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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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Salty’s Beach House, Penticton, B.C.

Well, it pays to return to an establishment and be totally WOWED when you enter. We had not been here for about a year and after entering the door – Don says they moved the entrance. First wow here. Perfect.

Entering into the restaurant you absolutely stop short and stare. They have completely renovated the main floor (after buying out the restaurant that was next door) and expanded the entire service. You cannot believe your eyes. It is super clean, bright, still has that intimacy feeling when you sit down at your table. Last year they revamped the patio area and I thought that was great. The servers now have a new ‘uniform’ and they look spectacular. They really know how to put it all together.

When our server came over I ordered (what else) the Bahama Breeze Pizza, threatening them should they ever remove it from their menu. Don has heard me brag about this pizza for years and he also ordered one. To go with my pizza, I ordered a glass of Pinot Gris and Don ordered his usual O’Douls. OMG!!!!!!! This is soooooooooooooooooo delicious. Can you guess I really like this?  Neeley Brimer, General Manager here, also agreed it would NEVER come off the menu. She said they have tried other types of pizza to at least come close to this and they haven’t yet been able to master it.

Also, I have tried to convince Neeley and her people to start a Salty’s in Sidney, B.C. They would be a sure winner there as well. Let me see….’Salty’s in Sidney’, Salty’s 2 Beach House’… I’ll keep trying, trust me.

In a word….run, don’t walk to see, eat, drink and thoroughly enjoy this fabulous restaurant. You will not be sorry.

 

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