No, no, no

Junk. Upon arrival, one of our rooms had a hole in the floor of the bathroom. They didn't notice that when cleaning the last time?
Wifi not reliable, so not good if you're staying with pre-teens and teens that need wifi when in the rooms.
Rate ($39/night) is the same with other hotels in the area which look better. Sketchy... more

Get what you pay for

This hotel located quiet far down the lane. Has a good price point, the rooms are average and some in need of maintenance. It is located fairly close to the 2 strip clubs so it was filled with strippers when we were there. It made for an interesting stay but the 3am parking lot arguments outside our door with strippers... more

Price is right

we had a heart shaped jacuzzi room for 59 plus taxes...really good value for money, quiet and clean. a bit far from the falls ( 7 k ) so you can't really walk to them but overall good experience. comfortable bed.

Worse and Below than Rating

I stayed in this motel for a night in twin queen size bed room, even though I am not picky and I was expecting that what i will see but still the following things I noticed.
1- Poor lighting
2- Fridge takes whole night to cool up water bottles, I put bottles and they were cold next morning
(ha ha)... more

Price was right

I stopped in a week ahead and asked to see a room so I had an idea of what I would be getting. The service was friendly and she had no problem giving me a preview before I booked. The motel is showing its age but was clean enough and the bed was comfortable. As another reviewer said, (I may... more

Disappointing

The room had been recently renovated, but they forgot a bathroom mirror, sink plug, towel rack & coat hooks. The problems could be fixed for less than $100 per unit. The bed was good & there was a nice heart shaped tub.It was clean. The breakfast was not worth bothering with. The staff (2 ladies) were nice, but not well... more

Worst experience ever

We stayed at this motel August 4th for the first and last time ever! this place was really sketchy & dirty. As soon as we stepped into the room it had this mold smell to it. the ac was on max so guessing the smell was coming from there. the mirrors had finger prints all over them like they haven't... more

Horrible

This was the all time WORST hotel experience of my life. I don't even know where to begin, so I will leave a list
- Arrived late and was welcomed by a drunken man stumbling through the parking lot and a woman who was clearly high (and half naked) screaming at US to shut up.
- Tried to check in... more

For the health and safety of you and your family PLEASE book your room at another hotel

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO US ON SATURDAY......................................Long story short...... After a long tiring day we went to check into our hotel I picked up the key and payed we went to the room and on our way up to the room all we could smell was pot!!! We walked towards the room and the people in the room next... more

Unrepeatable experience

We stayed at this motel last fall and it is an experience that we don't want to repeat. What they advertise on the website and what you see in the pictures is nothing like the reality. The list of negatives is so long that it's a wonder this motel even runs - to start with the rooms were not ready... more

These people are liars

I am a senior & booked a room with the owner with special arrangements to check in Sunday morning at 7 am as I was going to be on the road all night & need to sleep. **** I booked the room for 2 days with the owner & explained the Special Circumstnad very clearly so he would undestand &... more

Disgusting...and hot

We found Arkona on the internet and their website deceived us to say the least. First of all, it was a good price - $52.50, but our non smoking room smelled like smoke right away, the bed sheets had cigarette burns ALL OVER. The bathroom door was rotted and all the wood was stripping off and hanging half a foot... more

They trick you

Do not stay here, staff are stupid, they overcharge you with tax and refund you less. You have to wait for someone to sign the stupid cheque for along time. Room is filthy too!

Worst motel

Used bedsheets, dustbin full of garbage, no internet .. I can keep adding .. Worst place to stay .. Price on this website is also higher than calling the motel ..

Maggots in the room

This was by far the most hideous place I have ever stayed. If you see any of my other reviews you can see that I do not rate harshly.
I had booked this on line, the rooms looked nice and it was a very reasonable price. Reviews were not the best, however I have found that many times the reviews... more

Worst new years ever

This is our second time here, the first being rather pleasant, with all of our needs met at a good price compared to other hotels, around $150 compared to $200+... The bed was perfect the first time, without the dreadful strand of hair! The second visit yielded no hair in the bed, but rather lots of stains in the sheets... more

Couldn't pay me to stay here again

We were in town for a baseball tournament so one of the guys on the team booked the rooms for us. They decided to stay here because it was cheap and would rather spend money on other things since we were only going to be in the rooms to sleep. Upon arrival the place looked really sketchy, the locals were... more

You get what you pay for, Dirty rooms and Bed Bugs

We were road tripping with another couple and left the lodging option up to them. We normally would stay at reputable chain hotel.
This motel has seen better days. The floor was dirty and dingy, the room smelled of smoke. Since we were only going to be there for 2 nights, my wife and I decided we would put up... more

Above expectations

We read all the reviews on here and was expecting the worse, but had a very pleasant experience. My boyfriend and I got a king size room for $29 and it had air conditioning, was very clean, towels laid out with complimentary soap/shampoo, had a fridge and microwave as well. The lady at the front desk was very friendly and... more

It was better than expected

The lady behind the desk was nice.
The room itself was clean and neat. It was an old room with some modern fix ups.
The room had a window over the sink which had a nice breeze. The screen was ripped on one side though.
We had to climb on a chair in order to get to the air conditioner... more

This is a small typical motel

This is a small typical motel about 5km from the falls. Is was very clean and the staff were very friendly and helpful. And the price is unbeatable.

