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Schell Motel

2.0 star property

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Interior
Exterior
Property grounds
Seasonal outdoor pool

Reviews

5.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

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2810 35 St, Vernon, BC, V1T 6B5
  • Polson Park
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Planet Bee Honey Farm
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Davison Orchards Country Village
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Vernon, BC (YVE-Vernon Regional)
    ‪5 min drive‬

Room options

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Individually furnished, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Room

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Comfort Room

Comfort Room

  • Canal view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Individually furnished, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Gallery Room

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

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Coffee/tea maker, electric kettle

Deluxe Room

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

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Property grounds

Divya Sutra Plaza and Conference Centre, Vernon, BC

  • Pool
  • Pet-friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
3.7 out of 5, Good, (882)
The price is AU$55
for 1 room
includes taxes & fees
18 Mar - 19 Mar
Divya Sutra Plaza and Conference Centre, Vernon, BC

About the area

Vernon

With a stay at Schell Motel in Vernon, you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Okanagan Lake and Polson Park. .This motel is 14.9 mi (23.9 km) from Silver Star Mountain Resort and 1.2 mi (2 km) from Planet Bee Honey Farm.
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What's nearby

  • Polson Park - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Planet Bee Honey Farm - 2 min drive - 2.0 km
  • Davison Orchards Country Village - 3 min drive - 2.4 km
  • Vernon Golf and Country Club - 4 min drive - 3.0 km
  • Village Green Shopping Centre - 4 min drive - 3.3 km

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • ‪A&W Restaurant - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Boston Pizza - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪The Roxy Cafe - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Raku Rice & Noodle Bar - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Kal - ‬8 min walk

About this property

Schell Motel

Motel in Vernon with free parking
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.

Recreational amenities at the motel include a seasonal outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 32 air-conditioned rooms featuring Smart televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have bathtubs or showers and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include phones, as well as complimentary newspapers and coffee/tea makers.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as a seasonal outdoor pool or take in the view from a garden.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English, Hindi

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free uncovered self-parking on site

Things to do

  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • Smart TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Free newspapers
  • Individually furnished
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 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 9:00 AM - 11:30 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of CAD 20 per pet, per day, plus a deposit of CAD 100 per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only

Children and extra beds

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

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

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

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Pet deposit: CAD 100 per stay
  • Pet fee: CAD 20 per pet, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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
Property Registration Number 00058457

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The seasonal pool will be open from June 01 to October 31

Schell Motel Reviews

Reviews

5.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 114 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 114 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 19 out of 114 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 17 out of 114 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 40 out of 114 reviews

4.8/10

Cleanliness

5.6/10

Staff & service

4.8/10

Amenities

4.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Maria Aura

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not going back there anymore.
The place itself smells odd lik cigar smoke and some unpleasant stuff. Lots of questionable people hanging around. I just didnt feel comfortable so I checked out asap.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Yong

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dalyce

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Was nice.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Brenda

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The receptionist/ owner I presume was so rude and took 250 for dd and as we wanted to leave at 9:15 he wasn’t in the office and trying to get hold of him seem to be still sleeping told me that he may be in until 10:30 or 11 with out explaining and didn’t wanna give me the dd back until I got mad and wanted to called the police I was leaving bc and had to call him several times was the worse person I have meet and there’s a lot of weird people always hanging around felt really uncomfortable and unsafe
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Ken

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Daily cost was good
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Adam

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was full of high drug addicts and. The hot tub was luke warm at best, and advertised heated pool was freezing cold. Would never recommend anyone to stay there... very unsafe
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Doris

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great services
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Tristan

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Lehla

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I have been staying at the schell motel every year for the past 6 years to visit my grandparents in Vernon and wow has this place gone to the dumps. The first room we were given wasn’t cleaned, and clearly had been smoked in as well within being there for 2 minutes we had a homeless gentleman knocking on our door. We then transferred to a room upstairs which had cigarette burns in all of the bedding. And again had homeless people banging on our door at 7 in the morning, my daughter and I felt extremely unsafe. Clearly the drug addicted homeless have now moved into this motel, and the staff don’t do anything to maintain it. The pool wasn’t cleaned and filled with leaves plus we had to open it ourselves in the middle of the day. We will never stay here ever again, I miss the little old lady who used to run the motel. She was amazing. 10/10 do not recommend staying there.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Cynthia

