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Reviews of Marland Motel

2 out of 5
Marland Motel
7156 Thunder Bay St., Powell River, BC

Reviews

6.0
Rating 10 - Excellent. 19 out of 99 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 99 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 27 out of 99 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 21 out of 99 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 19 out of 99 reviews" "

6.6/10

Cleanliness

6.8/10

Staff & service

5.2/10

Amenities

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Adam

Liked: Amenities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jenny

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I am sorry that my phone is not working while I'm in Canada, and the office at the Marland is not open. There is a faded note with phone number to call upon arrival. The office has posted signs regarding the COVID pandemic to wear mask and to call rather than an open office. I felt a bit desperate because my phone doesnt work, so I tried knocking and I walked around the office to see if I could find anyone home. It looks unlived in and unkempt. No one was there. THere is a resident in one or two of the rooms. I innerrupted one of them and they were generous, and said they would call the office people for me and "they will be right up". As I waited for a short time, 10 or 15 minutes, I began to feel uncomfortable about the combination of a dirty office with messages that apear old, no one on site office not attended as the expedia site advertisment says, residents living there but apears to be no guests, I felt a vibe that said I would not feel comfortable sleeping and staying there. And so I left, knowing I can not get refund. I felt better as soon as I drove away. I went to tourist visitor site in Powell River and was directed to a safe, clean and quiet place for same price I paid for Marland.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Jenny on 21 Oct 2023
Dear Client, We had tried to contact you many times in various ways but couldn't reach you. Since the Covid pandemic, many companies have changed their business methods, including us that may cause inconvenience to the clients. We apologize for what happened and we will try our best to do better.

6/10 Okay

Brian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Needed to be cleaned and updated. Lot of little things needed attention. I was a maintenance supervisor for a large hotel in Victoria and know what is exceptable and what is not.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

James

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good value for the price. No problems. Clean.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Steven

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Rob

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
You get what you park for. Reasonable space for the price but still felt a bit over priced.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Dawn

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

ray

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Leah

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rooms we very dated. Like 1979 stained flower couchs. Most bed matresses are min 20 years old, my friends room had origal bed spreads from the 70s,all furnature was stained old sagging and dirty, even the $2 rubber bath mat was atlest 15 years old stained yellow cracked with age and full of black mould..the sponge provided to clean ur dishes was horrrific, old musty and again doller store cheap crap. I paid extra for the family suite. 179.00 then she chargrd me $10 each extra person there was 4 of us and and $12 per night per dog x3 totaling close to 300 per night. This was absoluty not worth it. Not even close to that amount. Sadly we booked 2 weeks in advance and all other hotels we sold out leaving us trapped to stay here. Please.read the reviews and choose wisely. Wish i could attach photos.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Mark

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Decent enough place. The lady who runs thr joint was super nice. But it needs some love. Also needs AC. Holy bajeebus. Either sweat your butt off with the windows closed, or keep em open and smell the weed the downstairs customers are smoking.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Guy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Manager Jenny was great and friendly
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Robert

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Marginal accommodation.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness
The kitchen was nice to have although not equipped very well. Upon checkin I informed them that we would not be staying all 3 nights. I understood we could not cancel the 3 night but was not expecting to be charged the pet fee for the night we were not there. The staff were friendly but often not available
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Malissa

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Was happy to find a place last minute to rest our heads
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Susan

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Jenny is lovely but the place is dirty, the fan is noisy, no paper towels or Kleenex but there are 2 bath towels. We just need a place to sleep and keep our food cold. This place fits the bill but we are only here for 12 hours. Expensive for what you get.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sheri

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean, friendly, no frills motel. Glad places like this exist. Just needed a place to sleep comfortably without breaking the bank. Very satisfied.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Todd

Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

David

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
For only a small amount more you can have much higher quality finish and amenities in this area. Had a nice big property which was good for our dogs.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

Laura

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Booked 2 months in advance, 2 queen bed room at $75 per night. When we arrived we received a room with a double and a twin at $125 per night. Very disappointing to spend an extra $100 for the 2 nights we stayed. If I had know the price was going to be more we would have stayed somewhere else. We’ve stayed at this motel 3 years ago and it’s gotten quite rundown, at least the room we had was.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Jenny on 13 Jun 2023
Dear guest, regarding your comment, first of all, we don’t have any room rate at 75 and we don’t have queen bed rooms either. I don’t know what room you exactly booked. The room you received at 125 is with 2 double bed.

