Like many others, I was just looking for a bed for the night while doing some climbing. I googled 'Grande Cache Hotels' and checked into the first one that popped up.

I arrived expecting some small town motel, with perhaps a coffee shop, so-so cleanliness, modest rooms and maybe cable TV if I was lucky.

I checked in and headed up to my room and was delightfully surprised. The room had two queen beds, and the view overlooked a park behind the hotel instead of gazing up at the mountains. I tossed my pack in the corner and sat down on the bed to take my boots off. I sank into the feather duvet, and couldn't resist laying back and relaxing for a few moments. The beds are the best I've ever come across, and the feather duvets are a delightful touch of luxury. While the exterior of the hotel is kind of out-dated, the rooms were clean and quiet, and in good condition. Had a good late supper and slept like a log. The only flaw on the whole stay was not getting our wakeup call the next morning - the night lady was just about to go off shift and seemed more interested in going out for a smoke than taking care of her customers.

The day staff are excellent. Ask for Lisa or Jean Boudreau, the manager/chef. Restaurant servers are relaxed, small-town friendly, and very helpful, and even the maids seemed content. Breakfast at the coffee shop (opens early!) was good, and the waitress was pleasant.

We did a ten-hour hike then dragged ourselves back to the hotel. After a day on mountain trails, there's nothing like a hot shower, followed by a good restaurant meal. The hotel coffee shop closes early but the bar serves full-course meals, and the manager, who happens to be the chef, is proud to display some of his culinary awards when you walk in. The food was excellent, with a quite unexpected cosmopolitan menu and some extraordinary touches. And the cost was right - I got a great, full course meal for $25.00.

I've been at the Grande Cache Hotel twice so far, both times in the summer of 2009, and I'm going back up there this weekend to take a group of ten people to do some climbing. Needless to say, we're all staying at the GC Hotel.

Peter McClure

I had to travel up to Grande Cache with my son for one of his gigs and just picked a hotel that was closest. I wasn't excepting much and was pleasantly surprised. The decor was very rustic and fit right in with the surrounding mountains. The beds, however, were the best I have ever slept in including my own!! It was a very enjoyable stay and really wish that I could have stayed more then one night.

Well the rooms are dark and not as up to date as the Best Western, the location, and staff make this hotel my families first and only choice when we are in town.

We return year after year - because of the staff.

very quiet,very clean,redoing rooms now being done,stayed in a remodeled room,was very nice, there is a pub on premises that also serves very good food,restaurant is good as well,you have anice view of the rocky mountains, trail rides,river rafting has a speed boat race the very fast boats many things to do and price is right