My buddy and I stayed at the Holiday Inn Express while in Sault Ste. Marie to watch a Greyhounds game. First off if you are going to the game or anything at the Essar Centre this is a great hotel to stay at. From our room we could see across the street into the arena and even saw the scoreboard through the buildings windows. After the game it literally took 4 minutes to get from our seat down the stairs accross the street and into our room. The hotel is also directly accross from the Station Mall although we didn't go there.

Check in was great. We originally booked a room at another hotel but after picking up our Hounds tickets we went accross to check out the rates. Julien at the front desk was fantastic! He was able to secure a good rate and give us info on what to do in the neighbourhood.

The rooms are really nice. The hotel was recently renovated as it used to be a Days Inn so they have put a lot of work into it. The rooms have a new flat screen tv and microwave and mini fridge. The only issue was the elevator. There is only one and it is quite old. Still has the old school black buttons that stick out from the console and one of the panels had fallen while we were there. It wasn't slow though so it wasn't really a problem.

We didn't use the pool but it looks nice with a sauna and weight room adjacent.

Next time I come back to the Soo I will definatily be staying here.