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Akai Motel: Traveler Reviews

1717 Mountain Avenue, Canmore, Alberta T1W 2W1, Canada
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Akai Motel
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8 reviews 8 reviews
4 hotel reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“I have seen this place”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed April 21, 2012 via mobile

I have not slept here but I have seen this crack den cause it is right beside the silver creek lodge in which I pay comparable prices for a one bedroom condo. Behind the crack motel there is garbage and old broken beds and furniture everywhere. Please take it in to consideration that this is an awful place and also has been infested for a looooong time. This place is not worth 5 dollars.

Stayed February 2012
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Saint Thomas, Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Good Affordable Place”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed August 15, 2011

This place improves a lot compare to one year ago I stayed. Clean, comportable & well trained staffs..... What else you want regraing this price.
I strongly recommend this motel.
Good Value!!!!

  • Stayed July 2011, traveled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Grande Prairie, Canada
1 review
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“By Far the Worst Place I have EVER stayed in - Extremely overpriced for what you get/ don't do hskping during your stay”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed July 14, 2011

There were bugs crawling on the floor and two large flies in the room when we checked in. The grout in the shower had black mold all over it and there was some sort of weird green permanent crust around the base of the plug up to the tap. The tap in the sink leaked ALL night. Half of the dishes in the cupboard were dirty and we found hair (which appeared to be dog hair) all over the blanket that covered the sheets.

I have never been so disgusted at an establishment in my life. The worst of it is that we paid $95.00 for a double room, plus tax. We stayed a couple of nights and didn't receive housekeeping service ONCE. I don't understand how the owner justifies the price when you don't even receive fresh towels or amenities.

The Asian man at the Front Desk was awful. He wasn't able to help with ANY of our problems and he was extremely patronizing, rude and did nothing in the means of customer service. Our air conditioner didn't have any knobs on it and I tried to explain this to the Front Desk man. He then smugly tried to show me how to use the Air conditioner in the lobby. Once he realized he hadn't understood me correctly, he had to pull the knobs off of the air conditioner in the lobby and made me attempt to go back to my room and use those, and then the AC STILL didn't work.

They have *COMPLIMENTARY* wireless internet, but it doesn't connect, so if they mention that as a perk...you're going to spend half the night trying to get it to work just to find out that it doesn't. No Laundry facilities or restaurant on site.

Room Tip: Don't stay here. Find a cleaner room for $5.00 more a night somewhere else.
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  • Stayed July 2011, traveled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed August 29, 2010

Staying one night on our way through. Nice amenities, price is right. Clean and well taken care of.

  • Stayed August 2010, traveled with friends
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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“Disgusting and Not Fit For Human Habitation”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed August 17, 2010

Not fit for human habitation + Worst service ever = The Akai. This place would get a no star rating if this system allowed that. My expectations were low to begin with, but it's mind blowing a place this filthy can be allowed to remain in business. I took a room at the Akai in August 2010 only because there was nothing else left in Canmore due to the long weekend. The room was not yet clean when I checked in at 2:30 pm and was told I could not see it. The service at this point was very courteous, but I should have walked away right then. I went by later and got my key, and went to the event I was attending. After arriving back to my room, # 41, early in the morning, I was greeted by the smell of rotting garbage, mold in the shower and no shower head, urine and hair on the bathroom floor behind the toilet, dried up food in the sink and fridge, and the dirtiest dark blue carpet I have ever seen. The cleanest thing in the room was the sheets on the bed. When I pulled these back to look at them, I happened to lean over the other side of the bed, and there was a half decayed pork chop on the floor. This was company to the pop bottles, hair, bottle caps and dirty kleenex also under the bed. There was no one in the office until 8:30 am, so I spent an uncomfortable night in my truck. My choice, right? When I approached the owner/manager in the morning, he didn't offer so much as an apology when I showed him the pork chop and flat out refused a refund or any other kind of reparation. After an attempt to reason with him and explain why the condition of the room was so poor I did not sleep in the room, he told me to get out and that he was calling the police. At this point, I am still a registered "guest", if only on paper, and have not even so much as raised my voice. I told him to yes please call the police, I would be happy to show them my room. Needless to say, I did not get my $107 back. If your last resort is the Akai, then you're better off sleeping in the park - it's cleaner.

  • Stayed August 2010, traveled with friends
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Also Known As:
Akai Motel Canmore, Alberta
Address: 1717 Mountain Avenue, Canmore, Alberta T1W 2W1, Canada
Region: Canada > Alberta > Canadian Rockies > Kananaskis Country > Canmore
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Ranked #25 of 33 hotels in Canmore

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