The Plaza Hotel

The Plaza is a beautiful little hotel that manages to keep the charm and character of an older building without sacrificing cleanliness, appearances or comfort. My room was small but well decorated, clean, comfortable and it had gorgeous hardwood floors. The bathroom was a little small and the shower a wee bit awkward, but given the fact that it is an older building the space is utilized very well.
They’re pet friendly and right on the main drag with tons of fun stuff in every direction. Parking is provided for a small fee and there is free wireless internet (with good signal strength). There was complimentary coffee and bottles of water in the suite. If you forgot anything important, fear not! They have a list of basic items they will provide for free, ranging from toothbrushes to nailpolish remover and everything inbetween. They even offer iPad rentals!
The breakfast buffet provided was served in the attached restaurant and fairly tasty with decent selection. Staying at the Plaza also allows free access to the YMCA facilities next door.
All of this for an incredibly reasonable price. I was actually expecting the place to be a bit of a dump for what I paid, so that was definitely a very pleasant surprise.
Will definitely be back! :)

We stayed in a standard queen room for one night midweek on our way from Seattle to Banff. The room was well appointed, clean and comfortable with all the amenities one would expect, and charm to spare. If I had been staying more than one night, I might have upgraded to a Luxury room to get a little more space. The bathroom is teeny with a small corner shower, no bathtub. Breakfast (include) is served in the ground floor restaurant and is made to order, not buffet style. Overall I think it was a very good value, and I would stay again.

Background: I’m a backpacker so my review may be a bit skewed since I normally stay in hostels where A/​C is a luxury.
Initial booking experience: easy and straight forward. The website even gives you the option to select higher floors if available (no extra charge).
Check-​in experience: The front desk staff is courteous and check-​in was quick.
Location: Great! Center of downtown. Close to all the popular eateries.
Lobby: The hotel’s renovation is nice. It feels like a 3.5* — 4* hotel.
Room: Found my room easily. Room is clean and comfortable. Renovation makes it so nice. No safe for your valuables though.
A very minor touch: the shower curtain has a clear panel at eye level which brings light into the tub area and also that I can see the bathroom from inside the tub.
Amenities: Great! Access to nearby YMCA (4 block — short side of blocks); Access to all the yoga classes at Yoga Loft (on Seymour St. Just behind the hotel. Go upstairs). The YMCA has all the things one need to get a good workout (even has a pool). It is two storeys high and opens until 10pm on some nights.
Business Centre: right next to the stairs at the back of lobby. Not much privacy but, hey, it’s complimentary.
Complimentary breakfast: The server said they have buffet style breakfast depending on the number of guests in the hotel. I got the buffet style during my stay. They opened up Fireside Grill to serve all the guests. They served cereal, yogurt, fresh chopped fruits, eggs, sausage, hash browns and 3 kinds of toasts. Toasters are available. You get a choice of coffee, tea and juice.
Value: I booked at the back to school promo rate $ 89/​night. Such a good deal.

Fantastic Boutique Hotel.
I stayed here one night on the weekend (Saturday) while on business in the Okanagan and BC interior. Upon parking my car and entering the hotel, the atmosphere was most welcoming. Fireplace, warm colours and friendly reception. To my surprise, they still give you a ‘real’ key to your room. No key cards that will get demagnetized at the slightest breeze.
The elevator is fits 2 pieces of luggage perfectly plus yourself. What I’m saying is it’s small :) Something you’d find in cities in Europe. If you have to fit 2 people + luggage, hopefully it’s someone you know because it will get quite cozy. Nonetheless, pretty cool.
I had booked a Luxury King room which had a King Bed, decent view facing the main street, a small sitting area and of course, a bathtub with shower. Everything was clean and bath robes + slippers were waiting on the hangers. You won’t find that at some 5star hotels.
Also included was a mini fridge along with some additional amenities which are included in your room rate:
— Full hot breakfast
— Long-​distance and local calls (Globally)
— WiFi throughout hotel
— Bottled water in-​room replenished daily (did I mention FREE?!)
— Access to YMCA Indoor Pool & Fitness Facilities
— Access to The Yoga Loft for complimentary drop in classes
— Business services and business centre access
I went downstairs for dinner at the Fireside Steakhouse & Bar. Very nice and friendly staff and you get a complimentary appetizer if you order a main dish. Not bad.
Parking is at an additional cost but not expensive at all. $ 9. Remember, you’re right downtown so anything you may need is within walking distance.
The funniest thing happened while I was drifting off to sleep. My bed started to shake and I wasn’t even moving! Looked around to make sure nobody else was there with me! :) This happened numerous times throughout the night. At first I thought it might be an earthquake but then quickly realized, having grown up near some train tracks, that it was indeed a train passing.
Even though the tracks are quite a distance from the hotel, you feel the vibration baby! Some say the hotel is haunted. Boo!
My only recommendation (and nothing terrible because I expected it) is that if you’re planning on getting a good nights rest here on a weekend, perhaps try somewhere less central.
You’ll definitely hear party people in the streets as well as people coming and going in the halls. The room doors are not the most quiet when you close them.
I’d definitely recommend this hotel. For myself, I’ll stay here again any other day but Friday/​Saturday.

