Owen Sound Inn

If I could give this experience a –10 I would. My girlfriend has severe asthma and as soon as we walked down the hall the smell of cigarette smoke causes her to start having headaches. We went into the room (206, which will now be the cleanest room after this review) and immediately saw a huge stain on the floor. We went to the sliding door to get some fresh air in, the rug trim had been removed and not replaced just old yellow glue. My girlfriend then went into the bathroom and observed the tub which was rimmed with grim. No shampoo or conditioner. Room smelt musky and mouldy, I think someone needs to test the air quality in that building.(I use to remove mold from homes and commercial builds) Their idea of new furniture, is new, newly bought from an auction. Things were scratched and dented. The bed was the most uncomfortable bed I have ever put my ass on. BUT they did have a big TV, a fridge that had a great hummmmm to it. My girlfriend then said she couldn’t do this we had to leave, we packed up and went down to ask for a refund. We were told that we would not get a refund at all. I suggested that we could pay $ 50 for the room but would like a refund for the rest. We were refused that but were shown another room which smelt more mouldy and musky then cigarette and we said no thank you we would like to leave because of the health risk to my girlfriend. We again were refused anything. Then the staff informed us that he thought we had caused the smell and didn’t have to refund us. We left without anything but paying for an extremely overprised shithole. By the way they had jacked up their prices from $ 64 to $ 199 because of the car show I was in town for the Cobble beach Concourse, which this Inn was the furthest thing from. I am going to be speaking to cobble beach resort because they had referred this location as a replacement location and they should look into those locations before referring them. Worst experience of my entire life.

LOL. This was place was BAD. I know for 75 a night you’re not gonna get 5-​star treatment but jeez… the LEAST they could have done was provide amenities. We stayed for 2 nights and all we got was 2 small bars of soap. No shampoo, nothing. We didn’t get new soap the 2^nd day. The beds were so uncomfortable. the TV was ancient. the ‘breakfast’ they offered were some discount grocery store stale mini muffins and a pot of coffee downstairs. We got locked out on our balcony and my BF had to climb over the railing, scale the neighbour’s balcony and hop down and go to the front desk. The ‘concierge’ if you can call him that, obviously hates his job. He didn’t give me a receipt when I first paid cash walking in, he said he’d give it later. When we checked out, he told me that he already gave me the receipt and when I said he didn’t he said ‘I’ll just write another one’
nice eh? LOL.
Not to mention this place is far from ANYTHING. Nothing is in walking distance.
I know they say you get what you pay for but clearly we didn’t even get that. You’re much better off paying a bit more and going somewhere else at least you’ll get your money’s worth.

Since cottages in Sauble Beach were upwards of $ 1300 a week, I decided to book a room in Owen Sound for a few nights, and just drive to the Beach. The other hotels in Owen Sound (Comfort in and Days in) were charging $ 150 a night for a room. I thought I would just have to settle and pay up but then I stumbled on the Owen Sound Inn while browsing places on-​line. It had really good reviews, and had been recently renovated. At like, $ 70 a night I thought I would give them a shot. I would usually not expect much from a place charging $ 70 a night but based on the reviews I felt hopeful.
It was a really nice place. If you can, ask to get a room in the back, there’s a nice forest to look at outside. The place was very clean, new carpets, fresh paint, smelled very nice (almost too nice– like they had something to hide). The rooms were big, one bed was comfortable, the other wasn’t as comfortable and was noisy but no big deal. The bathroom was a decent size and very clean. No rust anywhere, the floors were clean, the towels smelled good, etc…
The room came with a microwave and bar fridge (but a decent size, bigger than a usual mini fridge), wire-​less internet. and a free breakfast. We slept in late every day so I didn’t see what the breakfast was but I’m sure it was standard.
I mean, it’s not the Hilton, but I’d come here again if I ever needed a place to stay in the area.