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10131 Franklin Avenue, Fort McMurray, Alberta T9H 2K8, Canada
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Podollan Inn & Rez
Ranked #5 of 16 hotels in Fort McMurray
4.0 of 5 stars 10 Reviews
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Vancouver, Canada
Top Contributor
62 reviews 62 reviews
Reviews in 34 cities Reviews in 34 cities
63 helpful votes 63 helpful votes
“Reasonable for Fort Mac”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 July 2010
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The Podollan Inn seems to be a decent enough choice for someone looking for a clean, comfortable place to stay in Fort Mac. I arrived well before the 3 p.m. check in time but had no problems getting into my room with the help of the friendly front desk agent. Though I didn't use it, the front desk gave me a ten dollar voucher for the hotel pub.

The rooms are spacious, with a small kitchenette and seating area. The washroom is quite large, though there is only a walk-in shower with a curtain vs a tub. The hotel provides plenty of toiletries and some free coffee in the room. Underground parking would be especially welcome during the winter.

I had a small hiccup with being overcharged by the hotel and I didn't detect it until a few days later. However, it was taken care of very quickly with one phone call.

  • Stayed June 2010, travelled on business
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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alberta
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Very pleasasnt stay-excellent staff-clean property”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 September 2009
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Very pleasant check in, quick and efficient. The overall property is clean and also the rooms are very clean. Nice layout of the King room I stayed in. What a relief to have a hotel with wireless internet that always worked for me.
Thank you. I will be returning and using Podollan Inns as my choice of hotel.

  • Stayed August 2009, travelled on business
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Kitchener, Canada
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10 reviews 10 reviews
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“Not as bad as previous reviews had lead me to believe”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 June 2009
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I stayed at the Podollan Inn for two nights in late May. The hotel is centrally located near Hwy 63 and the Athabasca River in Fort McMurray. It is not a great looking hotel, but it is consistent with the overall community: this is a northern Canadian working town.
The room was a clean and reasonably decorated with one King bed, desk, sitting area, kitchenette and bathroom. The bed was comfortable. The wireless internet worked fine and the hotel was within walking distance of several restaurants. There was also a fairly decent complimentary continental breakfast served from 5:00am to 9:00am.

In all, the hotel was consistent with the overall nature of the community and my expectations in staying there: the room was clean and quiet, the bed comfortable and the hotel was reasonably located for my business needs.

  • Stayed May 2009, travelled on business
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Red Deer Alberta
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39 helpful votes 39 helpful votes
“STAY SOMEWHERE ELSE... what a dump!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 December 2008
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I'm actually sitting in my room here as I write this, looking around at all of the marks on the walls, the missing paint chips, the stains on the carpet... and I'm wondering why I paid $300.00 a night to stay here? I'd heard some of the other hotels in this town were pretty dumpy, but I've stayed at Sawridge and Radisson with no issues. This place looked very nice in the pictures on the website, but don't let them fool you. Just like every other hotel owned by this group of companies, it is being run into the ground. I've stayed at their hotels all over Alberta and into North East BC, and it's the same everywhere. Very poor management. Seriously, there are big chunks of wall missing in the hall way, stains everywhere in the carpet, chips in the bathtub, the blinds are broken, the phone doesn't work, the internet doesn't work wireless or wired, and even though I requested service this morning, no one has been to my room (it's 10"47pm here right now, so I'm guessing they aren't going to change my sheets today). The other really gross thing is... they advertise about the comfy down duvets on the beds... which normally I would consider a great touch... but these don't even have covers on them! Gross! I'm glad that I brought my sleeping bag, and have cancelled the room for the rest of the week... I'd rather stay at camp, because in all honesty, the service is better and I'm pretty sure it's cleaner.

  • Liked — It does have a heated parkade, which is a really nice touch in this climate.
  • Disliked — Too many things to list. It's a dump, poor management, poor staff, just poor all around. Save your money.
  • Stayed December 2008, travelled on business
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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Fort McMurray
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Do not stay here!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 November 2007
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For the money you pay to stay here, it is absolutely not worth it. The staff here are horrible and unfriendly-especially the housekeeping staff, they don't respect the 'privacy please' signs, you have to get your room key cards reissued everyday because they don't know how to program properly. If you call and ask to speak to a manager, they are never available. Calling and asking for the staff to use unscented products (which isn't an unreasonable demand these days) does absolutely nothing, they're not willing to switch products, even if you have allergies. The rooms are far too hot, and the internet works in periods. It is constantly crashing, and far too slow. I actually can't describe how frustrated and disappointed I am in this hotel.
Find another hotel to stay in, it's definitely not worth the grief they give you here.

  • Liked — Absolutely nothing
  • Stayed September 2007, travelled on business
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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10131 Franklin Avenue, Fort McMurray, Alberta T9H 2K8, Canada
Price range (per night):* INR10,477 - 13,264

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