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610 Idylwyld Dr N
Saskatoon, SK
S7L 0Z2
(306) 244-2901
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Saskatoon Angel
February 19, 2009
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What a hell hole!!!
The owner is apparently blind. The conditions of the hotel are a disaster. I was checking in while I heard on the radio some man with an accent YELLING things into the radio, I think it was for the housekeeping staff. Wow!! Later I witnessed(I beleive) it was the same man(The Owner)screaming in the lobby at on of the front desk gentlemen. He called him a stupid a@s. Between the verbal abuse I heard and the room condition I will NEVER STAY THERE AGAIN!!!! Not worth the money and I had to pay for every local call.
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Soo bad!
May 06, 2011This place is the worst hotel ever! It's managed (for lack of a better word) by a rude, loudmouth. I could hear him screaming at at an employee in an office behind the checkout counter. The rooms were filthy, there were multiple parties, and...look just take my word for it. DON'T stay HERE!
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NEVER EVER EVER STAY HERE!!!!! The owner/manager is a JERK
July 10, 2010NEVER stay at the Northwoods Inn on Idylwyld!! Just thought I'd warn everyone that the owner of the Northwoods Inn is a completely disrespectful jerk that verbally abuses EVERYONE. I went there to look at a room, because my house flooded with 2 1/2 feet of water and sewage, and was waiting my turn at the front desk. This little... more
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Any positive reviews are from the owner or one of his g/f's
June 27, 2010So here's the deal. Sleep in your car or in the bushes behind the motel. Will be safer. The only reason I rated the sleep as a two was becuase I took two sleeping pills prior to going to bed. Positive reviews are from the owner or Hellen Keller assuming she also lost her sense of smell. Booked a wake... more
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Worst Accomodations And Service Ever
June 15, 2010Do yourself a favour. Even if the rest of the city's lodging is sold out, you're better off to sleep in your vehicle. My co-worker and I rented a room for the week. Once we got to the room, we were greeted by a dirty room, brimming with ants and stains everywhere. Being moved to other rooms brought out other... more
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Don't even think of staying here, this place is disgusting
May 24, 2010Don't even know where to start with this place. I would not recommend this place to my worst enemy. The staff at the front desk are horrible. Had two nights booked and knew after 10 minutes of being there that I wanted to cancel for the second night. Called down to the front desk on my cell phone, since the... more
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Never, Ever, EVER Again
May 22, 2010The room was disgusting, dirty stains on the carpet and furniture. We stayed in a "family" suite with 2 queens and 2 hide-a-beds. we didn't even pull out the hide-a-bed, for fear of what we might find. 2nd night there was a fairly good rain, and the bedroom end of the unit flooded. got a whole bunch of our stuff... more
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Enjoyed the stay
April 22, 2010stayed for one night..front desk was so courteous..nice ambience overall..will definitely visit again
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OK" (but it really depends how "fussy" you are
March 13, 2010Will write this detailed with info I think people researching a hotel would want and honestly, please make your own decision from there! When?: We stayed on a weekday in March, 1 night. Who?: We' being female 30's and male 40's. What type of people/hotel guests are we?: Both clean-freaks with high standards but willing to compromise somewhat on-the-road (however... more
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Under New Management, much better now
October 06, 2009Everyone was nice, I had a comfortable room, great dinning, pool was great, in all enjoyable stay. sf
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Do not stay at this hotel
July 24, 2009Room was filthy. Carpet left kids feet black. Pool was not open on time, because according to desk clerk it was not cleaned yet, but told go ahead and use it anyway. Mud and dirt all around indoor swimming pool. My first clue should have been the drunk guy arguing with the desk clerk and demanding a refund when I... more
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Place is filthy laundry room is digusting no service
July 14, 2009My husband came here for work it is a flop house for welfare ,kids running around everywhere the pool was not supervised kids were running up and down slide very dangerous!!!!! Tha laundry room is disgusting filthy,took $3 to dry clothes and they were still damp when I asked at front desk he suggested going to laundrymat up the road...Tha... more
