Schell Motel

2.0 star property
Vernon motel in Downtown Vernon area

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Seasonal outdoor pool
Interior
Property grounds
Coffee/tea maker, electric kettle
Exterior

Reviews

4.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Housekeeping
  • Pet-friendly
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included

Explore the area

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2810 35 St, Vernon, BC, V1T 6B5
  • Place, Polson Park
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Davison Orchards Country Village
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Village Green Shopping Centre
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, Kelowna, BC (YLW-Kelowna Intl.)
    ‪32 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Comfort Room

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Canal view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Gallery Room

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Large Twin Sofa Bed

Deluxe Room

  • 2 bedrooms
  • City view
  • Sleeps 7
  • 1 Queen Bed, 2 Double Beds and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

About the area

Vernon

Downtown Vernon stay.Within a 10-minute walk of this Downtown Vernon motel, you'll find Vernon Public Art Gallery and Polson Park. Greater Vernon Museum & Archives and Okanagan Science Centre are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Polson Park - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Planet Bee Honey Farm - 3 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Davison Orchards Country Village - 3 min drive - 2.7 km
  • Village Green Shopping Centre - 4 min drive - 3.0 km
  • Predator Ridge Golf Resort - 20 min drive - 20.2 km

Getting around

  • Kelowna Intl. Airport (YLW) - 34 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪A&W Restaurant - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Marble Slab Creamery - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪The Roxy Cafe - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪7-Eleven - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Masiero Pizzeria Napoletana - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Schell Motel

Vernon motel in Downtown Vernon area
As a guest of Schell Motel, you'll find a seasonal outdoor pool, a garden, and laundry facilities. WiFi is free in public spaces. Free self parking is available.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Vernon motel.

  • 32 guestrooms or units
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Garden
  • Smoking in designated areas
Schell Motel offers 32 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary newspapers and coffee/tea makers. Each accommodation is individually furnished. Smart televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Things to do

  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Accessibility

  • No elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Smart TV with cable channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Heating
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 10:30 AM - 11:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • Pets: CAD 20 per pet, per day, plus a deposit of CAD 100 per stay
  • Only dogs are allowed
  • 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

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • A damage deposit of CAD 300 will be collected before check-in.

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

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

  • Pet deposit: CAD 100 per stay
  • Pet fee: CAD 20 per pet, per day
  • 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, debit card, or cash deposit 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, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit 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, debit cards, and cash. For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit in each accommodation.

Property Registration Number 00058457

We should mention

  • The seasonal pool will open June 01 and close October 31.

Schell Motel Reviews

Reviews

4.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 29 out of 224 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 27 out of 224 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 32 out of 224 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 30 out of 224 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 106 out of 224 reviews

4.4/10

Cleanliness

4.8/10

Staff & service

4.4/10

Amenities

4.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

4.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Nicole

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The motel is what you would expect for 90$ a night. The room was dirty and run down and the pool was also very dirty/ messy around the pool. The bed linens and towels were stained/ not cleaned. We had to strategically plan coming to and leaving from the motel as there was a line up of sketchy looking people buying drugs out of the room below us. The location of the motel is convenient as you’re right in town but there was a large amount of homeless people around the motel. The woman who helped us for part of the check out was nice but the man who checked us in and finished our check out seemed mad to have to do his job. Room also was not serviced or cleaning during our 3 night stay. Overall it wasn’t great but it was cheep and we enjoyed being a 15 minute bike ride from the beach and close to restaurants.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Chris

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The pictures on the website are incredibly misleading to swimming pool was completely unusable. Every single amenity in the room was unusable. For example, the hair dryer in the bathroom,the ironing board, the TV. Honestly I would say the nail in the coffin would have been the bag of crystal meth for lack of any more education that we found in the nightstand drawer on the day we checked out. All in all my suggestion, no matter how inexpensive the stay would be to find somewhere else.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

William

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I made a reservation through Expedia at the Schell Motel on July 19 2025 for July 26 - Aug 1. My credit card was charged $503.59 on July 20. On July 21 Schell sent me an email via Expedia that they were cancelling my reservation due to overbooking. I called the hotel trying different dates but none were available so I requested a refund. The motel manager told me it would take 7 - 10 business days to refund my money. It has been more than 10 days and I do not have a refund.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Yeraldine

