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Avis sur Desert Arms Hotel

2 out of 5
Desert Arms Hotel
6341 Main Street, Oliver, BC

Avis

6,2
Note des voyageurs de 10 (Excellent), d’après 18 avis sur 130." "
Note des voyageurs de 8 (Bien), d’après 37 avis sur 130." "
Note des voyageurs de 6 (Satisfaisant), d’après 37 avis sur 130." "
Note des voyageurs de 4 (Médiocre), d’après 22 avis sur 130." "
Note des voyageurs de 2 (Horrible), d’après 16 avis sur 130." "

7,2/10

Propreté

7,2/10

Personnel et service

5,6/10

Équipements

6,0/10

Infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement

6,6/10

Écoresponsabilité

Avis

4/10 Médiocre

Chris

Voyage d’affaires
Les points faibles : Propreté, personnel et service, équipements et infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement
It is quite nice to stay in a historic building and the pub food below is also very enjoyable. The bar staff check you into your room, but are not fully equipped to do so. The hotel manager tries to insist on cash payments, which is not feasible when travelling with a credit card.
Réponse de Manager le 8 nov. 2022
Sorry your stay was not as expectedYou booked one thing onlineUpon your late arrival you changed your booking to a different room typeAll was in order for you , but your mistake resulted in changes all aroundThe Point of sale through Telus was down that night and they came in the next day to repair the problem there as an ATM on site so cash should also not be a problem. Your receipt was with your room packageYou did receive your larger three beds / two rooms at the price of the cheaper two beds 1 room to cover the inconvenience you caused

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Les points forts : Propreté, personnel et service, équipements et infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement
Nice little hotel and very friendly owner
Séjour de 1 nuit en octobre 2022
Réponse de Desert Arms Management le 18 nov. 2022
Thank you

8/10 Bien

John

Les points forts : Personnel et service, équipements, infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement
Séjour de 1 nuit en septembre 2022

6/10 Satisfaisant

Colin

Voyage en famille, Voyage en couple
Les points forts : Propreté et personnel et service
Les points faibles : Équipements et infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement
We were given a double room at the end of the hallway(206/207) They are trying to keep it authentic but wood/plank flooring in halls and rooms are a bit noisy. The doors seemed original, but one could see out through the door jamb. The toilet rocked back and forth at each use. The bathroom door had to be slammed to close, but then wobbled. Coffee supplies were good, no breakfast offered, but there are places nearby. We thought it would be noisy with karaoke on Friday and live music on Saturday, but were pleasantly surprised; never heard a thing.
Séjour de 2 nuits en septembre 2022
Réponse de Desert Arms Management le 15 sept. 2022
The wood flooring was installed by previous management with no thought to noise obviously ( they also picked out the "rust" hallway color), again sorry. The toilet rocking?, will take care of it, not something I usually check when inspecting the rooms, I will now. Lack of breakfast comes from no restaurant in the hotel and the pub not opening until later, and a want to support the local restaurant industry that suffered through covid for two years, there are some great eateries within a few minute walk, as you discovered. Glad you enjoyed your sleep

6/10 Satisfaisant

Dave

Les points faibles : Infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement
Way overpriced for the dated very basic room. This should be no more than 50 bucks a night. Itnis more of a hostel than anything. Ournwindow a/c was right over a dumpster which perfumed the room if wanted a/c. Do not recommend, especially at the price point.
Séjour de 1 nuit en septembre 2022
Réponse de Management le 12 sept. 2022
We apologize for the appearance of ours, and our neighbours dumpsters in the back alley (both somewhat visible from your room) somehow having them located in the front just doesn't seem appropriate. As for your newly installed A/C unit drawing in air from outside, that is not how they work, they expel hot air to the outside, what you would be referring to would be a "Window Fan" that sucks air from outside and blows it in, these would be found in your 50 rooms of which you are apparently familiar, I would suggest you attempt to locate such rooms next time you go through the South Okanagan. All the best.

4/10 Médiocre

Mindy-Anne

Les points forts : Propreté et personnel et service
Les points faibles : Infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement et confort de la chambre
Can’t recommend based on the rooms we had.
The beds were uncomfortable and the rooms didn’t look like renovations were completed. The people were nice and friendly. It was a little challenging to unlock the front door with the key. One room door barely latched and the deadbolt didn’t work. Overall it was passable but we wouldn’t stay again based on the rooms we had.
Séjour de 1 nuit en août 2022
Réponse de Management le 27 août 2022
The front door lock was noted to your husband as we were having a problem with it, a simple key jiggle took care of it, he said he'd have no problem as you had travelled Germany and the locks were very challenging.As for the bed being uncomfotrtable?, due to Expedia overbooking we upgraded you to a room with 3 queen size beds?, even Goldilocks found ONE to be just right?

