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Hotel Review of the Sandman Suites Hotel Guildford
Jan 10, 2011
I stayed here for a week in January and I had my regular expectations of what a hotel should provide me, but this place exceeded my expectations. Its an all suite hotel with separate bedroom from living rom/kitchen. It really feels like a nice one bedroom condo more then a hotel and the front desk feels like your personal assistant. The rooms are large, clean and have a pleasant view. There are large windows that open up and let a lot of light in. There is also a good sized balcony. We stayed here for a week and spent a lot of time in the room. Usually a hotel room feels like a dark crammed place that you cant wait to get out of. This place really felt like home, you could do your own cooking, there was a nice electric fireplace, THERE WAS LAUNDRY IN THE SUITE which really surprised me, and a secure gated underground parkade. The area is alright, everything you need is there including every imaginable fast food chain (I gained 10 lbs because of this), the 2nd biggest mall in BC is only a block away. and its on a main street close to the freeway for ease of access to wherever you want to go. The hotel has a Moxies for eating at and a roof top patio that i would imagine to be nice in the summer.

A few things worth noting that impressed me:

-Free wireless is standard, but the business center let me use the internet and print a bunch of stuff off for free, i printed about 20 pages for free, not that I am overly impressed with saving $5 but its those little things that add up and make me feel relaxed, and not like someone's got their hand in my front pocket grabbing for cash, although the staff here are very easy on the eyes so maybe i wouldn't have mind that lolz.
-Free newspapers of all kinds every day.
-Very kind staff, everyone working here was in a great mood and very friendly and helpful.
-The service at moxies was beyond what i would expect, we had a special request and the chef came out personally to ensure he got the orders right. The waiting staff were extra friendly and everyone at the entire place seemed very social.
-continental breakfast was more like coffee and muffins but the coffee was fresh and the atmosphere was very nice.
-landscaping of the property was beautiful, the plants, shrubs and bushes has added a beautiful scent to the fresh BC air.

Negatives: North Surrey has some rift raft, although no rift raft came near the hotel, and they had a very secure building (i never worried about my vehicle), Surrey IS Surrey and you didn't have to drive more then about 2 minutes to find drugged out wacko types doing odd things.
-Also further down the street at some of the Tim Horton's and Pizza places there's groups of immigrants that were looking and acting like tuff guys, I found that intimidating even though they didn't say or do anything to me, I really didn't like having to be around that, which wasn't a big deal because after I got my coffee I just drank it in my vehicle anyways.

All in all I would stay here again in a heartbeat (If I had a worthy reason to be in Surrey again lol) This hotel isn't the Venetian Las Vegas by any means, I don't think it even has a pool, but if you want to rent a suite in Surrey for a very reasonable rate, then look no further my friend!!!!


Hotel Review of the Sandman Suites Hotel Guildford
Sep 21, 2010
okay, where to begin... myself and 8 co workers stayed here for between 8 months and a year.. The beds were very comfortable, the rooms spacious, and I loved having my own kitchen and laundry. However, the staff was not always very welcoming to a group that spent well over $100,000.00 there and had the rooms full every single night. The lower floors are in desperate need of new carpet and furniture, but the upper floors are still quite decent. Having Moxie's downstairs is a bonus, despite their high prices. The staff, the food, and the drink there were all above standard. Parking is a pain and you have to get there early to get a decent spot, but thankfully the guest portion of the parkade is secured behind a gate that only opens with a key card. Location wise, well, that depends. You are close to shopping and transit, and only two blocks to the freeway, however, in rush hour, the two blocks to the freeway takes 45 minutes. You are not near the skytrain so getting into Vancouver means either drive or shell out big bucks for a taxi. All of the conveniences are near by as far as shopping goes, but you want to get there before dark, or have your own car, which will probably get broken into while you shop. That is to be expected in a metropolitan area, but my biggest beef was with the front desk staff, the managers in particular. They seemed unmoved by the fact that we were very regular, very high paying customers... not that that entitles us to anything, but you would think they would at least seem thankful for the business. Instead they act as if they were doing us a favor letting us stay there. After several months and thousands of dollars spent, they still refused to move me to a higher floor. I had to sneak up a level at a time by sweet talking the night staff... I would stay here again but only because of the corporate discount I receive and only if I was to be there long enough to make use of the kitchen and laundry. If here for a short stay, try the Sheraton or the Ramada... The Sheraton is nicer, the Ramada cheaper, and with much nicer beds.

Hotel Review of the Sandman Suites Hotel Guildford
Sept 2, 2010
Nice clean place to stay, but parking is a PAIN! Also, staff at the hotel restaurant, Moxie's, are somewhat rude. Hotel was a little out of the way, thought it was closer to Surrey. Getting in and out of the hotel parking lot took time since it is located on a street that you could not cross. The hotel did not have morning breakfast or room service until 10:00am. The hotel was clean and very comfortable.

 

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Sandman Suites Hotel Guildford
10608 151A St
Surrey BC
V3R 1J8