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Reviews of Residence & Conference Centre - Kamloops

2 out of 5
Residence & Conference Centre - Kamloops
1025 University Drive, Kamloops, BC

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 143 out of 658 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 265 out of 658 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 152 out of 658 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 63 out of 658 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 35 out of 658 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Julian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I can’t understand why people complain about this place. We came for a guys golf trip and these facilities were perfect for us. Everyone got their own room. There was a fridge and microwave. It couldn’t have been more convenient.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Sales Coordinator on Aug 23, 2023
Hi Julian, Thank you so much for leaving us your positive feedback. We are happy to hear that you and your group enjoyed their stay with us. We'll be more than happy to welcome you again in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Jamil

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good for an overnight stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Mary

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The rooms and bedding were filthy. Staff no smiles not happy. The rooms we got were not satisfactory to our group size
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Sukhvir

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
looked like room was used by someone who smoked inside rooms . sumel was stil there
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Lisa

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The property is average
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Antoni

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Heating/cooling cannot be adjusted, Electricity off at 7:30 (it was announced) resulted in shower in dark and elevators not working.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Michaela

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay and very affordable.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Suvadeep

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall it was a great experience!! The staff was helpful. Me and my family had a great time.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Webster

Traveled with family
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
The property is generally good. Better than some brand name hotels. The rooms need a little bit of upkeep though. Carpet is not as clean and the chairs in the rooms need a bit of upholstery cleaning. You get good value for your money though.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Robert

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Professional staff,clean and comfortable for bigger group.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Nhut

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I booked a hotel! This one is a student doom, the room is very bad smell due to smoking from inside, I refused to stay and asked receptionist for refund my money that paid before receiving room but….I strongly recommend Expedia app withdraw this one out of your app and refund my money! Thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Management on Aug 4, 2023
Hello Nhut, We apologize that your expectations weren't met. We are a student residence and open our doors to outside guests during the Summer months. As such, we operate as a hotel alternative option.The smell you experienced in the room was due to the smoke caused by the surrounding fires in Kamloops. We've already refunded your payment, it might just take a few business days to reflect on your account. Thank you for your understanding.

8/10 Good

Christine

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cassie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and big
Was a neat stay as it was a t a dorm for a college. But very roomy and clean would recommend 100 percent
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

hong

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bradley

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quiet despite the adjoining casino. Comfortable beds
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Maureen A

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Basic Dorm room type of facility. Stayed in a suite with 2 separate bedrooms which is nicer than a single room with 2 beds when you have more than 1 person sleeping.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Sales Coordinator on Jul 10, 2023
Hi Alex, We are glad to hear you enjoyed our room layouts. Wishing you a wonderful rest of your summer.

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Maria Luz

Traveled with family
Did not do housekeeping a single day. We were there 3 days. Pillows are awful.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Sales Coordinator on Jul 10, 2023
Hi Maria, We appreciate your feedback. We do provide light housekeeping services on the fourth day of a guest's stay. If guests request a light service before the day scheduled, we try our best to accommodate. Safe travels!

6/10 Okay

Amanda

Traveled with family
It is, what it is.
It's not a real Hotel, so expectations were low. A few small conveniences would have been nice, 1 cup coffee pot, enough towels for the amount of people staying. Pillows were awful. Hallways smelled like Vape. It saved us a lot of $, so it served its purpose.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Sales Coordinator on Jul 6, 2023
Hi Amanda, Thank you for your comment. We are an alternative hotel accommodation option. As a result, we might not offer all the room amenities a normal hotel would. We do keep extra towels, a few kettles and disposable coffee cups at the front desk upon request. We appreciate you choosing us for your stay and we'd be happy to welcome you once again.

8/10 Good

Thiago Felipe de Oliveira Lopes

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is located inside a university, students were drinking, smoking and racing at the parking lot, I was afraid they were going to hit my car, it was noisy was well
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Sales Coordinator on Jul 10, 2023
Hi Thiago, Thank you for your feedback. We will make sure to pass on your comments to the respective department.

8/10 Good

Cathleen, Squamish

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Jerome

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great choice for staying overnight
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Elizabeth

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Adrian

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Met basic needs. Next door to wedding venue. Parking lot was used by a bunch of idiots both nights for burn outs and racing.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Colin

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Crystal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Richard

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This is university accommodation, it clean and adequate but very basic. No comfortable chairs, TV did not work and was tiny. Did have a small kitchen and 2 bedrooms so for the right group this would be perfect. We were just looking for a safe clean bed for the night on a road trip. It checked all those boxes. You get what you pay for.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Sales Coordinator on Jun 14, 2023
Hi Richard, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're happy to hear that your stay met your check list :).

4/10 Poor

Arsh

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness
We were locked out of property around 1 am while they were on building round which they did not make us aware of, quite incovenient.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Sales Coordinator on Jun 14, 2023
Hello Arsh, Our front desk staff is required to do building rounds to ensure everything is working properly and that guests are safe. We try to do these rounds during hours in which there is less traffic. We apologize that our front desk wasn't present to re-set the keys to your room.

