Sandman Hotel Penticton

Pet Friendly. (There was no review choice for couple with dog) Location is perfect: Close to river, Okanagan Lake, west attractions and parks. Close to highway while just off it so low noise. Perfect location for walking the dog. Close to multiple parks. Indoor pool is nice on bad weather days. Denny's connected to hotel is convenient. Kitchenette was handy. Staff is accommodating. Good internet. Good water (heat, pressure). Windows can open. This was our second visit.

Pool "deep end" is only 1.1 m. Minor maintenance issues.

Pet Friendly. (There was no review choice for couple with dog) Location is perfect: Close to river, Okanagan Lake, west attractions and parks. Close to highway while just off it so low noise. Perfect location for walking the dog. Close to multiple parks. Indoor pool is nice on bad weather days. Denny's connected to hotel is convenient. Kitchenette was handy. Staff is accommodating. Good internet. Good water (heat, pressure). Windows can open. This was our second visit.

Pool "deep end" is only 1.1 m. Minor maintenance issues.

In a Nutshell: Location, pet-friendly, coffee, kitchenette, friendly and courteous, food, facilities (in normal times they have excellent conference/event facilities and hot-tubs). The location is perfect. Short walking distance to the river channel, Okanagan Lake west beaches. Direct drive to east end and dog beach. It is easy to access yet just enough off of the main road to have minimal traffic. Denny's and a pub on-site. Indoor pool and picnic area (hot tubs closed right now due to COVID-19 restrictions). There is a real coffeemaker in in the room that works with #2 filters so you can have your own favorite brand of fresh coffee every morning without the restrictions of 2-year-old K-cups found in many hotels. Great, free WIFI and REAL office chairs at the desk. We were disappointed that our room didn't have a nook as shown in the pictures, but they brought us a second chair. The moderately large modern TV has HDMI inputs so you can watch HD video from your laptop / phone / tablet if you have the right cables.

This is not a "5-star hotel". It is a bit aged, but pretty well maintained and for the Penticton area it is great. The broadcast TV is not HD (but that is a complaint at so many hotels and cruise ships that I have lost count). It is Penticton, so on a long weekend expect occasional rude people who think it's ok to party in their room or the hallway.