We had a "Happily Ever After" event for 50 at our home on October 4th. It was held outside…read morehowever, due to covid. And I am so pleased with how easy everything was that we rented for our event! Based on their excellent website, I had a good idea of what we would need...a soundsystem for our music, a cordless microphone because it's hard to hear outside, a raised square platform for two people to stand on, a bouncehouse for the kiddos (bonus they had a castle shaped one for our Happily Ever After theme!), a dozen wooden benches to put on the riverside deck for seating, and chalkboard arrow signs showing the way. It only took 10 minutes in person, plus a deposit to get it all reserved. They called closer to my event to remind & assure that all was on schedule. They arrived with their professional truck 2 days before my event and delivered it all, showing me how everything worked. The written instructions for the boucehouse were helpful and it was easy-peezy to put it up (it also came with it's own tarp, stakes, and large cushiony cube to enter it easily). The helpful delivery guys gave me a quick tutorial on the soundsystem...that also was easy-peezy come showtime. (We just made a pandora playlist and played it through a cellphone, another person made a Spotify list and that was used after) The written instructions in the cordless microphone case made that process just as seamless (people could hear us just fine, even being able to speak over the music--hello karaoke later!) The benches were lovely to use during the ceremony, then transitioned easily to our eating tables, and then later around the firepit. All the rental prices were extremely reasonable and it just couldn't have been any easier. All we had to do was make sure the bouncehouse stayed dry! After our event, we left everything stacked safely in our driveway right next to the house, and they came and picked it up while we were at the airport seeing family off. Talk about convenient! If I ever have need to rent anything again, they're going to be my first call. Their website is extremely handy to see what they have! Thank you so much for making our special day that much more special. We couldn't have done it without you =)

From the owner: We're Your Total Event Specialists At Celebrate Event & Party Rentals, every event is a big event…read more Whether it's a 1,000 person Fund Raiser or backyard wedding reception, Celebrate is dedicated to providing everything you need, anywhere you need it. From tents to linens, for Wedding Receptions, Community Affairs, Fund-raisers, Corporate Events, Dinners or Birthday Parties, we care about making your event special and stress-free. With outstanding customer service - we handle it all!

This place is just full of surprises…read more We got a room on the top floor facing the main street. There's The Good: -Spacious rooms -Plenty of parking -Onsite restaurant and coffee shop -Decently sized indoor pool + hot tub -Their gym is something else. For a hotel gym, this is quite top tier. Only Vegas casino gyms can beat it out. The Not Good: -Location isn't great as it's more in the industrial area of Cranbrook

Everything about this hotel was great. Staff was very accommodating. I got a nice quiet room, clean…read morespacious. (sidenote they have TVs in the bathroom) They have a café and two restaurants. Pool and hot tub. An amazing 10 out of 10 gym that I was very impressed by. In fact, it's an athletic club that I think is open to members in the community. That's OK. It was big spacious. I had lots of equipment so to me it made sense. Only complaint it's on the edge of a commercial industry part of Cranbrook and an edge of what would be you're more rural wildlife. There are train tracks behind the hotel. We didn't hear the train but I think we felt the train. And outside the pool it's a disgusting abandoned train, but maybe that just goes with the theme of Cranbrook.