4/10 Poor

Jennifer

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Disliked: Staff & service
We booked a quad room stay. It came to light that the air conditioning in the room was non- functional. They "adjusted" it and asked us to wait 30mins. The staff said we had three options, get the night refunded, change rooms or get fans. We waited as asked and asked for a refund which was now denied. They offered a room change but it was 1030pm and my children were asleep. We got fans and waited till morning. We had to follow up with staff, though we were told maintenance would be in. We spoke with a manager who refused the refund and gave us a very limited discount. They were very rigid and unwilling to see our side of the story. The temp outside was 31 and 37 degrees Celsius and AC was absolutely needed. We spent our first morning (we checked out on the second), ferrying our stuff between rooms. Very inconvenient and very disappointed they didn't offer better compensation.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Sales Coordinator on Jun 14, 2023
Hi Jennifer, Thank you for sharing your feedback about your recent two-night stay. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused by your AC not being cool enough. We understand the importance of a comfortable stay. We do try to provide solutions to situations to the best of our ability. However, we do take your feedback as an opportunity to keep improving our service.

10/10 Excellent

Judith

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Quiet and easy parking
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Marcia

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Affordable nights sleep.
Great spot if you just need an affordable place to stop in. no frills and nothing fancy but comfortable enough. And a much better alternative than 300-400$ a night for a hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Alejandra on Jun 12, 2023
Hi Marcia, We appreciate you taking the time to leave us this kind review. We do advertise ourselves as a hotel alternative, so we're happy to hear that you found our pricing and offerings appropriate. We hope you consider us again in your next visit to Kamloops.

8/10 Good

Mandeep

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Marina

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The actual dorm was very simple - just a heads up that the bedding is very simple and used. It could benefit from replacement. The walls and such are very travelled as it is student housing normally. The kitchen does not have pots or pans or any cutlery so if you need to use them, you will need to bring them. The price reflects the amenities. Staff are friendly and common areas are helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Alejandra on Jun 12, 2023
Hello Marina, Thank you for leaving us a review and I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed our customer service and common spaces! Regarding the absence of kitchen basics in the room, this Summer we actually started implementing the rental (extra fee) of our Kitchen Kits. We have very limited numbers, so they're rented on a first come first serve basis. Hopefully, if you visit Kamloops in a near future, we would be more than happy to have you again and if you do, please don't hesitate to ask us about the kits at front desk :).

2/10 Terrible

Ralph

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It’s a dorm though it was a hotel
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

mark

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sherryl

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in May 2023

4/10 Poor

Kathryn

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The beds are very uncomfortable. I had a hard time sleeping. Even though the linens were clean, they were very worn out. Many places in the building require some maintenance or updating. We chose the venue because of the two rooms. A unique set up for people sharing a room. I will rethink staying here again.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Alejandra on May 30, 2023
Hi Kathryn, Thank you for your review of the Residence & Conference Centre - Kamloops. We apologize for the discomfort you experienced with the beds. We appreciate your feedback and will address these issues to improve our accommodations. We value your business and hope you will consider staying with us again in the future.

6/10 Okay

Sherry

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Mohammad

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Well this is not a hotel and one should not raise the bar too high. One of the main reasons I booked this specific place was the swimming pool and water slides for the kids but the latter was closed. Hot tub was dirty and there was no change room. Showers were not working properly as well. There was only one elevator in the building which was not ideal. the room was clean and the staff were friendly. Breakfast was perfect. I'm not sure if I stay here again. Plenty of parking spots were available.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Susan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
2 bedrooms and kitchen were nice.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Helen

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really like room and view was amazing. Mattresses are firm. Noise from outside is heard very easily. Was worth the price. Would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
This property is a dormitory - with that said - I will book this property again and again every time I can when in Kamloops - the view is breathtaking and in matched in Kamloops - it is a must experience
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Krista, London

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
If you're looking for a cheap, quick overnight stay where you aren't concerned about comfort, then this place works wonders. Things to be aware of: - If using a GPS, the address will take you to the back of the building. You will need to drive around to the front to be able to check in. - This is a student residence building on the university campus. The signage for the "hotel" is a small sticker on the front door. - You cannot early check in. The staff was polite, but firm on this. You have to wait until 4. - The beds are like sleeping on concrete slabs. These are student dorm rooms that have been converted to "hotel" use. They have separate rooms and a common dining/kitchen area. - You will hear EVERYTHING. There were a couple of ladies in the room next to us that kept slamming their doors and it would rattle the bed. - The wifi does NOT stay connected for longer than an hour or two before you have to sign into it again. It worked for what I needed the stay for at the time, but I will personally never stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Constance

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very spacious and comfortable rooms. Huge fridge/freezer, microwave but no coffee pot or kettle
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great alternative to filthy neglected
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Deanna

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Convenient access off highway & lots of space & privacy in our 4 bedroom unit with 2 bathrooms
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Ying

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not really a hotel. Just a student dormitory
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Dipanjan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022