Bear Country Inn — Hotel in Terrace

Ah, the Bear Country! I have many a fond memory of this place. I used to stay here all the time with my grandparents. We were faithful patrons even way back when this place was still called the "Slumber Lodge." Bear Country was our go-to place when staying Terrace because the staff were (and are) friendly; the location is one that really can't be beat; and the in-house dining is actually pretty good!||||Random Memory #1: I remember, when I was maybe 8 or 10, staying at Bear Country with the grandparents -- I don't remember why we were in town or why we had my best friend with us. Anyway, we'd (my friend and I) decided to go to the pool (which now seems perpetually to be in repair). My grandfather accompanied us for safety reasons -- and a good thing, too! My friend tried to get too "slick" by heading out into the "deep end" of the pool and he ended up almost drowning. He probably would have if my grandfather hadn't been fast-thinking. That's a strange memory to bring up in relation to Bear Country, sure, but it sticks out.||||Now, the location: As I said, it is central -- you are right in the heart of downtown Terrace. Pizza Hut is right across the street, as is Northern Savings -- the "major" banking institution in the region. The mall is virtually right across the street; the cinema is right next door; and various fast food eateries are but a five-minute walk away (KFC/Taco Bell, McDonald's, Tim Hortons). . .it's a great spot and a safe part of town.||||As for the hotel itself, it has been renovated since my last stay (around 2011), and that's a good thing because it was starting to look a little tired back then. The rooms, while simple, have been modernized. The bed was comfortable and clean. Basically, the hotel serves its purpose: it is a functional place to stay at a decent price.||||Random Memory #2: My grandparents and I were sitting in the in-house restaurant for breakfast back when I was a teenager. As part of my meal, I ordered a "rasher of bacon" on the side, which the menu described as a side order of 4 strips. What comes my way? A MASSIVE plate full of bacon -- 24 strips, I believe. When we asked what the heck was going on, the server said that's what I ordered, but then we pointed out what the menu said. Thankfully, we were not charged for that!||||All in all, Bear Country Inn is a decent place to stay. The prices have gone up a bit since my last stay, but that's kind of to be expected. It was nice to stay here again, even if it was mostly nostalgic!||||PS: I don't like the new generic looking signage atop the hotel. . .looks like any other...

We came to town for a medical appt, check in was easy and quick. Our family of 3 soon realized there was only one small double bed for the 3 of us so we called for a cot. $20 later, the saggiest old cot was brought to the room and my 7 year old protested that he would not sleep the night on this. We were in Terrace for all of 6 hours for our appts and stayed maybe 1 hour tops in the room. It had an odor which irritated our noses and throats, until we left and gave me terrible allergies. The room was cold and you could feel air coming thru a silver plastic covered up air conditioning unit in the wall. The shower water wouldn't heat up so one of us had a lukewarm not so pleasant shower. The place wasn't dirty but you can tell it's an older motel, older sheets. They definitely have updated some stuff you can tell, our flooring was some nice laminate, bathroom seemed updated. There were so many unnecessary chairs in the room tho. We counted 6. A fold up plastic chair in one corner. An old hotel chair in another. A leather office chair in another corner, one at the deck and another at a small table in the corner. My son said it was to make up for the space where a bed should have been. We ended up deciding to leave by dinner time and head back to Prince Rupert for the night because we were all definitely allergic to something. The front desk sounded kind of irritated at what we told them and when we asked for our $20 cot fee back she rudely told us that she would have to go look at it and make sure of its condition first. We said forget it because our son had already been sitting on it and didn't want to argue. Would be an ok place for a one night stay or a single person/couple. The location is one of the best for sure and close to everything, a little more work could make it a decent and cozy place and an ideal spot to be. It feels like more of a truck stop motel. Definitely not the motel I remembered loving to stay at as a kid. |Go to the Comfort Inn on the one side of town or the new Holiday Inn Express on the other side of town for a decent...

Cold, stinky, dirty, and loud. There were dogs beside us scratching and banging on the walls all night. The toilet didn't flush, the alarm clock and phone was broken, and there were no utensils in the kitchenette suite that we paid extra for. Hair all over the bathroom, and toenails in the bed - the sheets obviously hadn't been changed and the floor not even swept....wads of hair everywhere. I stayed only one night then left in the morning to go to the Sandman instead. Upon checkout the clerk tried to argue with me that I didn't have a valid noise complaint; I wasn't trying to get compensated, I was just trying to check out and the clerk was very argumentative. The clerk wasted my time complaining about irrelevant social issues to someone else in the lobby even though I made clear I didn't want to hear about it, but she just stood there withholding my receipt while she forced me to continue listening to the drivel. I wanted to unpack for a few days, not check in, sleep 3 hours and rush out and wait to find another hotel. After tax, I paid $148, so for only $40 or $50 bucks more we could've gone to one of the nicer newer places in town, or I could have paid LESS to stay somewhere nicer like...