Amazing hotel. We had two rooms that were joined for only about $ 170 which meant our kids could go to sleep early in one of the rooms. Great blackout shades on windows which we loved after not having any in our previous accommodations. Lots of TV channels, great pillows, beds, bathroom, and décor. Air conditioning worked well. Highly recommend.
The free breakfast in the restaurant downstairs was awesome. Great breads, fruit, amazing yogurt, eggs, sausages, bacon, potatoes, and cereal. The coffee was excellent and they had a huge selection of juices although I didn’t try any.

I really enjoyed the ambiance of this place. It was built in 1928! I love the huge picture of the hotel in the lobby — not much has changed! The inside is very nice, they have done a ton of updating and it looks great.
Five bucks for parking — that kinda sucked — why should we get charged for parking when we are staying at your hotel?
We got our room with a queen-​sized bed for $ 106/​night off of the Trivago website. We didnt know about that large room deposit, I believe it was $ 200, which would be returned in the morning after it was inspected. Maybe it was because we used the Trivago site that it didnt say anything about it. It was a shock to put up that kind of money to stay but what could we do?
The room we stayed in was small but cozy. It had wifi, a large screen tv, ipad service, a nice view and a breakfast the next morning down in the pub attached to the hotel. When you stayed there you could get a percentage off your beer and wine at the liquor store just next door and you could go to the YMCA for free too — pretty cool!
The bed was comfortable and air conditioning was very nice since it was a hot muggy day in Loops. We couldnt open the window and make it stay open but we didnt mind.
The breakfast the next day was the typical you see — eggs, bacon, hashbrowns, make your own toast, cold cereal, tea, coffee and juice. The hashbrowns were horrible — small overcooked nuggest of what use to be potato. The eggs rubbery — typical of buffet style eggs. We were glad to be fed even though it was lack luster food.
It was a nice hotel and I would go back. We didnt get to try the actual bar food but it was pretty full whenever we walked by.

We stayed at the Plaza Hotel unexpectedly when we were unable to return to our other hotel during the major flooding in Alberta recently. The staff at the Plaza were super helpful and accommodating, even supplying us with all the odds and ends we needed since we didn’t have our baggage. The room was much nicer than we expected for a hotel in this price range. The staff in the restaurant were really nice, both at dinner and breakfast — and again, the food was better than we expected. All in all, if you are staying in Kamloops this is a really good place to stay, with a heck of a lot more character and friendliness than the usual chains.

Enjoyed a lovely stay while in town for business. The heritage room was perfect for my purposes; I didn’t have to pay for space I didn’t need, and was quite impressed with the value I got for what I did pay.
Staff were highly attentive, and the included breakfast at the hotel restaurant went far and above the standard self-​serve toast/​muffins/​cereal spread. Only possible complaint was that the heat register made some popping sounds around 4:00 a.m. or so. It woke me up, but reminded me a little bit of the house I grew up in and added to the character of this heritage building.
Look forward to visiting again, and would highly recommend for business and single travelers

The Rocksalt Lounge that is in the Plaza is where we stopped for a couple of drinks. It was nice and casual and fancy at the same time. You can sit in the corner with a couple of friends have a couple of drinks and talk. The service was great and it was a nice atmosphere. Really enjoyed it. Next time I go I’m going to try out the menu :-)