About Allure Hotel & Conference Centre, Ascend Hotel Collection
Holiday Inn Barrie-Hotel & Conference Ctr is a three-star hotel located just off of Highway 400 and offers guests 161 guest rooms and is situated close to the business district of Barrie.
Rooms are air-conditioned and feature tea and coffee making facilities and supplies, a work desk and a lamp. Flat-screen, cable television is also included and, for comfort, a pillow menu.
Holiday Inn Barrie-Hotel & Conference Ctr offers free Wi-Fi, an indoor pool and an outdoor pool and whirlpool. A gym is also included as well as a sauna and, for business-orientated guests, a business centre and 13 meeting rooms.
This hotel features the on-site Spynn Restaurant which serves all meals of the day. Alternatively, guests can enjoy room service or dine off-site at nearby restaurants.
Close to this hotel are several places of interest including MacLaren Art Centre and skiing at Snow Valley. Another well-visited attraction is the lakeside Barrie Centennial Park.
Positive Reviews
positive:
Ideal for the business professional
Having a well-equipped business centre and 13 meeting and event rooms, this hotel has been the hotel of choice for many business-orientated guests. Guests also appreciate that this hotel is located within walking distance from the business district of this city.
positive:
Fantastic breakfast buffet
Guests love the breakfast buffet offered at this hotel. Not only is there a wide variety of delicious breakfast items available but guests are afforded the convenience of not having to leave this hotel in the morning to find a decent meal to start off their day.
positive:
Extremely comfortable beds
Reviews boast extensively about the beds available at this hotel. Never have there been complaints about guests struggling to sleep because of the bedding as the comfortable mattresses and pillow menu offer a perfect rest to any traveller. In-room air-conditioning has also been a pleasant factor aiding a good night sleep.
Negative Reviews
negative:
Gives the impression of being outdated
Reviews indicate that guests of this hotel have often been unimpressed with the condition of some of the rooms. Some general updating and maintenance insofar as basic room features are concerned would make a difference for guests staying at this hotel.
negative:
A little pricey
Reviews suggest that this hotel can be rather pricey for what is received. Guests feel as though they could have found cheaper accommodation elsewhere that offered similar services as this hotel, especially insofar as on-site dining goes.
negative:
On-site restaurant service is poor
Guests have often recommended dining off-site instead of at this hotel due to the fact that the service offered at this hotel restaurant is slow, staff are somewhat rude and abrupt and guests are left unattended to for long periods of time while waiting for service.