If I had to guess, I would say that this hotel does not typically accomodate tourists. On one of our many adventures exploring the great province of Alberta, and at about 11 pm atfer a day full of driving around, we decided to start thinking about staying at a hotel after no luck finding a camping spot.
We were a couple kms outside of Fox Creek when the driver (AKA my BF) decided to call it a night. We arrived in town to the strip of hotels/warehouses/shops/stores that greats those arriving to town. Call us a bit prissy, but having worked for the BW chain in my past I know what standards that most hotel chains like this are held to, so I feel much more comfortable staying in a chain. With my previous history with BW, I chose this hotel.
It is judging by the number of 'rig rocket' (and by number I man they were ALL rig rockets) that I determine that maybe they are not so much for the tourist type. The check in process was fine (at $200.00/night...EEEEEKKKKK!!!), and the room was very nice and felt very new and clean. Here are the things that I was not overly pleased about;
1- $200.00+ room rate at 1130pm (but who are we kidding, we's in Oil Country baby...)
2- Being placed right outside the elevator (again 1130pm: max 20 vehicles in the parking lot; cant imagine the hotel is in a sold out state and this is the only room left in the entire hotel).
3- The climat could not be controlled; so the AC ran all night (not a fan of AC)
4- An amazing shower head (one of those big rain kinda type ones) but absolutely no water pressure (so the amazing shower head was no more than a weak trickle once it reached me).
5- Breakfast was OK, but I guess we came down during the staff breakfast, and I grew extremely frustrated/impatient waiting for a turn to get food while the staff took their time while socializing. I left after one yogurt and a few peices of ham because I could not even get in to make myself some toast.
The next time we randomly end up in Fox Creek, I think we will give one of the many other chain hotels a try instead. read more