2/10 Terrible

Miguel

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The place is old and run out; the bathroom door have a huge hole. I have to use my tools to fix the table that was failing apart. The main door to the street has only one of the privacy locks and none of the pictures on EXPEDIA reflect the real property. I decide to leave the first day and I call the manager at 8 AM (Check out is at 11 am) I was told That i have to pay for the whole stay (12 days). I asked for a copy of the Motel Policies and the Manager was just making up rules on the spot (By the way, if you dont clean up the place after you leave is a $50 Dollar penalty). I asked for help to EXPEDIA and the person I spoke agree with the Manager, even the only rule for cancelation apply to a no Show Guest. I was told that I was being given a break and I have to pay or stay 48 Hours but beacuse it was Monday I already got charge the night (even still hours away for the check out of the 1st night) So the choice was to stay or pay 72 hours or pay the 12 dyas, Also the Manager already charge the whole stay the first day, no pending but charge to the credit card. A few more things about the room. No coffee maker machine, not hair dryer; everytime I use the hot water I was afeaid the pipes will explote as they make so loud noise. The bedding smell musky and even the towels are old. I asked for a rag for the kitchen and I got one full of hair and smell bad , I had to buy supplies from the store to make the stay bearable. I was surplrise of the lack of help from Expedia,
Stayed 12 nights in May 2023
Response from Jenny on 31 May 2023
Hello Guest, In response to your comments, we would like to clarify some points. You booked a room for 12 days on Expedia, two day after check-in you requested an early check-out due to a sudden change of your work location arranged by your company. Regarding the early cancellation policy, Expedia's service team has explained to you clearly. And with your consent, we have refunded the corresponding room charges right away.Regarding the cleaning for the kitchen, the room you booked is a kitchen suite. The dishes and kitchen utensils used by the guests must be cleaned by themselves. Otherwise, we will charge an additional cleaning fee. This reminder is posted on the wall of the kitchen in all rooms and this is a policy of our motel as well. Thanks.

8/10 Good

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The price is right for a quick stop. If staying for longer than 1 night, bring your own pillows. I can do a maximum of 1 night on a flat pillow. The room was clean, but dated. Screens for the back windows would be appreciated. A coffee pot (1 instant coffee packet was provided) would also be nice. Jenny was friendly and accommodating.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

calogero

the place was clean and they try hard with the place but it needs to be update and a face lift is needed.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

2/10 Terrible

Ankush

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very worst staff bakwas hotel
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Doug

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Definitely not as bad as other reviewers say. Sure it’s dated but everything worked and it was clean.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

P

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The lady who checked us in was very friendly and brought us extra towels etc because we are a family of 4. We had a late check in at 10pm too. The room was good and clean considering it's the cheapest place to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Angela

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was what I wanted. A low cost motel. That was clean, warm. And we had good service. I was very happily with our one night stay
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jasmeet

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

4/10 Poor

Marie Josee

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Kevin

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

Diane

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
place was locked up & very shabby & rundown. We didn't stay
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place to stay , Staff was very helpfull .
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

James

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was not clean and had a weird smell
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

George

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

2/10 Terrible

Tysha

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is an extremely derelict motel that is not only filthy and horribly disgusting on the inside, the outside is piled with trash and piles of old metal pieces, broken glass and the lot. Only the owner Jenny runs it who pretends to not know English when it suits her. Just gross. We tried to sort it out with her but she doesn’t care and also, suddenly could not understand English. I am also contacting Expedia to remove this property from their site. Unbelievably horrible. On. Every. Level.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Jenny on 25 Jun 2022
I did not ignore you, I simply did not change your initial reservation made through Expedia, which is against their policy. You are now full of spite because you found the room was too big too expensive, and I didn't give in to your demands to change to a small kitchenette as I told you all our small kitchettes were full in 10 days.

2/10 Terrible

jessica

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

4/10 Poor

Susan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not so pet friendly
It was fine but the motel advertises as pet friendly and somehow we ended up in a room that was not pet friendly and had to make the dog sleep in the car.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from Jenny on 9 Nov 2021
Not all rooms allow pets because some guests have allergies, if you have pets , please inform the hotel honestly. Thanks.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good for what we needed
Our room was fine. It had enough room for our family of 5 to sleep comfortably. Its furnishings are outdated and the kitchen cabinets were old and worn but all in all it did the job. Parking was right outside the front door which was nice. We only stayed one night as we passed thru.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

4/10 Poor

Ed

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beds were comfortable. One set of towels for three days. Small tv. No air conditioning Temp. 30 C, only a fan. no comp. coffee.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The WiFi was terrible, no hair dryer, no iron, no exhaust fan in the bathroom. The exhaust fan in the kitchen withdraw the smoke from the stove and recycle it back to the room (not to outside)
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
In need of upgrading. Large hot water tank in the bathroom has a pipe that i walked into. $50 charge if you leave dishes in the sink. Paper thin towels.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very run down - towels were clean. Place to sleep
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The unit I rented was not clean. Old soap in the bathroom, Shower stall soap ledges caked with old soap and shampoo. cupboards dirty, no dish cloths or towels for the kitchen.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Cristina

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021