Retro Suites Hotel

This place doesn’t belong in Chatham it is too awesome but glad its here… Its one of my favorite places in the city I have had the pleasure of viewing quite a few rooms and would love to try each one out! The prices are fair and its a great little escape even if u live in the city. I put my parents up in the Harley room the sweet sixteen and the queen Elizabeth room are some of my favs.

I spent the last couple days in Chatham and stayed at the Retro Suites Hotel Wednesday and last night. I stayed here in April 2013 and liked it.
The suites all have themes. The last time I stayed in The Blast … this time I stayed in The Garden, which was a huge room with shag carpeting. There was a microwave and mini fridge. The bed was huge and comfy. The bathroom was huge and had a deep deep tub which I used both nights.
There were lots of complimentary amenities including parking, WIFI (it was fast), breakfast, popcorn and bottled water.
As a head’s up, though this room is on the third floor, you take the elevator to the second floor and then you have to walk up 16 steps. Not a big deal except I had a suitcase, laptop bag, purse and projector.

We were in town for the RetroFest classic car show, so picked the RetroSuites due to its proximity to the show. Each suite has a different theme (we had the Turn of the Century), and the overall layout of the hotel was rather cool. The staff were especially pleasant, and truly seemed to appreciate my business. The rooms are well stocked, and the only real issue was the free wifi (service was spotty at best). In the grand scheme of things, it was probably best that I stayed off the computer so I could enjoy the reason I came to town!

We were in town for one night because my daughter had a Ringette game in Chatham. I was a little timid that the hotel may be too niche to be appreciated by the kids. Quite the contrary, we stayed in the Queens, which was plenty large for 4. It had kitchenette and table for cards. The hotel was clean, with nice beds and bathroom fixtures. The staff was very helpful. Yes, the hotel is trendy cool with interesting artwork, but it is in every way family friendly and reasonably priced.
We had excellent food, moderately priced, at the Chilled Cork.

Retro Suites is hands down one of my favorite places to stay — anywhere.
Never in my life would I ever have thought Chatham would be the place to find it.
While traveling across Ontario (for six straight weeks and dozens of hotels) I ended up in a small town near Windsor for two nights. In no way was I psyched — until I walked into our hotel.
Retro Suites is a boutique hotel in which every room has a different theme. I stayed in the «Mellow Yellow» room and it was just that — totally mellow (think yellow shag carpeting, bright orange tile, and a super comfy bed). As awesome as my room was, it wasn’t until I ventured into my friend’s rooms that I realized how truly special this place was.
My buddies has HUGE suites with themes like «the Royal Plantation», «Easy Ride», «Urban Studio» and «Gentlemen…start your engines». Each room was completely different from the other and all of them felt ultra luxurious and comfortable. Another plus? the prices are VERY fair (don’t forget — you’re still in Chatham!).
The building dates back to the late 1880s and was a warehouse until it was transformed into a hotel in the early 1900s. A lot of the original architecture is still there, though of course everything has been modernized.
The hotel offers free yoga at Shakti Yoga, complimentary popcorn and water bottles, silverware and dishes. It honestly feels like a trendy apartment in downtown Toronto.
The Chilled Cork is the hotel café, and the food we had delivered to our room was fantastic. Our delivery-​girl/​server was also amazing — she had lots to tell us about the hotel and Chatham.
I can sing the Retro Suite’s praises loud enough. Beautiful space, great food and superb staff. If you’re every in Southern Ontario check this place out — I promise you’ll be stunned (in an awesome way!).

So I’ve been in lovely Chatham, Ontario for work the better part of these past two weeks. It’s a small town (population: 40,000) between Detroit and Toronto which really gets no pub, but hey, whaddaya know, there’s a Unilocal Canada, and Chatham’s actually part of it! So I figure here’s a good chance to snag some FTRs.
The preferred (read: only nice) hotel in this town is the Retro Suites, which is located on King Street, the «best» part of Chatham. I was, however, more than impressed. The hotel rate per night is $ 150-​$ 200 CAD, and if Manny Pacquiao is «pound for pound» the greatest boxer alive, then Retro Suites may be «dollar for dollar» (or is that «loony for loony»?) the greatest hotel alive. You know, if hotels could breathe and stuff.
I’m not kidding though; this is a pretty sweet hotel. Each of the rooms are themed, and they all really look like no expense was spared. The attention to detail (for example, the one hundred and twenty seven – give or take – light switches you’ll find in each room) is impeccable. The level of service is extremely friendly. And, like I said, the value for the price is on the spot. The two rooms I stayed in were the Sky and the Royale Plantation. Check out their website (
) to see pictures of each room – they’re even bigger in person than they look in the picture.
They have a nice-​looking restaurant (which I never ate at), and though they don’t have a gym, they provide access to the gym at the next door mall. On the downside, that means you have to walk outside to get there (not fun in November Canadian weather), but on the plus side, there’s a full complement of choices rather than your standard 4 cardio machines and a set of weights.
If this were anywhere close to a natural wonder or touristy hotspot, I’d be inclined to stay here every chance I got. Unfortunately, it’s not, so I’ll just have to settle for looking forward to the next time business calls.