My husband, mother, and I had a family wedding to attend near Cranbrook a couple of weeks ago and…read moreneeded to book a hotel room for one night in Cranbrook. We didn't need anything fancy, and I picked the Days Inn as it was a central location and a good price at $135 + tax. The room was exactly as advertised, and clean. The queen sized beds were comfortable, and I loved the thick, fluffy pillows. However, the room had no air conditioning and it was so hot that we had trouble sleeping. There was what I thought was air conditioning, but it turned out just to be air noisily blowing out of a vent every 15 minutes or so. At 2 am I opened up the balcony door and within minutes the room cooled down to a comfortable temperature. The other negative about Days Inn were the lights from the pool below shining into our room. The hotel pool closes at 9pm, and all night they light up the area with very bright lights. Our room was facing the inner court yard and pool, and despite being on the third floor, the light seeped through the edges of the curtains. Due to the bright lights and lack of air conditioning, I was prepared to give the hotel two stars -- none of us had a restful sleep. However, they offer a free breakfast buffet of eggs, bacon, sausages, hash browns, toast, cereal, muffins, juice, and coffee. While the breakfast wasn't fantastic, it was more than decent, and FREE -- it was a pretty impressive free breakfast. So at $135 for a room and three breakfasts, Days Inn was excellent value. Also, check out was at 11am, however, we had a few hours until our ride could pick us up and take us to the wedding venue. We asked the front desk staff if they could keep our luggage for us while we went to sightsee, and they agreed. I don't think it's a service they regularly provide guests, so it was much appreciated. Overall a decent hotel and great value, but I would caution against staying in a room facing the pool and courtyard if you are sensitive to light. [Yelp collections: Cranbrook; Hotels]

So disappointed!! Stayed here about 10 years ago and was a fantastic hotel. It has gone downhill…read morebig time. Zero AC in our room. We complained, front desk did come up (it's a basic up/down home thermostat, no actual air conditioner) played with it to pretend they did something. Told us to call front desk again if it didn't come down they would move us. Of course no one answered after that. It was late so we just decided to Open the window fully which unfortunately opened onto Main Street with traffic all night, and smokers down below. Temp stayed at 23celcius. Unfortunately I read the Yelp Reviews too late and learned of this no AC problem happening to many other customers. On top of that, the entire air system is connected to a restaurant on the main floor. If you are allergic or sensitive to smells you're in for a treat of curry pumped thru the air system as well as being hit with it the minute you walk in the front doors. On top of front desk staff who did come up to our room initially, personal hygiene was quite offensive to my odour sensitivities. I would never recommend this hotel!! How to improve?? Change everything I wrote about but know that won't happen so better just stay away people. I read some reviews of customers raving about the Free Breakfast! Trust me, it is Nothing out of the norm and have had plenty of lovelier breakfasts at other hotels. Room was comfortably clean, but detail cleaning in the bathroom could have been better.

If I could rate this company a zero, I would. We met with Heather a few months back, and decided…read morenot to use her company for a number of reasons. We did not get a good feel from her, she spoke to us like we were 2, the way she talked to (her?) kid was very similar; condescending and annoyed. We really didn't feel like we were anything but a pay check to her. This is fine, its a big business, but marriage is for life and both my fiancé and I had hoped in getting married in a small town as opposed to Calgary we would skirt the capitalistic nature of this. But we didn't. It was in fact worse. The store is a mish mash of what looks to be recycled dollar store items at 1000% mark up, thrown together designs from about 15 different styles... We weren't sure this was because of variety for brides, but the focus was all over the place with not much being too relevant to getting married. We did do a mini consultation, and were met with a lot of hesitation and vague answers about Andies questions about a wedding at the hill. We could not have felt more tiny at the suggestions there were other beautiful places in town to get married. Don't we get what we want? She did not say no, she was just vague and that set off a ton of alarms. We were staying in town for a week at one of the hotels on the hill, (nice but a little dated,) and we were in town for dinner at Kimberley's 'platzl' district the Stonefire Pizza, and we ran into her partner. He was intoxicated beyond all sense, and was like a ticking time bomb. Literally like he was about to lash out and attack us. This is crazy, and I feel ridiculous writing this, but we are in Kimberley again, and drove by this store only to see police out front of the Alpine Wedding and Events store, clearly trying to stop her enraged partner from entering. It was really a bad experience the first time we approached her and after seeing this debacle outside my (now wife) and I could not go on without at least putting out a warning to those who might be caught up in the spell of a wedding too, to think twice or use one of the other sort of local wedding planners in the kootenays.