6/10 Satisfaisant

Matt

Séjour de 1 nuit en août 2022

10/10 Excellent

Johan

Les points forts : Propreté, personnel et service, infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement et confort de la chambre
Séjour de 1 nuit en août 2022
Réponse de Desert Arms Management le 18 nov. 2022
Thank You

8/10 Bien

richard

Voyage en couple
Les points forts : Propreté et infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement
Lodging was good, they don't have many things that they claim on the menu at the pub downstairs and the beer could be colder !
Séjour de 6 nuits en août 2022
Réponse de Desert Arms Management le 18 nov. 2022
The Pub & Hotel are 2 separate business'

8/10 Bien

Kenneth

Les points forts : Propreté et personnel et service
The Hotel is very old but they have been updating it. My room was spacious and clean, but still needed a bit of craftsmanship to clean up the bathroom. I found the price was a great deal for that time in the Okanagan. Would book again.
Séjour de 2 nuits en août 2022
Réponse de Desert Arms Management le 18 nov. 2022
Thank You

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Séjour de 1 nuit en août 2022
Réponse de Desert Arms Management le 18 nov. 2022
Thank You

6/10 Satisfaisant

ZHIHUA

Séjour de 1 nuit en août 2022

10/10 Excellent

Beat

Voyage en famille, Voyage d’affaires
Les points forts : Propreté, personnel et service, équipements et infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement
New management. Good facility. Understaffed. House key didn't work (but we could get in through the pub). We were traveling through and it was just what we needed. Fair price.
Séjour de 1 nuit en août 2022
Réponse de Desert Arms Management le 10 août 2022
Understaffed? lol love it when the manager takes Holidays

2/10 Horrible

Nita

Séjour de 1 nuit en août 2022

8/10 Bien

Voyageur vérifié

Voyage en groupe
Les points forts : Propreté, infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement, confort de la chambre
The hotel was quiet. The beds were comfortable. The bathroom was clean. It was a pleasant overnight stay
Séjour de 1 nuit en août 2022
Réponse de Desert Arms Management le 7 août 2022
Thank you for your review, and hope to see you again

2/10 Horrible

TJ

Séjour de 1 nuit en août 2022

2/10 Horrible

Dorette Marie

Les points forts : Propreté et personnel et service
Les points faibles : Équipements et infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement
Séjour de 1 nuit en juillet 2022

2/10 Horrible

Amy

Voyage en couple
Les points faibles : Propreté, équipements, infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement
Séjour de 1 nuit en juillet 2022
Réponse de Management le 30 juil. 2022
Customer complained from the time they checked in , no pleasing them no matter what. We all have bad days Same room got 5 stars the week prior

2/10 Horrible

James

Voyage en famille, Voyage d’affaires
Les points faibles : Propreté, équipements, infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement
Air conditioning did not work so the room did not cool down till around 1am,we had to buy a can of raid to kill the ants that were crawling all over,room had a very poor cable selection and no remote for the tv.Was over all a very disapointing stay stay .
Séjour de 4 nuits en juillet 2022
Réponse de Management le 30 juil. 2022
You stayed for 4 nights and not once did you express any concerns to management or housekeeping, had you done so any problems would have been rectified. If your remote was misplaced we do have extras. With temperatures around 40 degrees AC units are pushed to the limit, if you didn't leave yours running rooms will heat up. With over 100 channels to choose from we try to have channels for everyone?

10/10 Excellent

Gennady

Les points forts : Propreté, personnel et service, équipements et infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement
Séjour de 1 nuit en juillet 2022
Réponse de Desert Arms Management le 18 nov. 2022
Thank You

4/10 Médiocre

Wayne

Overpriced... Underwhelming.
Séjour de 1 nuit en juillet 2022
Réponse de Desert Arms Management le 25 juil. 2022
5 queen size beds, 3 bedrooms 164.99 + $189.99 ( $354.99 plus taxes) during peak season (similar accommodations at another local Hotel would run $540+ for the same), including clean rooms, air conditioning, 10% off food at the adjoining Pub, coffee, complimentary bottles of water, in a Historic 87 year old Hotel, aimed at economy and clean, and quiet travellers. What exactly was overpriced and underwhelming?

