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Box 387, Iqaluit, Nunavut X0A 0H0, Canada
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Discovery Lodge Hotel
Ranked #4 of 5 hotels in Iqaluit
3.5 of 5 stars 12 Reviews
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Ottawa, Canada
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127 reviews 127 reviews
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“Rudimentary, and expensive and noisy”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 June 2011
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First off, let's remember Iqaluit is in the Canadian Arctic, so they have different (and lower) standards here. The Discovery Lodge is a basic hotel in the middle of nowehere. Check-in was perfectly pleasant. To avoid problems at night, you can only get into the hotel proper after 6 pm with a special electronic key. The corridor and room smelled musty, and the room itself was very dark. I slept well until the early hours of the morning when a burglar alarm on a building outside went off. I askd to be moved the next morning and that was handed well, although the problem with the new room was that it as in the middle of a youth group and all you could hear late at night was people chatting loudly. The walls here are very thin. The breakfasts cost about $25 per person and were filling, if not very imaginative. Overall this hotel is OK but I'll be looking to stay elsewhere the next time I visit Iqaluit.

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  • Stayed June 2011, travelled on business
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Brandon, Canada
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48 reviews 48 reviews
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12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
“very tiny”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 February 2011
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nice clean room, extremely small, no closet, restaurant excellent but really pricey

  • Stayed February 2011, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Vaudreuil, Canada
1 review
“Very Comforting”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 June 2010

The staff and everything in general was fantastic. Iqualuit on the whole is expensive and the prices were exepcted. Yet this hotel wa sthe cheapest of them all and offered a free shuttle from the airport. Definately recommend this place to everyone.

Stayed June 2010, travelled with family
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Altus, Oklahoma
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32 helpful votes 32 helpful votes
“Not the best Choice in Town”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 October 2009

Our handling agent set this place up, but we were very disappointed in it. It was extremely over priced. We paid CAD 219, and I would equate it to a Super8 in the USA. Not a good value. They are taking advantage of tourism.

Rooms were clean, but no frills - same with the bathroom. The people at the front desk were not knowledgable, and were slow. The Hotel is out dated and they had to run my CC by hand swipe. Our flight was very early in the morning, but the front desk was not 24hr - they only work for about a 7 hour window - so we had to have our agent check us out after we left. I tried to call the 'on call' number they gave me, but apparently I was not more important than sleep for the person on the other side. I was told to wait until they opened later - not an option for us.

The restaurant did not include breakfast and was way over-priced - meals running upwards of CAD 50 (US$45) - so we did not eat there.

I would recommend the Frobisher Bay Hotel on the hill top - if you must go to this town. The facilities are far better.

  • Stayed June 2009, travelled on business
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Wallingford, CT
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10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
“A nice place to stay in Iqaluit”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 August 2006
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My husband and I had a very pleasant stay at the Discovery Lodge last month. The airport shuttle picked us up promptly, the room (though small) was quite comfortable, the housekeeping staff was pleasant and helpful, and the restaurant was excellent. Best of all, a FREE washer and dryer--a big bonus when you've just returned from a backpacking trip!

  • Stayed July 2006, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Box 387, Iqaluit, Nunavut X0A 0H0, Canada
Price range (per night):* INR6,553 - 8,177

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