Was out here on business and had to stay in a local hotel. There really aren't too many choices in Melfort, SK.

When you see the hotel on the outside it seems to be ok. However upon entry into the lobby you quickly see that things are quite out dated. Very 80s. Not that that is a bad thing however you can definitely see the wear and tear.

Check in was smooth with no problems. Cheery front desk lady who took all my necessary information and confirmed my room with 2 double beds.

She originally assigned me to room 115 but when I got down there the ice machine and vending machine were infront of the door. It was pretty noisy. Walked back and asked for another room. Was given room 129. During my walk on the first floor, the strong smell of cigarette smoke was prevalent. I am a non smoker so this bugged me a lot. I could see that smoking rooms and non smoking rooms were mixed all together in the same section of the hotel.

The hallway carpets are stained and musty. Pink and dark aqua seem to be the color scheme in the hall ways.

Room 129 that I stayed in seems to be a converted smoking room into a non smoking room. The ceiling in the washroom shows condensation droplets that are dark yellow. Hairs were stuck in this yellow substance as well. Again, carpet was stained and musty in the room. Washroom was dirty. Mold on the shower curtain and other ppl's hair are around the sink. The pop corn ceiling is a yellowish color (evident of past smoking).

I had to go out and get a bottle of Febreeze to spray the room down every day.

No central air so if you are a light sleeper you may want to bring ear plugs since the AC wall unit is a little loud.

My co worker who stayed in the hotel got a 'business room' on the 2nd floor and he told me it was day and night compared to what he got before (he stayed on the 1st floor before).

Note: there is no elevator to the 2nd floor

Will I be staying here again? Yes, I have another business trip out here and have asked for a business room on the 2nd floor this time. Again, there aren't many choices in this town other than a local motel.

FYI - there is no Tim Horton's or Starbuck's around for the dedicated coffee/beverage drinkers.

Breakfast - just down the street is Smitty's. Standard breakfast fare with no complaints.

Dinner - just down the street is Little Venice. Very busy. Everyone in town goes there to eat. I think it's the only larger restaurant besides Smitty's.