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This venue is one of the best in Canada. I've been touring for many years and have a special…read morekinship for a venue where the sound is incredible and the owners care a LOT about you and your show and your career progress. They take a few bucks off the top but go around town and promote your show as much as possible in Creston and surrounding areas. When you go there it has a great cozy listening room feel, with couches and the place is retro but in a good way. This isn't a dining establishment but they have a great pizza place at the bottom of the street and they don't mind if you bring food in. It's a great place to check out great touring bands and locals. Hopefully this place stays open forever. I'd be forever saddened if it ever closed.

This museum is fabulous…read more They have several cars from train sets on the tracks outside. A lot of these have been brought back to its original or as close as possible condition just using grant money, I understand, as it becomes available from the provincial government. One set of cars has now been named a "National Heritage" set and it is hoped a couple of other trains or the Royal Alex building receive that status soon as well. It then might make it easier for the museum to receive federal funding on a regular basis as most other museums do. Every time I go through the tour, I notice something different, something special. The staff do a good job in keeping them dustless for our benefit and the trains benefit and in protecting the cars as the tours go through. Guided tours through the cars are possible and are very interesting for the high school, adult range. The Museum is currently fundraising to finish off the rail shed and a miniature railroad (that was donated from Granville Island) set in the basement that all age kids would enjoy. The local HO club has also been trying to finish their display so as to have several miniature trains run along tracks in settings similar to around the southeast BC. One major item on their wish list I understand, is the funds to be able to construct a temperature-controlled, weather-controlled shed extending over all the cars and engines to fully keep all weather from deteriorating them any further - a very costly item. Once these trains are rusted through and can't be further restored, they are lost to our future as there aren't any other of these cars left. The Royal Alexandra is a beautiful hall with as many of the original parts as possible. She's now available for renting out for special occasions such as weddings, birthdays, meetings, etc. I've had several functions in here from AGMs, Christmas parties, dance, violin, and singing recitals, masquerade party, plus other activities. It's special to look at the detailing in the roof and columns. Downstairs at the shed is a quilt about different items about Cranbrook's past. There are also many pictures taken showing the birth, growth, people, activities, all around the Cranbrook-Fort Steel area that are very interesting to read about and view.

From the outside I would never have guessed how beautiful this place is. Fabulous restorations, the…read moreCity has put a lot of money into this facility I am guessing, because it's really detailed and immaculate in quality. If you are into trains, this would be a highlight.

Abayance Bay used to be a secretly PERFECT venue for music. But since bringing in the out of state…read more"Outriders" group for booking the experience at Abayance (as well as most venues where the Outriders work) have DRASTICALLY gone down hill. The final straw is a new parking system that requires ticket holders to dish out another $30 on top of the ticket for parking. Ontop of that, the new lot is located a half mile from the venue and requires a shuttle. In years past, a huge lot out front provided a perfect place for close access for kids & pets, but now is reduced to a for-profit scheme forcing patrons to pay extra for PARKING. Throw in a few California $16 PBRS and you'd be better off seeing that band at Happys. Another beautiful Montana experience trashed by the outriders...

This could be a great venue but the concert was WAY OVER SOLD!!!! Instead of enjoying the Red Clay…read moreStrays I had to walk over 2 miles in dust that covered my feet because there wasn't adequate parking. I stood in line for the few Porta potties, drink line and food lines. I got about 15 minutes to actually enjoy the main event. Getting to you car after the event was dangerous there was NO traffic safety - I witnessed a man getting run over by a trailer at the top of the hill. If you're thinking of doing Albayance Bay DON'T!!!! This was the worst time I have ever had.

Nice place to stay with walking paths near the lake. Staff was very welcoming too. Comfortable room…read moreand an easy to get to location.

Very unique and difficult! Extremely worth the stop, but make sure you keep a positive attitude…read moreand not get frustrated. Beautifully decorated and challenging!!! Lots of fun!!! P.S. keep the trash talking to a minimum because you might get stung!!!! (But all in the name of fun!)