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Hazard to your health and safety
July 07, 2009Please note: This business has received an F rating by the Better Business Bureau of Saskatchewan. Oh my goodness- where to start. My colleague booked us rooms here and I opted to stay at a friends on his couch after the inspection of what would have been my room. I felt like I needed a Tetanus shot just looking at... more
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Not Bad
April 12, 2009I read some of the reviews and was a little scared to stay (after we booked our rooms). As soon as I checked in I flipped the mattress to check it. New mattress. Place is a little out-dated but it was alright. The kids had a blast on the water slide. Isn't that what its all about!! I have stayed... more
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Absolute worst
April 05, 2009We were in the city for the Nickleback concert. Upon arrival and check in, we were informed that housekeeping had not yet cleaned the room. The time for check in was 3 and we arrived at 415. We should have realized right then and there something was wrong. However...Also, the minute you check in, you are charged to your credit... more
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Terrible. Checked out Next Day and Ran
February 25, 2009Do not stay here. Just don't bother with this place and move on. Another area of Saskatoon would be better as well. This is the worst area of town right next door to the Worst bar in town. Do the math. We stayed 1 night in this Hotel with about 25 people on a sports team and the whole team... more
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I worked and lived there
February 17, 2009It's now called the NorthWoods Inn and suites, was before a Howard Johnson hotel and before that the imperial 400 motel I made a website about the things I experienced there northwoodsinnandsuites.webs.com/index...
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For the price this is just fine! Clean rooms and friendly staff
February 13, 2009I booked my room by telephone. The receptionist was very friendly. I know from reading "previous HOTEL reviews" that in my "business travels" alot of people that stay at hotels/motels complain only when they are checking out "to get a discount or free room" . I have stayed at many "large and small franchise" hotels and there were problems "anything... more
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All I can say is Wow
January 23, 2009This Place is a complete Dive. I thought I would stay at this hotel on my way to edmonton to visit friends (i also travel frequently). Looking up the hotel I saw and read the "good reviews". Lets say I will never trust the reviews again. To start I asked for a single non smoking, the room I got was...... more
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would stay again
January 19, 2009Stayed recently for 10 days at this hotel with my kids and we all enjoyed the pool and the Food, the rooms were clean and neat the enviroment there was very friendly The Rate was reasonable and would definitly stay there again
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A warm and friendly place to stay
January 17, 2009Recently visited Saskatoon on business and chose to stay at the Northwoods Inn & Suites. The central location made it easy to get around town and the hotel staff were very helpful in giving advice and directions during my stay. The room was well priced, warm, neat and housekeeping were prompt and kept my room clean and organized! I visited... more
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A clean, decent, comfortable place to spend the night
January 12, 2009The room we had for the night was CLEAN and QUITE. The towels were thick, lush and CLEAN. The beds were neatly made and CLEAN. The rug was CLEAN as well, so clean that I did not have a problem taking my shoes off to walk on it; whoever the maid was that cleaned this room should be given an... more
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Is no longer imperial 400 now northwoods inn & suites
January 04, 2009The service here stinks. The front dest staff are rude and don't patch calls through to rooms. 98% of the housekeeping staff are thieves, prostitutes, junkies ect. Basically this is not the place to stay. Rooms are dirty people have found condoms in there beds, needles, hair. while staying there I saw a drug bust go down, and know of a room broken into with over 1,500 hundered dollars worth of... more
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Cleaned out by the Cleaning Staff
December 03, 2008On December 3rd, 2008 my mother and I came to Saskatoon, from St. Andrews, Manitoba, to take one of my dogs for eye surgery at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. Hotels names were provided to us by the WCVM and after calling several hotels, we found the Northwood Inn and Suites (formally the Howard Johnson) was one of the... more
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Bed Bug Bites
November 14, 2008Absolutley hated it. Hotel was filthy. In 2 nights I got over 40 bed bug bites.
