Monte Carlo Inn – Barrie Suites

Pretty good place. We had a late check-​in and there were no problems. Prices were reasonable, staff were friendly. The room itself smelled a bit stale but not a big deal. I checked both Queen mattresses and didn’t find any bedbugs. Complimentary continental breakfast was fine the next morning — nice that they had individually packaged yogurt as well as an assortment of pastries (some were not that fresh tasting). Overall a decent place, worth the money. I’d stay here again if travelling through Barrie.

Terrible! The most amazing part was that the people working at the hotel were WORSE than the prison like atmosphere… never again

Clean and roomy roadside hotel. Not a motel — an actual hotel, but reasonably low priced.
Surrounding area may look a bit scary during the day, but we drove in at night, so did not see the stuff around us until the next morning, when we were leaving anyway.
I would prefer a bit more lights around the building, and maybe someone keeping an eye on the parking lot when it’s dark — but maybe that’s too paranoid of mine…
Our room was cute and clean, no complains. Breakfast was poor, though — it was one of these «we have a full restaurant here, but you can only get some chips and coffee included in your tariff, thank you». Could have done better.
Otherwise looked ok to us.

The most terrible treatment my bride and I have ever experienced at a hotel. Hospitality is supposed to be their trade, but we received the opposite. My wife and I reserved the honeymoon suite well in advance. On the eve of the big night, I phoned in just to 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, and were declined a room very rudely by two male desk clerks. They lost my reservation, or didn’t have it. There was no real explanation given.
They told us this in a very abrupt manner, not apologetic at all. It wasn’t as if just one of them serving us at the front desk, they both got words in. It was almost as if two thieves were pretending to man the counter while the third was robbing a cash register in the back. They just didn’t want us there at all and they made it very clear. My bride, in full wedding gown, began to cry and sat down on one of the chairs in the lobby. The clerk asked her very directly «What are you crying for?» to which she replied «Isn’t it obvious?»
They said to us that they were completely booked for the night, suggested that we try another hotel and that they could call one for us. That was the kindest offer they could muster; I’m surprised they even offered to let us use the phone. My wife drove us all the way home that night.
The kicker was that they e-​mailed me my reservation info by mistake in two mistaken e-​mail leaks, TWO YEARS LATER. They did have my reservation after all.
This review doesn’t cover what kind of amenities the room offered because they didn’t let us in. Reservations and wedding gowns are not enough proof for them, apparently.
Thanks, Monte Carlo Inn Barrie Suites, for an unforgettable end to our wedding night.

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 (
). 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.

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.