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Delta Burnaby Convention and Casino Centre

We had the occasion to stay in this Hotel for a couple of nights as our youngest granddaughter was graduating high school. When we entered the lobby, it is huge and the ceiling are forever high but at the same time, is welcoming.

The young lady who checked us in was amazing in her attitude and professional manner. Checking in was a breeze. Go to the elevator and once inside, you must use your room key to continue. This is a great security feature.

We arrive at the room and, oh no, it did smell smoky. These rooms are non-smoking but let’s continue on. We left to go to a dance concert our granddaughter was in and, when we returned, the smell was still there. I did call down to the front desk and enquire about the odor and she offered to change our room at that time. We declined and said we would see.

In the morning the smell appeared to be even stronger. We went for breakfast and then called for our car via the Valet service. Now, here is young man with a smile that lights up the room. He was there when we came home the night before and now, again, this morning. As we were getting into the car, my husband spotted the Manager and then called me over. We explained the smell and they immediately proceeded to change our room. The attitude and manner in which this staff handle any situation, is award winning to say the least.

We continued on for the big day ahead and, when we came back to the Hotel, we were given a new room to go to. Here the smell was so fresh and pleasant, we finally figured the mystery out.

Although the rooms are all smoke-free, when the staff go on a coffee/smoke break, they return and the smoke residue transfers off to everything they touch and, if they are in the room for any length of time, it lingers. They should be washing their hands for sure before touching pillows, etc.

This is one Hotel who really do care about their visitors and their comfort levels. Would we ever return? Absolutely should the need ever arise again.

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Delta Grand Okanagan Hotel

Well this is one review I hate making because with a little ‘pick me up’ it just might be grand once again. It is old and very tired.

Our room was the barest of the bare. In that I mean they had a miniscule bottle each of shampoo, conditioner and lotion. That was it. No mending kit (which I needed), no frills and the towels….I did not need to remove the skin off my old body to show that I was alive. They were dreadful. However to be fair…Don said he like a rough towel. So there you go.

Now to the room itself. One chair (do hotels not know that usually two people to a room? ) and this bugs me. If you wish to watch the television – one sits in almost comfort (hard as nails) and the other is a desk chair. Hurray! Then, of course, you might opt to try and sit on the bed to watch the television.

The sheets are so starched and stiff that every time you move a foot or try to turn over, you rustle and wake up. Crackling linens are not a fashion statement. In fact, there was so much starch in the linens I thought they had bed bugs as I was itching all over. I did check in the morning just to be sure. I have been through that scenario once before in Europe but that is another story.

This hotel is about 20 old and the steam heat they used then is not conducive to a proper night’s sleep. It sounded like a freight train coming through the room every ten minutes . Loud, annoying and just not right. Don even tried to turn it completely off.

When we checked in we were given options for parking: valet or public. When we chose the valet, the comment was good choice as the valet parking is safer. Now that makes me think we really picked a good hotel and this area of the City was ‘safe’.

I think they need to ‘freshen’ this room up and make their clients feel welcome and wanting to return. I am not one of them. They only have to make it nice…nothing elaborate just nice.

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