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Consumer beware
November 10, 2008This past weekend I met a friend in Saskatoon to see a show at TCU place. We wanted to make a weekend out of the trip, so we decided to look for a room. Unfortunately, there must have been something going on in the city and all the places we tried were booked up. Finally, we found room at Northwood... more
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Stayed in lots of place ..THIS IS THE WORST
November 09, 2008WORST place I have ever stayed. Front Desk staff extremely rude. Rooms not ready when we arrived late in day. Very noisy, no heat in the room because thermostat had never hooked up , air conditioner cover laying on floor, lamps did not work, security opening your door in the middle of the night. I think this place should be... more
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Even if desperate - do not consider!! They reused dirty towels
November 08, 2008My family and I had phoned ahead for room availability and were told $129 per room and that we would have to wait aprox 1hr until our rooms were clean.1 1/2 hrs later our rooms were still not clean and were told it would be another hour! Then we realized that they charged us $175/room instead of our quoted $129.... more
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Keep your valuables and loved ones close at all times
October 27, 2008I phoned to book a room and gave them my visa number and address and all.I was given a confirmation number.When we got there they booked us in as walk -ins then they had to redo that information again.They didn't even ask for the confirmation number.This was the only hotel that wasn't booked up.There was a pow-wow going on at... more
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Absolutely the worst ever
October 24, 2008This was absolutely the worst hotel ever. It should be closed. The door locks don't lock when supposed to and then they lock you out of your room. There were no towels whatsever. There was no hot water ever. The noise and disturbance from drunk people walking about was scarry. They came and knocked on doors to let them in.... more
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great stay at an economical price
October 04, 2008I was weary to stay at this hotel after reading the reviews, but the place looked nice from the pictures and thought it was worth checking out. To my surprise the hotel was clean, my room was nice and quiet, the bed and the furniture looked new. The staff were friendly and helpful. I would recommend this hotel to anyone... more
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This hotel is worst than my carp I took last night
May 26, 2008This is the worst hotel I have ever been to. First the bed frame was out of place, and my nephew tripped on it and hurt him self. Second the keys to the room wasn't working. Third there was dust every where, on the chair, and food and dust under the bed. Forth we went down stairs and asked them... more
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Extreme bad experience
April 18, 2008My son arrived at the hotel to find many people in the lobby, all with confirmation numbers and the hotel claiming that their computer systems had problems. The hotel claimed that they only had suites left and they were at the rate of 230 including tax. Booking at the hotel 1 week earlier we had recieved a confirmation number and... more
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Hell or this place
April 17, 2008Why is this place allowed to be open? There is not one thing good I can say about my one night stay here. Not one.
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Run...Run Away And Never Stay Here
April 13, 2008I cannot believe that this place is still in business. Run..Run away and never ever stay at this place. This is the worst hotel I have ever experienced in my life. Read the rest of the reviews, because it's all true. In addition to the many items duplicated in other reviews, I have a couple additions, but here's the list... more
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above average
April 08, 2008I have stayed at this Hotel which is now called Northwoods Inn and l must say , l had an excellent stay, the girls at the front desk were, new but were very pleasant, also the hotel has new furniture, so l read some of the reviews, in my opinion they are not correct unless, you did not want to... more
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Beware: "No Refunds". Check the room First! Manager Unreasonable
February 03, 2008Brenda R. and David B. Northwoods Inn, 610 Idylwyld DR N Saskatoon, SK On December 14, 2007 at 6;45 ish, my boyfriend and I checked in at the Northwoods and of course, before viewing the room, we gave our credit card for check in purposes. We didn't go to the room but first hurried to go see our baby grand-daughter... more
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Worst Hotel/Motel EVER
January 27, 2008January 28, 2008 To Whom It May Concern: I am sending this letter as a warning. My son's hockey team was involved in a Tournament in Saskatoon on January 25, 2008. We stayed at the NORTH WOODS INN AND SUITES on Idylwyld Drive. This hotel was HORRIBLE let me list the problems for you. beds with no legs rooms with... more
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Among the worst hotels I have ever stayed in, not suitable for children
January 25, 2008One of the worst hotels I have ever stayed in and definitely not suitable when traveling with children. I was on a bus trip from Winnipeg with children who were competing in a sporting event in Saskatoon. Our many complaints were a long check-in period, no head in a few rooms, no hot water in the morning, one room without... more
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Worst hotel I have ever experienced
January 21, 2008When we arrived, it took greater than 30 minutes to check in. When we entered our room, it was dark and dingy, paint was peeling off the walls. Only 2 of 5 lights worked in the room... luckily the bathroom was one of them. There was no alarm clock and no wake-up service. It was cold (no forced-air heating). There... more
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Absolutely terrible
January 20, 2008Manager yelled at customers and staff. Rooms were dirty, no hot water, rooms not cleaned. Checkin took more than 30 minutes. They require that you pay IN ADVANCE and there aren't any refunds. Staying at a homeless shelter would probably be better.
