While being transferred to GP, we had to wait for our furniture to arrive. So we booked a stay at the Sandman in Grande Prairie.

We had an executive Queen room, which was spacious, with a kitchenette, sitting / living room and seperate bedroom.

The room was clean and very nice. The only drawback was it was located directly above the laundry room. The heat generated downstairs by the commercial washers and dryers was intense to say the least. The temperature in our room was almost 35C by midafternoon.

The air conditioner had died prior to our arrival, so the front desk switched us to a different room.

All in all, it was a good stay. The room was reasonably priced, clean, well furnished and the room layout was very appealing.

It was not a perfect trip, but the staff corrected every bump in the road once it was brought to their attention.

Corporate rates are available, don't forget to ask the Front Desk Manager as she can give better deals than the clerks.

An average hotel, little older. This city is booming, there may be newer, nicer places.

Upon checking in, the front desk staff said we were booked for the next weekend. This was their error. Fortunately they had a spare room and upgraded us.

When we got to the room is reeked of smoke. A call downstairs told us that we had orginally booked a smoking room. Again, their mistake. They offered to have housekeeping ozone the room.

We left for dinner and the room was better smelling on our return.

That night it was very noisy outside when the next door bar left out. A bit of an interupted sleep.

I would have to say that the staff screwed up our booking but made every effort to correct it. While things weren't 100%, I would give them another try as they were so accomodating. Their customer service made the difference.

I had a king room, which gets called a jr suite, on the top (4th) floor. It had a fridge and microwave. The bathtub is a bit small, but that was my only concern there. The room is papered in brown; there's a mirrored closet as you first enter.

On the main floor, there's a pool and whirlpool, with a smallish fitness centre - but adequate for me - open until 10pm. I used the computer in the free business centre daily.

The Denny's restaurant attached had standard prices but disappointing service (it only had a few customers but several inattentive servers; you'd think your section was closed). Onsite, there's also a lounge with smoking. There's also an earls restaurant in the parking lot and a Wendy's across the street. I'd definitely return to this hotel.