Okay for the money...

Great Niagara experience!Hotel is quite average with some decor needing updating. Carpets were stained, and hotel is noisy with suspicious looking clentele (most drink a lot, smoke or do drugs). We witnessed pot smoking outside one couple's room. We simply avoided these people like the plague, and all was well.On the plus side, unlike some area hotels, room service was courteous and done well.... more

What you get for 40 bucks: a good story

We arrived, and immediately knew that this was a sketchy place, but we wanted to try to travel inexpensively, so we checked in. They gave us a "non smoking room" (why they asked is beyond me, since there was an ashtray on the night stand).
The sheets looked clean, the room was in rough shape, but had been cleaned, at... more

“Old broken down; pool was not open in middle of June.”

Ok, if you don't mind dirty old rooms

First of all our first impression was that the rate was fairly reasonable, considering we booked a room with a jacuzzi tub.
The first thing we noticed once we had checked in and went to our assigned room, there were two couches stacked one on top of the other, right outside the door of our room.
There were missing light... more

Gives the Canadian Niagara Falls a bad image of seedy motels

We stopped late in the day after a long trip and saw a $39.00/night advertisement and just wanted to crash for the night. Went in to find $39 was $99, but they would give it to us for $69. Paid and went to room to find nothing cleaned. Was not vaccumed, bed not made properly and bathtub not clean. We... more

Do not stay! Bedbugs, dirty sheets and dirty towels

No matter how much the low rate might influence you to book a night or two at this motel, do not do it!!!!!!!! I only needed to stay for a single night while passing thru the Niagara falls area and knew I was also going to check in pretty late so I decided to book this motel because it was... more

Crooks

When I went there I thought it would be good. Of course the rates on the sign were way below what I was charged. I should have left when I saw the garbage dumpster at the end of the building. It was full of old toilets & building materials. Under the steps to the second floor were old kitchen units... more

NEVER again

My girlfriend and I though it would be clever to stay in a "traditional Niagara Falls honeymoon suite" complete with heart shaped jacuzzi. We booked the Arkona Motel fully expecting an outdated, dumpy, old room. Once we passed the beer drunk rednecks clearly living in the room next to ours, we walked into our room and realized that this was... more

Affordable

I have stayed at this hotel a couple of times during the summer. The staff were very friendly and accomodating. It is an older building but was clean and quiet. If you are not interested in fancy decor and just looking for a place to relax after busy days of sight-seeing it is an inexpensive place to stay. It was... more

The worst of the worst

Had to ask for toilet paper and face cloths, which is not the worst......came home covered in bed bug bites

Traveler's beware! This is just another local's sleezy motel, not a respectable place at all

If you are looking for a good deal, this place makes the Hilton look like a bargain! After staying here on Christmas night, I find out that I could have stayed right along the falls for the same price! We got a room with a jacuzzi because we wanted a quiet relaxing night in. The jacuzzi wouldn't work, the furniture... more

Unthinkable filth, blood, and squalour

Blood in the bedding, spatter across the walls, carpet saturated with black filth, empty beer bottles piled outside the door, discarded rotting furniture at the bottom of the stairs, disgusting odour. Run.

Don't Stay Here - Protect your Health

Stayed here for one night in August. Pictures looked great but different when we got there. Rooms were not clean, bathroom walls dirty and moldy. Window screen broken so bugs could get in. Microwave full of last customers dinner. Asked for a fold away bed, received a cot like a lawn chair, no mattress, pillows or sheets. Just a bedspread.... more

To Dirty to be a pig sty

Can't believe this motel passed inspection for anything. Never have seen such a diry,smelly and broken down rooms in my travels. Owners are rude and money hungry. Charged our credit card one night when we didn't even stay there.

disgusting! needs to be shut down! bed bugs

SCREWED UP RESERVATION, ANTS IN BATHROOM, BUGS & CRUMBS IN BED, BLOOD STAINS ON LINENS, STAIRCASE & KIDS PLAYSTRUCTURE ABOUT TO FALL APART, NO WATER - NEEDS TO BE SHUT DOWN!!!! I don't understand how people can run a business like this, if it were a restaurant, the health dept. would shut it down, so why is this place allowed... more

