May 3, 2011
We checked in a 9 pm, the room we were first given had dirty bed sheets and
toilet, the second room had dirty bed sheets. The lone staffer on duty spent a
good deal of time just trying to find a room with clean sheets. We were given a
loft suite on the top floor (after 90 minutes since checking in), although not
all of the bed clothing was clean, we accepted that the bed sheets were clean
and settled in for the night, only to find out that a mechanical sound from the
roof ran continuously all night. Needless to say neither my wife or I had a much
sleep. Although the front desk acknowledged that we did not have a good
experience, the only offer was to not charge us for parking. I must give cudos
to the staff member in her efforts to find us an acceptable room, but I am
disappointed that the hotel has yet to contact us. We have travelled to many
parts of the world, including third world countries and have never had this kind
of experience.
Reviews of the Huntingdon Hotel Victoria
May 2, 2011
I didn't like much about this hotel. For one thing when I booked through
Booking.com. I thought I was getting it 2 nights for 154. When I checked out I
was charged 91 for each night, 28 dollars more than I planned. Then all the
pluses. 15 for each night of parking, 15 extra each night for my little dog....
Reviews of the Huntingdon Hotel Victoria
Apr 7, 2011
Well I thought this would be a nice classic hotel in downtown Victoria and
classic is right. I will start off with the Positives, the front desk area is
pretty nice and the underground parking is wonderful. However this place needs a
renovations, the elevator stinks and makes really bad noises and honestly scary.
People roam the hallways (I assume they rent rooms long term here). There is
faded old wall paper on the walls, the appliances in the kitchenette look like
they are from the 70s. The fan in the bathroom sounds like a jet engine. There
is absolutely no sound barrier between the rooms, the shower next door woke me
up at 6 in the morning. The plumbing is horribly loud. The tv is an old CRT
widescreen with a faded picture and just looks like crap, the mattress was
nothing fancy and the "lounge" chairs felt like they had all the padding
squeezed out of them. The table chairs had stains on them. I won't be staying
here again.
Reviews of the Huntingdon Hotel Victoria
Mar 20, 2011
Stayed here for 1 night and got a great deal on a standard room ($56CAD+tax). I
knew going in what to expect: really old rooms and good location. And you know
what? That's really it. Don't stay here for anything else.
Staff are odd. The girl at check-in was quick to warn me of the hotel's anti
smoking policy/fees. That's standard - but then what's with all the ashes in my
bathtub? Lol.. she also told me she was having a bad day (pet peeve of mine when
hotel receptionists tell me that they're having a bad day). The room was hideous
as I expected, but who cares for $56? However, those beds are so hard! A couple
of drinks at the bar with friends helped that though. Bed was clean.
All in all... this is your basic crash pad. It's only worth it if you get a
GREAT deal and need to be in the harbor for cheap. Talking about my stay later
on, staff informed me that this used to be a Ramada and that the lady that runs
this place (Rita?) is fierce and keeps them on edge. Makes sense.
Reviews of the Huntingdon Hotel Victoria
March 7, 2011
Quiet, comfortable and clean. Comfortable bed with nice pillows. The room I was
in appeared to have been renovated recently. Good value close to the Inner
Harbour and downtown. Friendly and helpful staff. Very reasonable seasonal rate.
No complaints.
The restaurant didn't appear to be too promising so I didn't try it.
Reviews of the Huntingdon Hotel Victoria
January 20, 2011
the staff was excellent.
because we have a little dog it felt as if we were relegated to the most
undesirable room. in addition we had to pay the same as a regular room and also
a pet fee. if people with pets are put in the least desirable rooms there should
be a discount.
Reviews of the Huntingdon Hotel Victoria
Jan 13, 2011
My family has gone to Victoria many times. Each time we try to stay at a
different hotel to get an idea of what each one offers. Unfortunately, the
Huntingdon doesn't offer much except for a good location.
We stayed in one of the rooms equipped with a kitchen. Usually when you book a
room with a kitchen it's because you're expecting to use it. And you would think
that would be a shared idea between the hotel and the occupant. But no, in order
to use the kitchen that you specifically ordered the room for, you have to pay
an extra charge for them to open the kitchen (which is just unlocking some
cupboards and, I assume, turning on the gas). To make it worse we weren't even
informed about the charge until we checked in and were asked if we wanted access
to the kitchen. Also, no utensils are provided in the room. They have a coffee
machine with coffee/tea but nothing to stir in the powdered cream/sugar (that
they do provide).
On top of that we had to repeatedly request housekeeping to leave extra towels
instead of the one set they would leave. I've never had to do that before.
And don't even try to go to the Gatsby restaurant. The couple nights that we
tried to go, there was only one waiter and the wait was 45 minutes or more. That
is unacceptable.
Just stay away from this place. Everything is overpriced and the whole place has
an air of shabbiness that we should have figured out from the peeling paint on
the building when we first arrived (that the pretty pictures on the website
don't show).
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