Alt Hotel St. John's

The location is fantastic. The hotel was safe and the rooms seem to have been recently updated. There is a restaurant on site for lunch and dinner. I respect Holiday Inn for always offering pet friendly rooms. At this location one reserves a "pet friendly, ground floor" room. However, the walk-outs on all ground floor rooms are sealed shut and one has to take the elevator or stairs to the first floor to enter or leave the hotel. Not ideal for a pet owner expecting a walk in/walk out. During my stay, the pet friendly floor was shared with a lot of long stay families and the kids used the hall as a playground. It was noisy during the days and evenings. Yes, I could have changed floors. Overall my experience was okay. Attached is a pic of my room after I stayed in it. Housekeeping was very good.

This is a large hotel with a couple of wings: I had a King room at the back, with a small balcony overlooking Kenny's Pond, which was lovely to look out on, and didn't get any traffic noise or noise from other rooms. The room itself was clean and comfortable and had all the amenities you'd expect. The bathroom was very small, but was clean and seemed recently renovated, and had shampoo, conditioner and shower gels. The wash basin area outside the bathroom was bright and well lit, with plenty of fresh towels. |A couple of things to be aware of: As there are a couple of entrances, with reception in the middle, some way from both of the main doors, find out where your room is first and then park at the entrance closest to your room for easier transportation of luggage.|Also, the main front entrance does have a sign saying no smoking within so many metres, but the smoking area is literally right outside so you do have to go through the smoke to get in to the hotel. |And, East Side Marios is attached to the hotel for dinner and breakfast, but you have to walk through the restaurant to get to the front for a table, and there was a really long wait for a table for dinner. |Some building / renovation work was going on during the day (I think 9-6).|It's a really convenient location for the airport (5-10 minute drive), and only a short drive to Quidi Vidi, Signal Hill or downtown, so overall a good hotel in a great location if you're exploring St John's and the surrounding area. Would happily stay here again.

Clean rooms and great friendly staff. (Sorry did not take note of your name at FD) ..dark hair and glasses …. Super friendly!!! |We were travelling back to AB and she was happy to store our cooler of fish for us overnight. So much appreciated!!! |Hope you enjoyed your bottle of pop 😉