Hello, we're a family of four who stayed at Super 8 Gloucester in Langley over the weeked of September 16-18, 2011, driving up from Seattle.

The main cast:

Wife and I (we're 41 years old), daughter 11, son 9, and our dog (a Schipperke, a small-medium sized breed).

We rolled in around 11p.m. Friday night to find they didn't have a reservation for us (fault the credit card system, not the hotel). Initially feeling silly, they showed the way to their computers (graciously, no side-ways looks), and after verifying online that our card wasn't charged, we made our first-ever reservation for a hotel, after having arrived at said hotel.

The room:

As a guy, I look for essentials: 4 walls and a cieling, microwave, fridge, cable TV. Yes to the above. As a woman, wifey looks for everything: Iron & ironing board, coffee maker with coffee packets, lots of toilet (2 spools + an extra roll) and tissue paper (must be a girl thing), and enough of those miniature soaps and little shampoo thingies to trip my wife (and daughter's) internal circuitry to make them realize, "Yes! I'm in a hotel!" Another yes to all the above.

The Pool

Pool with slide = Kid Nirvana. The kids ate it up. Some adults ate it up. I was in the sauna. There were even towels there, waiting for us. 'Nuff said.

Breakfast

Two waffle makers, apparently limitness muffins, coffee (reg/decaf), juices, milk, apples, oranges, hard-boiled eggs while watching CNN = Daddy Nirvana. (the staff wasn't fussy about the 9 a.m. deadline, though we didn't abuse it too much)

Sleep Quality and Cleanliness I rate 10 out of 10, since (guy perspective) we noticed nothing unclean, nothing amiss (sleeping with wifey has a way of insuring high sleep quality anyway). This is throughout--for example, when a party left one of the tables during breakfast time, someone got out there and cleaned it pronto, ready for another party to arrive and have a seat.

The Supporting Cast:

The manager is Jas, and his staff deserve all the "helpful/friendly"--type adjectives I can muster. To ask (in our case, towels and those things that my wife looks for (see above) was to receive, by a smiling housekeeper. Even being reminded of the time (pool closes at 11p.m.) was done with a smile, ha ha (and not a moment too soon--I was dying to get back up into my room).

Being 20 minutes outside Vancouver forces a can't-be-helped "average" score on location, and who cares? We were there to look around (the essence of being a tourist), boxed checked.

When in the Vancouver area, we now have a regular place to stay.

We stayed her while visiting family in Aldergrove. Traveling with us were our 4 and 6 year olds. They loved the pool with the water slide. There is also a shallow area for the small kids. The breakfast was also GREAT with the kids. There were cold and warm options and the breakfast bar was always fully stocked. The rooms were clean, nothing too special. The location is a little out of the way. It is a few minutes drive to the area of Aldergrove with restaurants, stores, etc. It is very close to the Vancouver Zoo. However, I would not recommend staying here if you are planning on spending the majority of your time in downtown Vancouver. It is much too far of a drive! You will end up spending half of your time communting back and forth. However, if you are visiting with family or friends in Aldergrove, this is a great place to stay. When returning to Aldergrove we would definitley consider this hotel again.

Nice new hotel, with a pool, hit tub and waterside; standard hotel quality. Breakfast was good with a few types of cereal and make your own waffles.

I love how the less you pay the more free stuff you get - free breakfast, free internet, free coffee and tea all day, pool and water slide. The hotel is very clean, and the employees are great. Also, great location!