Reviews from guests who stayed at this hotel, shared by our hotel supplier. Score based on the latest 21 reviews.
SlumlordPhil
Family · August 2022
“Horrible place”
+Bedbugs, there is drug addicts in the everywhere that live here. There is only 2 rooms that's actually function as a hotel, the rest are apartments for drug addicts. One guy help a knife up to us. Rooms have been smoked in, and the linen is from the 80s and seems like it came from a thrift store. They don't offer refunds if your not happy with the room. STAY FAR FAR AWAY FROM THE WILLOW INN
V2265EMdavidy
Solo · September 2017
“Motel”
+The motel is under new management. The rooms are better kept up now. They focus on monthly tenants. This is a budget motel the manager is very accommodating. It is a pet friendly building. I think the changes do not reflect the older reviews.
StephenA44
Canada · Solo · September 2016
“Needs serious work”
+That may be the second dirtiest toilet I've seen in my life. Spiders hanging in the corners of the room, can't adjust the heat, the hot air blasting in smells like stale cigarettes, lino peeling in the bathroom... Shall I go on? There's a reason the rates are low.
gills656
Couple · September 2015
“A Big Disappointment........”
+We booked this motel a number of months before our visit, having read prevoius reviews here on Trip Advisor. Unfortunately our stay did not live up to our expectations and we now understand that the motel changed hands after we made our reservation. A lot needs doing to the motel to bring it up to an acceptable standard, including considerably more cleaning.
Verified traveler
August 2015
“Willow, Quesnel”
+Pros-The young man at the front desk was very nice and helpful. The air conditioning worked very well. Hot water was good, but the water smells and tastes not so good, and I have not encountered this elsewhere in Quesnel. The room had a fridge and a microwave, a real bonus.The neighbours were quiet so no trouble sleeping. Beds were fine. It was very inexpensive so I hesitate to complain, but as I rely on these reviews when I am selecting a hotel I will be frank. The reviews for the Willow were half very bad and half good, so I figured maybe some of the fussier people were the princess type. Not so. We asked to have the sheets changed, (blood and ? stains, at least I hope they were stains), and this was done, no problem. We let them know the door handle was loose and it was promptly fixed also. Extra pillows were provided as they were very thin, anything we asked for we did receive promptly.But the room really needed a good clean, and there were mouse droppings in the cupboard.Not very many plug ins either.The parking lot had garbage thrown around and the junipers had a telephone and underwear thrown there, maybe that is why the room has no telephone or clock. (Also strangely, not o
sharx15
Canada · Business trip · August 2015
“Needs a good fixing up”
+I stayed here for one month on business and on arrival it looked okay on the outside. Inside was a different story. It was dusty, dirty, tiles were literally falling of the shower wall, the breaker blew every time I used the microwave, there were drug addicts living upstairs partying every night for a whole week, stains on the bed and couch, the door knob outside looked like it was about to fall off; I had to force myself to sleep on the bed and I covered the couch with a blanket before I slept on it...I can't believe I made it through the whole month. The only good things were the price and the managers who were always available if I needed anything. Whoever owns this place needs to put a lot of work into it so it can be habitable.
Verified traveler
August 2015
“It's a bed.”
+It's a bed and that is about it. Decor looks like nothing has changed since 1972 but we had no problems and the room was relatively clean.
bcgirl1980
Group of friends · July 2015
“Oh my”
+I sure hope TripAdvisor posts this. I have seen all these reviews and heard people wanting to find the previous managers and I just wanted to say that I have found them! They are still acting the same with the same great service. They are running a motel in Sangudo which is only 1 hour NW of Edmonton on highway 43 (Alaska Highway). Turns out there is only 1 motel in that town so very easy to find. Hope this helps the people who enjoyed their service because without them being at The Willow I won't be back and by the looks of it neither will a lot of people.
541mariet
Canada · Couple · June 2015
“Worst stay I've had”
+We stayed at The Willow twice. Once in the late Winter and again this late Spring. Our first stay was amazing. From the outside, it looks shady (bright yellow painted building, railings wobbly) but the parking lot had the most cars parked so we decided it must be a good place and boy were we surprised. The young couple who ran the motel were very pleasant and friendly. The room showed it's age but it was clean. We were warned of the noise with it being right on the highway, it was expected, yet once we closed our door we could hear minimal traffic. We decided to try them out again as we passed through. Bad decision...... New managers were working, they informed us the previous managers, the reason we came back, moved to Alberta. We weren't going to run away and figured how bad could it be now. Less cars in the parking lot and people hanging around outside. Boy oh boy we should not have stayed. The room was a disaster, bugs, cobwebs, dirty toilet, dusty side tables, didn't even look as though it had been vacuumed, the list goes on. We didn't even sleep in the bed! We left in the middle of the night because we couldn't handle it anymore. I am going to continue to search for the previ
“Clean and Cheap. Great internet.”
+I've stayed at this hotel multiple times for work. It's pretty outdated, but the beds are comfy and everything is clean in the rooms. It's one of the cheapest places in Quesnel, so you can't expect everything to be nice and new, but it's clean. Each room has it's own wireless modem, so your internet connection is fast and not crowded by other users, which is the hotels best feature. The front desk staff is friendly and accommodating. I'd recommend for a no frills place to stay on a road trip, or for work.