Sandman Hotel Castlegar

2.5 star property
Hotel perfectly located for exploring Castlegar

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Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Poolside
Interior
Lobby lounge
Standard Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed
Exterior

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Gym
  • Hot tub
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

Map
1944 Columbia Ave, Castlegar, BC, V1N2W7
  • Doukhobor Discovery Centre
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Kootenay Gallery
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Castlegar Golf Club
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Castlegar, BC (YCG)
    ‪2 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

  • 59 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Standard Suite, Multiple Beds

  • 59 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Double Beds

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 31 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed with Sofa bed

  • 31 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • 31 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Poolside

  • 31 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Double Beds

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

  • 31 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About the area

Castlegar

City center stay.Stay at this Castlegar hotel and you'll be within half a mile (1 km) of Columbia River and 2 miles (3 km) of Kootenay Gallery. Doukhobor Discovery Centre and Selkirk College are also within 3 miles (5 km).

What's nearby

  • Doukhobor Discovery Centre - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Kootenay Gallery - 17 min walk - 1.4 km
  • CPR Station Museum - 5 min drive - 3.7 km
  • Castlegar Golf Club - 7 min drive - 5.7 km
  • Selkirk College - 11 min drive - 3.4 km

Getting around

  • Castlegar, BC (YCG) - 4 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cartwright's Pub - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Subway - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪A&W Restaurant - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Cuisine of India - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Lion's Head Pub - ‬7 min drive

About this property

Sandman Hotel Castlegar

Hotel perfectly located for exploring Castlegar
Sandman Hotel Castlegar offers its guests an indoor pool, a hot tub, and a fitness center. WiFi is free in public spaces. You'll find a 24-hour business center on site. A vending machine, multilingual staff, and a fireplace in the lobby are also featured at the business-friendly Sandman Hotel Castlegar. Free self parking is available.

This Castlegar hotel is smoke free.

  • 133 guestrooms or units
  • 3 levels
  • Business center (24 hours)
  • Conference space
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Front-desk safe
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Bellhop
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
Sandman Hotel Castlegar offers 133 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Televisions come with cable channels. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs, as well as phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Continental breakfast available for a fee: CAD 7.95 per person

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Hot tub
  • Indoor pool

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 27-inch TV with cable channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
For reservations of five nights or more, the credit card on file will be pre-authorized immediately after booking, where payment for the stay will be made onsite instead of at the time of booking.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: CAD 25 per accommodation, per night (maximum CAD 125 per stay)
  • Maximum 2 (weight limit: 50 lbs per pet)
  • Certain rooms only
  • You can request a pet-friendly room by reaching out to the property at the number on the booking confirmation
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately CAD 7.95 per person
  • Pet fee: CAD 25 per accommodation, per night (maximum CAD 125 per stay)
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A credit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. Cash is not accepted. This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation.

We should mention

  • Pets are welcome in specific rooms only, which can be requested by contacting the property directly at the number on your booking confirmation (please see the Fees section for related charges).
  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

Property is also known as

Castlegar Hotel
Castlegar Sandman
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Sandman Hotel Castlegar Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 301 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 350 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 208 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 95 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 48 out of 1002 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Ken

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Susan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Devon

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Host was very friendly
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Amy, Comox

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not up to my sandman expectations.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jodi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel !! Our whole hockey team stayed and there is a giant commune area for everyone to enjoy…staff was great
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shelley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Maureen

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed two nights. Room was not cleaned, bed not made up nor towels replenished. You don't get "free breakfast" here if you book through Expedia. Won't stay here again or recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

SCOTT

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Pete

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room and hotel was quite good, but we did have a complaint. It had snowed both nights we stayed, however the 6.00 am /7.00 am wake ups by the snow removal equipment was aweful. We felt he could have plowed the mall parking lot across the street first...lol
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

darin

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

AVOID AT ALL COSTS

BEWARE! The pictures on the website do NOT look anything like the rooms. I was visiting Castlegar for work this week, and made the mistake of staying at this Sandman location. The hotel is run down to the ground, my room was a "queen suite", but I found bed bugs on the bed and the sofa/couch had bodily stains all over it. Overall the room was in horendous shape - kind of felt like a motel if I'm being honest. The gym is hardly a gym, rather its a storage closet with dingy lighting and 3 pieces of cardio equiment jammed in there, and none of them worked properly. What a horrible experience. Front desk was rude/aburpt and unwilling to help. The GM was nice enough to move to me to another room, which was not all that better. I even tried to leave the hotel for another hotel down the street, but given the fact that I had already paid on Hotels.ca Sandman refused to refund me so I ended up staying. I will never stay at another Sandman again after this horrible experience. Dont let the pictures fool you.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Lynda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Seth

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Tyler, Port Moody

Ok
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Hoa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Linda, Cranbrook

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice place to stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Barbara

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great

Great place except. The magnetic key cards did not work 8 out of 10 times. Old, weak system; need to upgradd
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Owen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Too many hockey kids
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Daryl

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was ok but the TV was small and the cable system sucks, old and crappy to operate, they also have constant pop up commercials that display on the screen constantly and take up 1/3 of the screen, which blocks whatever show you are watching.. extremely annoying. When I booked the room, it included breakfast but when I got here, was advised that because I booked through Expedia, the breakfast is not included and they wanted to charge me for a CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST....seriously, that is pretty sad. Would not stay here again, lots of better places nearby.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steven, West Kelowna

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice chain hotel, very predictable - that's a good thing for business travel. Reasonably priced
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025