accumulated dust under the chair (moved for better access to plug socket). Splashed food on the wall. Cooker ring foil underguards are caked with previous spilt food and provides unpleasant smells when using the ring. Drawer linings are dirty so any clean items placed in couldn't be trusted. No plug for the sink - used a poor fitting plug from the bath. Curtain rails don't move properly and curtains in the bedroom are too small for the window. Putting soiled paper in an open bin rather than down the loo is something I expect from Central and South America, not Canada! We paid extra for the kitchenette but ended up using most of our own camping equipment in preference.

    Wifi is good. Bed is comfortable. Shower is good - lots of hot water. Facilities provided are OK and as expected but the cleanliness is extremely poor.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: September 8, 2023

    3.0
    Hope for a more customer centric approach
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Had to pay even if I asked cancellation 1 day earlier

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: January 31, 2023

    5.0
    Cannot complain that much since I paid 60$ for a night.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Dirty toilet bowl, coffee machine still had used filter, very odd to open a cabinet and see the water heater in. Decor is meh.

    very cheap, convenient. Has sofa, parking, tv, coffee machine. It’s close to everything.

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: August 13, 2025

    1.0
    Sketchy and dirty
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Kitchenette Suite
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Room was in a brown torn up building complex being main building. People out smoking pot all hours of the night. Water didn't work. Guests upstairs were building and moving furniture all night. Ac didn't work, lights kept flickering on and off. Bed sheets had dirt under the comforters. Horrid lighting at night and limited parking. Host was not pleasant. TV didn't work. Terrible experience, place should be shut down.

    Nothing.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: May 9, 2025

    1.0
    Very Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Kitchenette Suite
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Although the room was quite large, it was old, shabby, dark & poorly lit One kitchen chair was stained.and unusable Stove was old, in poor condition & difficult to use Microwave could not be used while other appliances were being used. Bedroom cramped Hot water took a long time to come on and was then only luke warm. Bathroom basin was rusted. We arrived just before 3pm check in. At 3:10pm, the office was still unattended, so we rang the bell by the door but nobody responded, so we went for a walk around town and came back around 30 minutes later. The office was still unattended, so we rang the bell again twice before someone came to open up. In summary, we would not recommend staying there as the description online does not match the property's quality, which is quite poor.

    Comfortable beds.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: February 8, 2025

    1.0
    We booked our room and when we got there and noticed us our door bell ring
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Kitchenette Suite
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We we’ll never go back to this place never shitty service

    We knocked for like 20 mins and rang the doorbell and nobody answered so we had to go look for another place to stay

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: January 30, 2025

    1.0
    The room was disgusting. It smelt heavily like cigarettes. The floor was dirty, there was hair in the sink, nothing in t
    • Family with young children
    • Kitchenette Suite
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Fast forward to yesterday, the room was disgusting. It smelt heavily like cigarettes. The floor was dirty, there was hair in the sink, nothing in this room felt clean. It felt hard to breathe. It was also 82 degrees in the room with no ability to lower the thermostat. There was a window AC, but it didn’t cool down the room below 80 degrees in the hour we were there. Traveling with my infant son, we were put in a “non-smoking room” which we didn’t feel safe in. We vacated to a nearby hotel and had to shower right away because the short time we were in this hotel we smelt like we rolled in an ashtray. Not worth the money.

    Stayed here three years ago, and it was a cheaper accommodation while traveling to Alaska. It was worth the money 3 years ago.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: December 2, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Inexpensive place to stay and a place to plug the car block heater in along the Alaska highway.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: February 28, 2024

    7.0
    It wasn’t expensive and the beds were comfortable. Good to get a rest and be on my way
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Smell from the bathroom

    Cost

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: January 11, 2024

    8.0
    Cheap and quiet
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Old and shabby, but not dirty or dangerous. Very familiar to anybody who has stayed in budget accomodations in the north.

    Staff was far more responsive than at the pricier hotels in town. I got a free bump up to a kitchenette room. The place was clean, warm, and quiet.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: October 21, 2023

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    It was an ok stay for the price.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: October 11, 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Too much light coming through curtains and windows.

    Comfy bed. Good AC.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: September 25, 2023

    6.0
    It met my needs for a good price.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Looked dingy outside.

    More than just a bed.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: September 2, 2023

    8.0
    Very comfortable, good value.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    No breakfast. Coffee maker, but no coffee. Office was always locked; the guy at the desk was only available if you called him on your phone.

    Good internet. Spacious room with couch and coffee table, good t.v.. A window that opens! New laminate flooring. Bathroom walls newly wood-paneled, bathtub newly tiled. Quiet bathroom fan (no jet engine roar). Park right in front of room. Door opens with old-fashioned key (haven't seen one of those in years!) All in all, very comfortable, especially for the price.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: September 2, 2023

    7.0
    Overall very good.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    A little noisy due to closeness to busy road.

    Lots of room and clean. Location right in highway was a little noisy. Very convenient to eating and shopping.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: August 22, 2023

    1.0
    Very Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    This place looks like a location to hide from the authorities. It is extremely run down and has kind of a third world vibe The floor in the room had soft spots, and the toilet was canted at an angle. There was a sign in the bathroom to put used toilet paper in the waste basket, as putting it in the toilet would cause problems with the septic/sewer. The only time I have seen something similar was in the Middle East. There weren't any pillowcases on the pillows, and the sheets looked questionable. I'm not sure how this motel has a three-star rating, as one star would be more accurate.

    The wifi was better than I expected. The internet at a hotel down the street was much worse.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: August 12, 2023

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I couldn't get the AirCon to start. Not sure if it was the outlet or the AirCon though.

    It was cheap and clean. The guys were nice. Neighbors stayed quiet as rules politely asked. Thanks!

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: August 3, 2023

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Kitchenette Suite
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The facilities can be improved.

    The location and the staff were excellent.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: July 29, 2023

    1.0
    review
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Kitchenette Suite
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It was really not clean. I do not recommend this motel. It is worth paying more to get a descent room.

    the staff

    Stayed in July 2023

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