Avoid at all cost. The room was absolutely filthy. Stains all over the blankets, walls and floor…read more Funky odour. Flies buzzing around the room. It looked and smelled like the room had never been cleaned before. When I went to get a refund, the guy at the front desk kept swearing at me and said 'it's a motel, what do you expect?!' I dunno, a clean room? Bare minimum? Seriously, look somewhere else. Anywhere else.

Smelled kind of bad. TV didn't work. Shower didn't drain properly. Room was a little small…read more Blankets were kinda gross. But nobody broke into our car and it was cheap! Door looked like it had been broken into. But we knew what we were paying for and we left happy!

It isn't very often that I experience anything even closely approximating good luck, so I'm…read moreparticularly thankful that the usual tide of misery that governs the ebb and flow of my days suddenly reached slack at a propitious moment. After an awful day on the road, I arrived at Nipigon dog-eared, late, and keen to get some kip. That bad luck of mine first led me to the Town and Country Inn. An establishment that I later discovered to be as reputable a source of accommodation as is standing in a septic field holding a tarp over your head. I followed my instinct to leave, and drove across the highway to the Timberwolf Inn. I don't know why things worked out for me this time so superlatively, as my usual course of luck should have found me me in a ditch with stab wounds. It didn't, and I'm grateful. Of course, trying to judge an establishment's pedigree at night is next to impossible, so in my sleep-deprived state, I entered the Timberwolf's entrance, and hoped for the best. Low-and-behold, what did I see? Evidence of a very recent and very thorough upgrade. The place was spotless, and fully modernized. I almost wept when I entered my room, as it was exquisite. Everywhere I looked, my eyes were greeted with perfection. Everything in the room was modern, and tastefully decorated. I slept like royalty in these magnificent surroundings, and thanked my lucky stars that for first time in my life, a decision that I made didn't turn into putrid nightmare. What a treasure of a place, and after having slept in a fair number of hotels/motels on this trip across Canada, the Timberwolf Inn was right at the top of the list. I can state unhesitatingly that I'd happily stay there again.

This place looks like a typical motel from the highway. We walked in and it smelled CLEAN. The…read morerooms are well thought out with tables on BOTH side of the bed and places to plug in all the tech. It was a pleasant surprise. And the room coffee was great - another welcome surprise.

This place is a winner - either for stop over or for a destination in itself. The rooms have been…read morerecently refurbished and are super clean and comfy but what really sparkles is the restaurant. We knew Chef Todd (the owner) from his days at the 12B restaurant and had high expectations for the food. He delivered. We had breakfast of the pulled pork and the creamiest of creamy eggs benny. For dinner, he whipped us up duck breast with yam with some kind of amazing jus. The prices are reasonable and the atmosphere's super funk. We're definitely going back.

On a subsequent visit I did dine in the restaurant, the food was pretty good! The owner is an…read moreinteresting dude, we had a chat about entrepreneurship in a small town and his plans for the place. The food is definitely not small-town plain. I had a turkey sandwich, properly roasted turkey, not turkeyloaf. It came on fresh-baked herb and seed bread with nice mixed greens, melted smoked gouda and cranberries.

If you read no further, then go elsewhere if just because of how overpriced this is for a motel…read more While outdated is fine if you're paying $80 a night, $150 in the middle of nowhere, a tiny tv and paint to try to hide the old dirty diaper smell is just gouging. The place was empty but we were given the only room that had a giant patch of ice right outside the door that I nearly bailed on after arriving later in the evening. As soon as I walked in the door with a grungy old key with the plastic room number tag broken, I ripped the sleeve of my sweater on a nail that was sticking out of the door jamb as I came in. I had to hammer it in with a hanger! The sink, toilet and bathroom are updated and I guess that's why the owners think the price is warranted. The rest of the place just makes you feel really dirty and unclean. There were random hairs in the bedding so we opted to bring in our own to lay over top. Not sure how frequently the beds even get cleaned. It looks like a minimum amount of paint and 'updates' were done to call this renovated. You can tell these used to be smoking rooms but because all of the old furniture and tacky wall panelling wasn't ever replaced, you can still smell the smoke. If we hadn't been driving for 12 hours and it wasn't -45, we would never stay here. I'd say you're better off sleeping in the car or driving a little further to Marathon to have better options.

Good Motel for Nothern Ontario. Side story- My buddies and I got stuck here on our party tour of…read moreOntario (we weren't stopping in Northern Ontario- going straight through), cause my friend's dad's Car transmisson dropped out of the late 80s chrysler we were driving. I wasn't about to spend 3 days here, but for a night as a stop off it ain't bad. Sort of like a 1960s cottage on the lake. To note, no wireless, no pool, no gym. It is clean though. You can walk down to the beach it is about 3 km. The girl working the desk said it was 10km- seems her ability to judge distance is not that developed. You can pull right up to the door. There appear to be another three motels in town. Schreiber is another option to stop but not as big. I paid 80 bucks with no reservation on a Monday. An hour after I got there they put up the No Vacancy.

Great location, good hotel, brand new owners in 2017, a lot of upward potential here…read more Very clean and neat rooms, no air conditioning, but you really don't need it. Clean and neat bedding, clean and neat towels. Super friendly hosts and hostesses who really took care of us. Had a good talk with the owner, they also have a teeny tiny little restaurant, and they're going to be bumping that up over the coming years. A very good variety of books in every room, plus a nice little lending library in the main office. Lots of beautiful flowers and plants out front, could use better lighting off the main highway to show you that you're there, but I'm sure they will address that soon. So this is a "4" rating with every possible likelihood that it'll be even better in the future.

Second time we stayed here travelling through Ontario. Motel was clean and yard was nicely…read moregroomed. A young couple - Asian girl & Canadian husband are recent new owners for about a year or so . Clean motel and nice to park right in front of your room. I wish the 2 beds are not double size but rather queen . It's a clean place but simple. Our coffee was a single brew but did not work well. But there's not a lot of stop places out here on the road so we are thankful we can stay here for cheap.

I just think the Holiday Inn has reset their standard to actually accommodate and serve the…read morecustomers needs. They treat you like you mean something to them and they don't nickel and dime you to death like super corporate box with a bathroom bring your own toilet paper or they'll be a fee type hotels. They care and they know your money spent needs to be honoured. Clean, comfy, pool and hot tub (something that usually gets filled and cemented) and the pool is open till 10pm! Member perks are amazing, shrinking but still enough to say members have privileges! Like 2pm checkout! You do have to stay twice as many times to get a free nights stay but it's more than a box with a bed and water closet. I feel at home here. I even bought all the linen, comforters and pillows from the Sault Ste Marie hotel at cost because I had the best nights sleep and wanted that at home too! Make your money mean something again. Stay here and be the king and queen you are!

Clean, friendly staff, pet friendly hotel and comes with free breakfast, what more can you ask.read more