Hotel Review of the Super 8 Langley
26 September 2011
Hello, we're a family of four who stayed at Super 8 Gloucester in Langley over
the weekend of September 16-18, 2011, driving up from Seattle.
The main cast:
Wife and I (we're 41 years old), daughter 11, son 9, and our dog (a Schipperke,
a small-medium sized breed).
We rolled in around 11p.m. Friday night to find they didn't have a reservation
for us (fault the credit card system, not the hotel). Initially feeling silly,
they showed the way to their computers (graciously, no side-ways looks), and
after verifying online that our card wasn't charged, we made our first-ever
reservation for a hotel, after having arrived at said hotel.
The room:
As a guy, I look for essentials: 4 walls and a ceiling, microwave, fridge, cable
TV. Yes to the above. As a woman, wifey looks for everything: Iron & ironing
board, coffee maker with coffee packets, lots of toilet (2 spools + an extra
roll) and tissue paper (must be a girl thing), and enough of those miniature
soaps and little shampoo thingies to trip my wife (and daughter's) internal
circuitry to make them realize, "Yes! I'm in a hotel!" Another yes to all the
above.
The Pool
Pool with slide = Kid Nirvana. The kids ate it up. Some adults ate it up. I was
in the sauna. There were even towels there, waiting for us. 'Nuff said.
Breakfast
Two waffle makers, apparently limitness muffins, coffee (reg/decaf), juices,
milk, apples, oranges, hard-boiled eggs while watching CNN = Daddy Nirvana. (the
staff wasn't fussy about the 9 a.m. deadline, though we didn't abuse it too
much)
Sleep Quality and Cleanliness I rate 10 out of 10, since (guy perspective) we
noticed nothing unclean, nothing amiss (sleeping with wifey has a way of
insuring high sleep quality anyway). This is throughout--for example, when a
party left one of the tables during breakfast time, someone got out there and
cleaned it pronto, ready for another party to arrive and have a seat.
The Supporting Cast:
The manager is Jas, and his staff deserve all the "helpful/friendly"--type
adjectives I can muster. To ask (in our case, towels and those things that my
wife looks for (see above) was to receive, by a smiling housekeeper. Even being
reminded of the time (pool closes at 11p.m.) was done with a smile, ha ha (and
not a moment too soon--I was dying to get back up into my room).
Being 20 minutes outside Vancouver forces a can't-be-helped "average" score on
location, and who cares? We were there to look around (the essence of being a
tourist), boxed checked.
When in the Vancouver area, we now have a regular place to stay.Hotel Review of the Super 8 Langley
21 September 2011
We stayed her while visiting family in Aldergrove. Traveling with us were our 4
and 6 year olds. They loved the pool with the water slide. There is also a
shallow area for the small kids. The breakfast was also GREAT with the kids.
There were cold and warm options and the breakfast bar was always fully stocked.
The rooms were clean, nothing too special. The location is a little out of the
way. It is a few minutes drive to the area of Aldergrove with restaurants,
stores, etc. It is very close to the Vancouver Zoo. However, I would not
recommend staying here if you are planning on spending the majority of your time
in downtown Vancouver. It is much too far of a drive! You will end up spending
half of your time commuting back and forth. However, if you are visiting with
family or friends in Aldergrove, this is a great place to stay. When returning
to Aldergrove we would definitely consider this hotel again.
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