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Absolutly Horrable
December 18, 2007Hands down the absolute worst hotel ive ever stayed at, and ive stayed at some dives. The Manager was drunk out of his mind, yelling at customers, threating the staff. Our room wasn't ready when we got there, when it was ready it was filthy. There was no heat, the restraunt was closed without notice. We booked for three nights,... more
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New Name: North Woods Inn - formerly Howard Johnson - AWFUL
November 29, 2007This hotel was the worst hotel experience I have ever had in North America. We arrived by plane from Alberta at -25 degrees celicius on a Tuesday in late November in 2007. With two reservations for two rooms we checked in and the receptionist issued us a key for room XXX and YYY. The check in process took about 30... more
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Disgusting, And HORRBILE
October 19, 2007Okay Howard Johnson, It was a scum bag hotel on the bad side of s'toon, it wasn't a cheap hotel and the pictures looked nice so we stayed there, my mom got there and thought it was pretty nice, I being the way I am look around in distaste, now the pictures show poorly how the hotel really looks. So... more
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Flop house
June 20, 2007This place is scary. As soon as we arrived a bunch of kids next door broke the window. They were clearly high on something. The front desk staff is completely unprofessional and incompetent. Somebody was setting off fireworks outside our room at 10:00 pm when we were trying to sleep. The room was dirty. I am still amazed that this... more
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Better than the other reviews led me to believe but not by much
June 02, 2007After reading the other reviews here (after I booked and found out that every other hotel in the city was full) I was absolutely terrified. Between the wake ups at night, bed bugs and drug dealers I read about I was expecting the worst for my 5 night stay. In the end, however, and although I didn't love the place,... more
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A nice place to stay
May 05, 2007My boyfriend and I stayed in this hotel and thought it was very nice. It was very clean and well kept and all of the staff were great. I was nervous to stay there after I read the other reviews but was completely relieved when I saw our room. The room was clean and comfortable and the pool was very... more
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Never been treated so badly in my entire life. Hostels = better AND cheaper
February 19, 2007***to clarify how we booked our stay, we didn't book in advance but got the room when we got into town. I am a 20 year old girl who had important music business in Saskatoon. I got to the motel and needed sleep desperately. 2 hours into my sleep I am rudely awakened by a man entering my suite, telling... more
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A real Dump
December 04, 2006My husband and I stayed at the Howard Johnson for one night. We found that the front desk staff was very rude, and since it was daytime we wanted to eat in the restaurant and the food was horrible. We found that our stay there was really a waste of money. Come on people if you want to run a... more
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bed bugs
November 23, 2006The hotel was disgusting. We stayed there for one night in room 233. On the way home I noticed some small red bumps on my arms which I thought might have been an allergic reaction to some take out we ate the night before. When I went to my doctor I was notified that it was bed bugs. I know... more
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Disgusting & filthy dump
July 31, 2006We were booked into Room 129 on July20/06 after midnight. We had been driving all day, and this was the first place we came upon. We had to attend a family funeral the next day. The phone in our room did not work. We called the front desk 2 times, and there was no answer, and we could not make... more
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A horrible dive
May 27, 2006This hotel is the worst hotel that I ever stayed at. I received this room on an auction and believe me if I knew what a complete dump this hotel was I would never have bid on it. It was definitely one horrible scary twilight zone hotel and filty ! I thought the ho-jo's had a good reputation but the... more
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Horrible and disgusting
April 01, 2006We stayed in this hotel for just one night. Our room was filthy and disgusting. We also had a broken security bar on the door. The mattresses were very badly stained. We did not receive most of the amenities promised on the web site. There appeared to be a blood stain on the carpet. All the painted walls were peeling.The... more
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