10/10 Excellent

Carol, Port Coquitlam

Voyage en couple
Les points forts : Propreté, personnel et service, infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement
It's a 87 year old Hotel with historic charm. Beds are very comfortable. Connected was a pub called Howling Coyote. Food was good and we had great fun playing Music Bingo. Extra special I won the blackout shharing with another Lady
Séjour de 1 nuit en juillet 2022
Réponse de Desert Arms Management le 18 nov. 2022
Thank You

4/10 Médiocre

Voyageur vérifié

Les points forts : Personnel et service
Les points faibles : Propreté et infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement
Séjour de 1 nuit en juillet 2022
Réponse de The Manager le 18 juil. 2022
Anonymous name and no comment?, sorry no response from us, we appreciate constructive criticism as it helps us improve, but anyone can hide behind a keyboard and post a bad review, maybe this was the person we caught smoking in their room and we reprimanded and reminded of the rules.?

8/10 Bien

Kathleen

Voyage en groupe
Les points forts : Personnel et service
Les points faibles : Équipements
I found the history very interesting. It was on Main Street so everything was within walking distance. The bathroom was very clean but there was a water leak in the taps and we were cleaning that up regularly. The is no Lobby Area and we found no staff except for bar and Grill. So no one to call with concerns or get help if needed.
Séjour de 3 nuits en juillet 2022
Réponse de The Manager le 17 juil. 2022
We appreciate the 4 Stars, as we explained the taps in your bathroom where brand new and the plumbing Company that installed them was contacted as soon as we were made aware of the problem, they will be out on Monday as they were booked solid (like most companies in the South Okanagan). The Lobby area is the same size and location as it has been since the Hotel was constructed in 1935, we recently removed the out of date furniture and have been awaiting the Piano and new "old" furniture, but the size is the same? As for no staff? I personally am onsite 8-12 per day, and Colleen our Day Manager greeted you and even carried your bags upstairs for you. I was personally on call all weekend after hours (cards on table in Lobby) and live less than 3 minutes away. We have just hired our new Night Manager, who will be onsite every night starting August 1,2022.

6/10 Satisfaisant

Yu Yan

Les points faibles : Propreté et infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement
Séjour de 1 nuit en juillet 2022

8/10 Bien

Ryan

Voyage en famille, Voyage en couple
Les points forts : Propreté, personnel et service, infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement
Séjour de 2 nuits en juillet 2022
Réponse de Desert Arms Management le 18 nov. 2022
Thank You

6/10 Satisfaisant

Bill

Voyage en groupe
Les points forts : Propreté et personnel et service
Very clean, good service. Older small hotel , convenient to everything in town.
Séjour de 1 nuit en juin 2022

2/10 Horrible

Kamil

Séjour de 1 nuit en juin 2022

10/10 Excellent

Phil

Voyage en groupe
Les points forts : Propreté, personnel et service, infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement et confort de la chambre
Friendly and with a fun pub
Affordable and right in downtown Oliver. Great pub and the food and service are great in the pub.
Séjour de 2 nuits en juin 2022
Réponse de Desert Arms Management le 18 nov. 2022
Thank You

10/10 Excellent

Jeremiah

Séjour de 1 nuit en juin 2022
Réponse de Desert Arms Management le 18 nov. 2022
Thank You

4/10 Médiocre

William

Voyage en famille avec de jeunes enfants
Les points forts : Propreté
Les points faibles : Équipements et infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement
Location is good. There is no lobby reception desk. We checked in late and had to go see the neighbor bartender to get our keys. There was loud karaoke in to the early hours of the next day. Not impressed for sure!
Séjour de 1 nuit en mai 2022
Réponse de Desert Arms Management le 10 juin 2022
Sorry you feel you encountered a few glitches in your stay. As a smaller family run hotel, late check ins are handled by the Pub attached to the hotel. All paperwork is completed and it is a very simple process. As for their Karaoke going into the early hours?, Friday night Karaoke ends at 11:45 with last song prior to midnight, not sure what "music" was offending you in the early hours, but it wasn't coming from the pub or hotel.

8/10 Bien

Radoslaw

Les points forts : Personnel et service
Séjour de 1 nuit en mai 2022
Réponse de Desert Arms Management le 18 nov. 2022
Thank You

2/10 Horrible

Emma

Les points faibles : Personnel et service, équipements, infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement
Do not book
Séjour de 1 nuit en mai 2022
Réponse de Desert Arms Management le 13 juin 2022
Not sure what the problem might have been?, if there was one did you bring it to the attention of the Hotel staff?

