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Monte Carlo Inn
Category: Event Planning & Services Hotels Hotels & Travel Hotels Hotels [Edit]
81 Hart DrBarrie, ON L4N 5M3
(705) 734-0070
- Price Range:
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- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
3 reviews for Monte Carlo Inn
3 reviews in English
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Review from Teena D.
6/23/2011 6 photos
I had an early morning meeting in Barrie this morning so spent last night there. I choose this hotel because it was near where I needed to be at 7am and it received 3 stars on the Expedia site (the other three that were close had lower ratings).
I had a basic room but the bed was big and comfy and the tub was deep. The room was small but big enough for one person ... it would have been crowded with two or more people. If I'd been there longer, I might have spent the extra $$ to get a bigger room.
There isn't a lot of choice of restaurants within walking distance so I ate at the restaurant downstairs and wasn't impressed at all (http://www.yelp.ca/biz...). Overpriced overcooked pasta :(
I didn't check out the free breakfast as I was heading to a meeting. Included apparently are bagels, toast, pastries, etc.
I found the free WIFI fairly quick.
The fan comes on when you turn on the bathroom light and that was annoying as the fan is loud. It would have been nice to have the light on without the fan.
Given the new hotels in that area to choose from, I doubt I'd stay there again. -
Review from Robbie S.
Bradford, ON
5/10/2012
I reserved a Honeymoon suite months in advance from Monte Carlo Inn Barrie. On the eve of the big night, I phoned in to just confirm that everything was still in place. I asked the female representative who answered the phone if I needed to do anything further to confirm my reservation, she replied no. My bride and I arrived at approximately 2:30 AM on the night of our wedding; the night of the reservation. Two male attendants informed us that they did not have our reservation. They told us this in a very abrubt manner, not very apologetic at all. It wasn't really one of them serving us at the front desk, they both got words in. My bride, in full wedding gown, began to cry and sat down. One of the attendants outright asked her "What's wrong?", which had to have had been the most obvious thing ever. They proceeded to tell us they were completely booked for the night, and suggested another hotel. They could call one for us. My wife drove us all the way home that night. Thanks, Monte Carlo Inn Barrie Suites, for an unforgettable end to our wedding night.
This review doesn't cover what kind of amenities the room offered because they didn't let us in, wedding gown and suit be damned! -
Review from Tiffany N.
Calgary, AB
11/10/2010
Recently stayed at this place for two nights.
Pros: Most of the staff was polite and friendly; even the waiter at the restaurant that waited on us at 10 in the evening, then waited on us again at 6 am for breakfast (I'd be grouchy as hale with that kind of schedule!). The room was kept very clean, and the beds were bedbug free (novel!). Also, free breakfast until 10am; and they don't bat an eyelash over people that roll out of bed and sit down wearing a hoodie pulled over her eyes and pajama bottoms.
Cons: The "high speed wireless internet" they boast about on their site is a joke. Sure it was wireless, but it runs like dial-up circa 1997. The bathroom light switch also turns on the VERY LOUD exhaust, with no way to shut off the exhaust and just have the light. Stepping in to the bathroom is like stepping in to an airplane hangar. The lady who checked us out was incredibly grumpy. Their restaurant's food was nothing to write home about. Everything there is smothered in shredded carrots and fiberous leeks. Not to mention it's overpriced. Bad coffee, too, but that's not surprising.
All in all? Decent place and location is close enough to lots of restaurants and the downtown area.