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everithing was TERRIBLE, Dirty, unsanitary, Inhuman. Looks a shelter for a non house people.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Suyash

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's a old building with limited facilities however the location is good. Rooms were clean and the beds were comfortable..There was no exhaust fan in the washroom. Also the shower was not properly functional.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very bad and horror experiance

Not good service. Wont go back here. Dirty and very poor maintenance. Photos in internet is misleading. Picture are so good but in reality its so depressing. Its noisy and unsafe
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Sherlyn

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

Don’t ruin your trip

We’ve been to this motel before and loved it. But management must have changed. I go to the hotel and first the person at the front desk treated us like we were an annoyance and interruption to their day. Then they give us a room that was away from the rest of the rooms stuck in a corner of a back alley that was so dirty, smelly and not inviting to the point where I questioned my safety. The pool area was terrible! The hot tub didn’t work, the pool was dirty. Beer cans laying everywhere, chairs and tables look like they haven’t ever been wiped and I’m not usually a complainer. I felt so unsafe I declined the room and asked for a refund. What a way to spend my time not just trying to get my money back but then trying to find another place to stay. I should at least get a refund for the second day cause it was 24 hours notice. Do not stay here. It will ruin your holiday. Hotels.com I’m waiting for my refund. Apparently the hotel said you were responsible for that part. If that’s not the case you should not endorse the hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Dr. Guy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Eliaza

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There is nothing that l liked except that it is within the city. The property is very dirty especially the inside and it smells cigarette. They need to improve their hygiene and customer service as well. Thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Yasushi

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very economical, but in all ways.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

nicolas

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
cocroach everywhere in the kitchen
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jeff

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Richard

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Terrence

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place looks good when you pull in but it’s a bit sketchy when you look closer,, long term low income tenants live there too, some ok ppl, but some make you remember to lock everything up in the parking lot. They had a pool…it was pretty uncared for and dirty, we actually cleaned it up a bit before going for a swim. Area is within walking distance of lots of things. It’s not a horrible place, but it’s not a great place either. Middle of the road verging on dicey
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Cheryl

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Extremely dirty ,bugs! Loud , more bugs!! Refused to refund so i could leave . BUGS!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brianne

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Brandy

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There's lots of homeless in amd out of one room in particular. Rooms are old and dirty. Didnt feel safe with my children at all. The front staff you cant even hear when he speaks. Overall experience was terrible.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Praveen

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
It was good but checm
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Kathleen Susan

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was so dirty, I don’t think it had been cleaned for quite sometime- no screens on windows, bathroom was absolutely filthy- dirty towels, bugs in bathtub, sink on the bedding. We actually didn’t stay the night- checked out around 9 pm. There was drug dealing going on and scary characters around!! Will never stay there again!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

john

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
this property is horrible the pool is dirty the room wasnt properly cleaned there were bed bugs throughout the room the manager is an ignorant jerk whom cant be bothered to assist you with requests the beds have mattress covers to hide the fact that there covered in bed bugs and when approached to address the concern about the bed bugs he denied it siad we qere lying and refused to reimburse us he didnt return our damage deposit necause he claims we trashed his room when all we did was lift the mattresses to verify that a beed bug is what we seen and go figure it was infested with bed bugs i have a short video of them and pictures we put in a bottle now im forced to discard all of my belongings because thats the only way to het ride of them and have to go purchase new cloths because im completely discusted
bed bugs
bed bugs
bed bugs
bed bugs
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Md Mahmudur

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Eunice

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
dislike personal living quarters being part of office; messy and disorganized behind the desk the property is very obviously aged, so it is difficult to maintain cleanliness (which wasn't badly done) we managed to cool our bed space area by closing the kitchen door and having the air conditioner on all night no one available at checkout next day (until 10a) no phone number on the receipt PLUS expedia receipt and hotel receipt are not same
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carlos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Dan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Dan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This was the worst hotel experience I've had. There were bugs in the room. The bathroom was filthy and had mold in the shower. The manager was not helpful and walked around with food stains on his shirt. When I asked him questions I couldn't understand a word he said. I would never recommend this hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025