Best Western Strathmore Inn

Check in was quick, friendly & eazy. Breakfast was fantastic. I stay at many hotels and with covid-19 I was getting tired of bagged breakfast. It was nice to have a hot breakfast. I stayed on Halloween night and it was nice and quiet to sleep. I will make this place my place to stop. less

Rooms are tired. Bed was covered with two thin sheets and the very thin sad blanket you could imagine. No comforter, not thick blanket. Bed was lumpy from use, so I suspect old. Bathroom so tiny and dim. The door of the bathroom actually stopped right in front of toilet so you had to sit crooked! Bathroom so small if you did want to close the door you had to brush against the toilet,, : (. But it was clean and it had a microwave and fridge and coffee maker that all worked nicely. nice to have outside access for the pet room. I also wonder do people with pets always get the old dingy rooms? less

I travel for business, often in the area. Normally I stay in Calgary, this time as I was travelling East after meeting in Calgary I decided to stay in Strathmore. An excellent idea. The hotel is placed on the main road but back far enough so it is easy to access yet far enough back there is little street noise. The parking is expansive. It shares a lot with many amenities so you can walk to get anything you might want to have in the room or go out for a bite (nice to be able to walk after a day of driving rather than have to drive again for food). Staff was extremely thorough and courteous, the best I have ever experienced. And in a pandemic it is nice to be out of a major centre, the hotel is close enough to use to make meeting in Calgary without undue challenge and it also avoids morning and evening rush hour traffic. less

The reasons for choosing the Best Western Strathmore were that it met three important criteria: 1) Not in Calgary - a potential COVID-19 hotspot during our stay, 2) Pet Friendly, and 3) mid-priced. While not brand new, and dominated by earth toned everything, the room was clean and comfortable enough and the beds were fine also. Among the positives were that the room was among the more spacious that we'd had during our 7-day road journey from Southern Ontario to BC. The room included a small desktop and adjustable workstation chair was an upholstered sitting chair. We had our take-out dinner on the table using the workstation chair and an Ottoman for seating. The room temperature is controlled via a wall thermostat (thank goodness is becoming increasingly common) and there is ample counter space in the bathroom. As seems to be consistent from Northern Ontario and Westward the mini-fridge seem quite capacious. This is certainly different compared to the places I normally stay for business travel (mostly major chains in the US). The television is a modern narrow bezel flat-screen with HD cable, it is a bit on the smaller side compared with most we had during our trip. As is common with mid-priced hotels, there is but a single night stand between the two queen beds. One nicety was the availability of table height AC and USB charging outlets. Check in was efficient and the attendant seemed quite friendly during the 5-minutes (max) that we interacted. We were given our room keys and told to reach it by going back outside, and not to use the interior hallway. We had a room on ground level with an exterior door on the East side of the building. We were also given a couple of forms to fill out to select our bagged breakfast and told to bring them back by 10PM. Regrettably, we surrendered to the comfort of the room and never returned the forms so no breakfast for us in the morning. A couple of generic 'default' breakfasts on hand would have been nice. On the more mediocre side were that our door didn't actually fit flush. If you refer to the photos you'll see the light coming in through a gap near the bottom of the door. The door seemed warped, like someone had slammed it against something jamming the base of the door at some point. The vista out the window and door is the back of the strip mall across the parking lot, not exactly a holiday view. Finally, going back to the title of the review, the evening we were at the Best Western Strathmore, the lot was filled with commercial vehicles from vans and pick-ups to large vacuum trucks. While the vehicles themselves were not problematic, many of the all male operators had congregated outside a few doors to enjoy each other's company and have a few pops. Still not a problem. Unfortunately, some of the 'boys' were a bit forward with their invitation to my young adult daughter to join them. Nothing rude, but she was discomfited. I mention this only as information should a testosterone heavy environment be a potential consideration. (The local RCMP detachment is right across the street so I doubt it ever really gets rowdy, plus its proximity might be a reason for those with expensive commercial equipment to choose the the Best Western.) In summary, the room was comfortable enough. The grounds are definitely industrial-ish and I would accept staying here again. I would also, however, evaluate alternatives. less

I was expecting more from a Best Western hotel, but the room was adequate. The pillows were not great but they seldom are in a hotel room. Our room was on the second floor and there was no elevator. The temperature was too warm - the suite we had was not designed well. the bathroom was not central and the air conditioner was also not central which didn't give sufficient privacy or temperature control. There was an adequate bagged breakfast because of Covid- nothing great. less