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The pool and hot tub were filthy, the room itself was dirty, the shower and shower curtain were disgusting.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Tristan

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very run down hotel. Arrived to four police coming out of office. People screaming and arguing through the night. Front desk attendant was very inattentive. Room dirty, run down. Positive: good location.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Stephen

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Run down and over priced
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Gord

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room we were first set up in smelled like an ash tray, had dirty towels on the floor, so we moved to another room. Questionable characters coming and going (drug users) Pool out of order, broken chairs, most certainly not looking like the photos advertised.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
These units need a LOT of work. Not enough outlets. The one behind the TV has 6 things plugged into it including microwave and fridge. Bathtub does not drain. Desk and furniture way too large for the size of the unit. Can get to the few outlets they have. Volume on TV did not work with remote so sound was full blast Has 12 cup coffee maker and they supply 2 individual coffee packets typically used in individual cup machines.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jesse

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room we stayed in had bugs in the bathroom. The room smelled like an ashtray, it hadn't been cleaned in at least two week from all the dust/dirt and past guests receipt on the floor. The floors were so dirty that threw out the socks when had worn inside because they turned pitch black and we had to wear our shoes inside for the rest ofnthe stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Sara

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Front desk staff were really nice & helpful. Area was a bit sketchy. Tired old motel with some permanent residents outside drinking.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Cherish

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Sonja

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
My stay was not good. Very dirty, smelly and a unsafe area.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Michelle

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I slept on a pull out bed but there was no sheets or pillows for it. I went to the drive-in and didn't get back till 2:00 so couldn't tell anyone, too late. I did inform manager in the morning. They did nothing to compensate me for the mess up. I had a terrible sleep and needed a 4 hour nap the next day. I had to use the blanket off the double bed to lay on and the bedspread as my blanket. The chairs by the pool were broken.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Meth head/ Pill Popper Heaven! Stay Away!
First of all, I have never actually taken the time to leave any kind of a review for any hotel found on Hotels.com other than a thumbs up! Unfortunately the Schell Motel also known as Vernon's Grand Central Station for dope deals, is by far the absolute worst hotel/motel, I have ever come across. For comparison this place is on par with the former Albany and Barry Hotels in Saskatoon, (Google for reference). To say I was deceived by the pics on the internet would be abit of an understatement. On day 1 of our "family trip" I was greeted by the two trolls that "manage" this dump. About an hour later while I sat on the patio after unpacking, I watched the female troll lean the hood of my truck with one of their many "longterm tenants" aka meth head/pill popper and then proceed to start writing on the hood of my $80k truck! After I called her out from the patio and walked down the stairs to see the damage, she first tried to deny writing anything then immediately admitted to her stupidity. On our first night I must have witnessed atleast 50 drug transactions take place out of suite 101, aka Vernon's #1 drug dealer as my neighbor Jon in suite 207 put it. In the am after grabbing a Timmies and while waiting for my wife/kids to wake-up I sat on the patio and watched "my"/ "your" tax dollars hard at work, as the paramedics administered Narcan! Male Troll is fully aware of this BS, and is 100% ok with it! He says they're slowly moving them out. Liar! Hotels.com should be ashamed!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

noroz

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The bathroom was terrible and air conditioning was noisy, we couldn’t sleep at all.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kristina

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Krista

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We did not end up staying at this motel. We asked for a refund and are unsure if we will get it. As we pulled into the area there were drug addicts all around. The outside of the motel looked much more rundown than pictures showed. When my husband went in to talk to someone at the front desk there was no one there and he actually had to track down the employee who once found still took a while to come up to the fro t to talk to him. We did not feel safe staying in this area with our young family so asked if it was possible to get a refund as we would be moving on. I can not speak to the cleanliness of the room or the rest of the motel property as we did not stick around to check it out.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024