What a DUMP

The pictures on the net looked good, but when we got there, a completely different story.
The office stunk of curry. We reserved a non smoking room but you could smell it a soon as you opened the door. The non smoking room sign was magnetic. 2 dresser drawers were hanging sideways almost touching the floor. No pillow cases or... more

Trip to Marine Land

We went to Niagara Falls overnight to sight see and to go to Marine Land. When we arrived in Niagara Falls the hotel was a lot further from the falls than expected. When we arrived at the hotel the lady at the front desk gave us the key to room 55. When we got into the room the beds were a mess, there we beer cans everywhere, the bathroom door was shredded at the bottom and splintering off, the... more

Not Worth The Money

There were so many things wrong with our room. I had to practise opening the door with the key because it was hard to open. There weren't any clean towels when we checked in. The tub plug didn't work and they never got us another one. There wasn't a fitted sheet on the bed and the other sheets had holes... more

charged credit card for there mess up

i booked a room for new years eve on line and gave them my credit card info... i got to the hotel at 6pm with my wife and got our room... the room was freezing cold and i had other guest tell me that there room was cold for the past 6hrs since they got there and there's nothing that... more

very disappointed

we booked through orbitz non-refundable the steps leading to the second floor was surrounded by broken tvs, microwaves, computers etc. we arrived at 2:30pm room wasn't clean had to wait an additional 45 minutes to get into room the room was not kept up the ceiling had large cracks with plaster falling the housekeeping staff friendly the office staff very... more

Greedy and Unfreindly Owners !! Stay Away

Reserved a room online with a credit card number only to find out upon arrival that the Greedy owners rented it out to someone else for a Higher amount..completely disregarding our reservation and LYING to us by saying the room had been damaged. They offered us a much smaller room for a higher amount...and we were left with no choice... more

Never again

I think everything has been said... other than the pool, everything was disgusting. We were not able to even get washcloths and the hotel was not even half full. There was no mattress cover on the beds, just regular plain sheet, not even contour ones ! I kept waking up fearing one of my kids was sleeping directly on the... more

Disgusting

I would not pay $10.00 for this room at this hotel!!! The front desk smelled terribly of urine!!! The grounds were a complete disgrace with broken beer bottles all over. The garbage dumpster was overflowing with trash and when the wind picked up the bags went flying around the parking lot. The bed was the most uncomfortable sleeping surface I... more

For the cost,, it is tolerable.

Overall, i did not mind the inconveniences if it meant saving considerably. The location was good. It could use some repairs & cosmetics.

Should have researched more

Simply put the wife and I had an extremely horrible time at the Arkona. Night staff on the day of check in was nice and really helpful in accommodating us with a room and for a fairly good price. But the staff the next morning was not as attentive or as professional.
They seemed disinterested in helping us with our... more

Close to the Niagara ...

Close to the Niagara Falls

Absolutely no refunds-never stay here

First thing when you walk in there are stains everywhere. The bathroom looks like it was kicked in the whole bottom is missing. We slept in our clothes (not our pajamas) and used our shirts as pillow cases. We were so scared of the blankets that we used our own towels from home as blankets. The curtains were hanging off... more

Worst motel

The worst motel i have everbeen in my lifetime. The room was very filthy and dusty. It seemed that it had not been cleaned for several days.there was no water going through the tub of the washroom and when requested to fix it , they said that all the cleaners were gone. I will never recommend anybody to go to this motel

Not next time

Disinterested staff, other patrons renting by the week, maintenance issues. Other than that, it was fine.

Don't Do it

This is the worst hotel/motel experience I have ever had and that includes a couple of third world countries.
When we opened the door to our room, I kid you not, there was a smoking cigarette in an ashtray. Next to that was a half eaten chinese takeout container and a couple of beer cans on the floor. I was... more

don't stay here

I would advise you to stay at another hotel because this one IS NOT worth the money. We had some weirdo staying (i actually think he lived there) next door to us. He called the phone in our room several times just to breath into the phone. We actually had no idea who was calling until the staff told us... more

Not for families

My golf weekend group stayed here - proximity to Niagara Falls and price were main reasons. The most basic rooms - thin walls, bad TV, threadbare towels (or were those washcloths?), 30 year old furniture. Not exactly dirty, but I didn't want to linger. People hanging around the parking lot and balconies - I wouldn't want my wife or kids... more

This place is a dump

This place shouldn't even get one star. They say that they have recently renovated this dump! The furniture had big pieces missing from it. There was a big screen TV that they stored in the family unit that we were in....it had a cracked screen. One of the beds had either blood or some other bodily fluid on the sheets.... more

A little motel with heart

The Arkona is one of a long series of rather similar-looking tourist motels and hotels along Lundy's Lane (the old Hwy #20 leading from the falls toward Hamilton) - there are so many in this little town that even honeymoon-style rooms with the large heart-shaped Jacuzzi bath can be had almost anywhere in Niagara, sometimes under $C100.The Arkona is a... more