OUR RATING: NOT WORTH IT

To say that we were not impressed with the Tonquin Motor Inn in Jasper National Park is an understatement. At $180 a night, it was a complete rip-off!

The parking lot was absolute chaos and despite the fact that parking was supposed to be included in the price of our room, we weren’t able to use the parking space in front of our room because the staff were using it for a garbage area. We ended up parking on the far side of the hotel.

Our room was on the third floor overlooking the parking lot, there weren’t any elevators or ramps, so we ended up lugging our stuff up three flights of stairs. We stopped to talk to an elderly couple who also had a lot to say about the hotel. They were upset about being placed on the third floor. They felt that the staff should have taken their age into consideration, and they were very disappointed with the lack of service.

The rooms themselves were oddly laid out. I don’t think I’ve ever stayed in a room with such inconveniently placed electrical outlets. The main outlet behind the computer desk was a mess of wires and plugs. We counted up to eight plugs and decided not to use that outlet. The only other option for outlets was behind the air conditioning unit, which we had to move out of the way.

The swimming pool also wasn’t very inviting. Little Caleb took one look at it and said, “That pool looks yucky.”

The sad thing about most hotels in western Canada is that they totally take advantage of visitors to the area by asking for unbelievable rates. We have enjoyed traveling in Canada, but the next time we’re out this way, we’ll bring our camping gear along.