Name: Voyageur Motel
Address: 177 Powley Street Thunder Bay,Powley Street, Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay, P7A 2K8, Canada
Rating: 6

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Internet

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Thunder Bay International Airport

Voyageur Motel

Thunder Bay

There are apparently smoking rooms still and the room we had definitely smelled heavily of cigarettes. If this hotel has rooms that don’t smell like smoke it would be a solid 2.5..you get what you pay for. The ashtray smell just caught me off guard and I couldn’t get past it.

Our Room Smelled like an Ashtray.

This motel was terrible!  Bed was  comfortable and clean but the host was very rude. She charged me 25.00  PER DOG pet fee!  When ai complained she  lowered  it to 20$ per dog!    I have NEVER been charged per dog!  The tv was difficult to watch because it was parallel to the bed  not across  from it as is usual.  As a pet  friendly  hotel they ask you to pick up after  your  per but don't  have a single trash can.  The shower  handle came  off in my hand and the magnetic shower  head fell off and hit me in the  head.   Most expensive stay so far out of 4 nights! 

HORRIBLE!

Room was fine for a night. Not dirty. Can’t control heat in the room, have to call front desk to turn it up for you. Pets allowed for a fee. Wifi wasn’t working consistently, kept going out. Art on the walls was interesting. Access room from outside.

It was fine.

Checked online and found not great reviews but the advertised price was $99 which seemed not too crazy for a dump in Thunder Bay. Upon arriving and checking in at the motel office (which reeked of marijuana) and giving all of my information I was given a price of $170 plus tax which would have put the price over $200. I think the owner was seriously high and thought I was some kind of dummy to pay that for something that was obviously a fleabag dump. We moved on and stayed in a suite at the days inn in thunder bay which was a beautiful hotel for $200/night. In short, don't go here, don't support this con man.

Dishonest owner

On our cross country move from Winnipeg to Toronto, my dad and brother - who were driving separately in a U-Haul - stopped at Voyageur Motel to rest for the night. The rest of our family, with my dog, arrived later that evening in our SUV. Upon seeing my dog, immediately, the motel owner and his wife were hostile towards us. I waited with my dog and brothers outside on the stairs while my dad went into reception to book a second, pet-friendly room for the rest of our family. The motel owner berated and yelled at my dad, falsely accusing us of letting my dog into the non-pet-friendly room. He refused to hear my dad, who politely tried to explain that our dog did not enter any room and even offered to pay a higher rate for a second room. The motel owner refused, saying that we could do whatever we wanted in the room we had already booked and paid for but that he would not let us book a second room under any circumstances. We decided to leave it and left for dinner. At around 11:30pm we returned to the motel. My brothers and parents went to sleep and I decided to sleep in the car with my dog. However, I needed the bathroom and it was unsafe to leave my dog out alone as there were several drunk people loitering in the parking lot. I let my dog wait inside the room by the door while I used the bathroom. The moment we stepped in, the motel owner’s wife ran up the stairs and banged the door loudly, yelled at us, demanded we leave, and insulted my dad while he was trying to deescalate the situation. After my dog and I went into our car, the motel owner and his wife went back to the room, and while my brothers and mom were sleeping, his wife kicked the door open, switched on the lights, yelled at them to leave, and continued hurling insults. My dad tried to deescalate, begging for respect, that he would pay to have us accommodated properly, and that by refusing to let us book a second room, the motel owners effectively left us with no choice. Incredibly distressed, we decided to continue on our road trip and drive through the night - putting our lives in grave danger. We have never been so humiliated, disrespected, or traumatized. Even if wrong, no guest should be berated, insulted, and have a door of a room they paid for kicked down. We were drained and scared for our well-being. Luna is my service dog in training, she helps me cope with my anxiety and ADHD. I understand dogs are not welcome everywhere and respect business owners’ wishes. At no point did we ignore or disrespect the motel owners or their rules. We immediately faced hostility and given no chance to explain ourselves.

Disrespectful to Guests

We stayed here last fall and we were very pleased.  Rooms are clean and beds were very comfortable.  Last fall we paid $97.  This past weekend we stayed and we paid $173.  which included $20 for our little dog which we didn't have a problem with but it was cold.  We ended up getting about 4" of snow overnight and the heat was turned off for the night or turned down very low.  Seniors are up and down all night and they need the heat left up for the night.  Even our little dog was cold.  Needless to say we will not stay here again.  I could have stayed elsewhere and it would have been cheaper and we would have had breakfast and coffee in the room.  It was my own fault for not asking the price when booking but never thought it would jump like that.

Expensive and No heat

Don't bother. Rude owners charging way to much for a total dump, Don't believe anything posted about prices. ITs really not even worth calling. Not sure how this place gets even gets one star. All the places around it are better priced and much nicer.

Gross and overpriced

I tried to check in today with my reservation showing a guaranteed rate of $75.  The owner said I had to pay $99.  I showed him my email confirmation at the $75 rate but he said I had to pay the higher rate.  I cancelled my reservation and left.  The city is sold out.  Which is why he is doing this I would assume.  In looking at prior reviews apparently this has happened before.   Shameful way to run a business.

BEWARE

The motel is very nice. The location was great for us coming off the Trans Canada.Our room was very clean and spacious. The bed was super comfortable and the pillows really soft. I lived the big window in the room. Definatly recommend this place to any traveller's.

Highly tecommend

We were only on the property for about 10 minutes and had the worst experience. The lady working in the office was EXTREMELY rude. We had made a reservation on booking.com for $51+ tax and received a confirmation from the motel. We showed up and she had no reservation for us and said the cheapest room was $81+ tax. I showed her the confirmation on my phone and after that she tries to lower it to $61 + tax. I told her I booked online at the original price to make sure I would have somewhere to sleep for the night and hat I wouldn’t pay more than I had it confirmed for. She wouldn’t speak and just kept shaking her head. Anyways, from many reviews on here and on google looks like nobody has enjoyed staying here so don’t waste your time.

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