10/10 Excellent

Amber

Voyage en couple
Les points forts : Propreté, personnel et service, équipements et infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement
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Séjour de 1 nuit en mai 2022
Réponse de Desert Arms Management le 18 nov. 2022
Thank You

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Voyage en famille
Les points forts : Propreté, personnel et service, équipements et infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement
nice old hotel. Newly renovated. A work in progress but would stay there again.
Séjour de 1 nuit en avril 2022
Réponse de Desert Arms Management le 18 nov. 2022
Thank You

6/10 Satisfaisant

Fran

Voyage en famille
Les points forts : Propreté
Clean room. My biggest disappointment was poor (almost nonexistent wifi). We rely on wifi to book rooms and maintain contact with family when traveling. Due to short visit through USA on our way to Mexico (3 days) did not have a SIM card that worked in states.)
Séjour de 1 nuit en mars 2022
Réponse de Desert Arms Management le 7 avr. 2022
I'm sorry you had WiFi problems, TELUS our NEW provider had recently installed wifi "expanders" from Miraki, these were a little edgy to install, as TELUS had no one trained in troubleshooting any problems. We since have them working at peak performance and the entire Hotel as well as the Pub downstairs is well covered. PS the Pub downstairs has excellent coverage.

6/10 Satisfaisant

Kim

Voyage en famille
Les points forts : Propreté et confort de la chambre
Séjour de 1 nuit en août 2021

6/10 Satisfaisant

Voyageur vérifié

Voyage en famille
Low price for the basic necessities.
This is the most basic of basic accommodation. We looked out into a tin roof on the back of the building. It served our purpose, however. Just needed an inexpensive place to sleep for the night. The beds were comfortable and the mini fridge was handy for some essentials we brought.
Séjour de 2 nuits en août 2021

4/10 Médiocre

Brandon

Les points forts : Personnel et service
Les points faibles : Propreté, équipements, infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement
Séjour de 1 nuit en juillet 2021

8/10 Bien

Voyageur vérifié

Séjour de 1 nuit en août 2020
Réponse de Desert Arms Management le 18 nov. 2022
Thank You

6/10 Satisfaisant

Voyageur vérifié

Voyage en couple
Les points forts : Propreté et infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement
Les points faibles : Personnel et service
Our room was clean and had everything we needed; the tv was on the side wall, however, which made it difficult to watch.
Séjour de 1 nuit en septembre 2019
Réponse de jc le 14 sept. 2019
WE try to look at all aspects for our guests. Thanks for your opinion

8/10 Bien

Voyageur vérifié

Les points forts : Propreté, personnel et service, infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement
Séjour de 1 nuit en août 2019
Réponse de jc le 17 sept. 2019
Thank you for your stay

8/10 Bien

Voyageur vérifié

Séjour de 1 nuit en août 2019
Réponse de jc le 14 sept. 2019
I thank you for your response, am glad you found the room to your needs

6/10 Satisfaisant

ROLANDO

Séjour de 1 nuit en août 2019

8/10 Bien

Voyageur vérifié

Voyage en famille
Les points forts : Propreté, personnel et service, équipements
Not bad for a one night quick stay. Check in was quite easy other then having to go through the pub.
Séjour de 1 nuit en août 2019
Réponse de jc le 14 sept. 2019
I thank you for your response

6/10 Satisfaisant

Voyageur vérifié

Voyage en groupe
Séjour de 1 nuit en août 2019
Réponse de jc le 14 sept. 2019
I am glad you found the room to your satisfation

10/10 Excellent

Voyageur vérifié

Voyage en groupe
Les points forts : Propreté, personnel et service, équipements et infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement
Great value for the price. Stayed here prior to a track day at Area 27
Séjour de 1 nuit en août 2019
Réponse de jc le 17 sept. 2019
Thank you for your stay, am glad we met your needs

2/10 Horrible

Voyageur vérifié

Voyage en groupe, Voyage en couple
Les points faibles : Propreté et équipements
OK for one night stay. Bath sink hot water out of order. Some electrical outlets no current. Bath sink crack rusty marks. No receptionist have to go through bar staff. Otherwise enjoyed the town of Oliver itself.
Séjour de 1 nuit en août 2019

4/10 Médiocre

Amanda

Les points faibles : Propreté, personnel et service, infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement et confort de la chambre
Séjour de 2 nuits en août 2019

2/10 Horrible

Voyageur vérifié

Les points forts : Personnel et service
Les points faibles : Propreté, équipements, infrastructures et conditions de l’hébergement
I don't like bed bugs! I don't appreciate having to register as a guest in a beverage room!!!
Séjour de 1 nuit en août 2019