The Explorer Hotel vs Chateau Nova Yellowknife

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The Explorer Hotel

★★★★ 4-Star
8.1 260
Yellowknife
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Chateau Nova Yellowknife

★★★ 3-Star
8.3 1,178
Yellowknife
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Live Price Comparison

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Rating Comparison by Booking Site

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Agoda
8.2 (270)
8.3 (1,181)
Booking.com
8.2 (96)
8.4 (808)
Expedia
8.6 (646)
8.6 (1,206)
Overall Average
8.1 (1,012)
8.3 (3,195)

Strengths & Weaknesses

The Explorer Hotel Chateau Nova Yellowknife
Strengths Strengths
+ Rooms are clean with comfy beds and pillows, repeated across sites + Rooms are spacious and clean, repeated across multiple sites
+ Free airport shuttle and proximity to downtown/supermarket praised for convenience + Kitchen, washer, microwave etc. are genuinely useful per reviews
+ Restaurant food and lounge atmosphere get positive mentions + Convenient for aurora tour pickups, with balcony aurora sightings common
+ Staff friendliness is commonly noted + Airport shuttle and friendly staff often praised by business and family travelers
Weaknesses Weaknesses
- Elevators small or broken leading to long waits and luggage hassle repeated - Travel between main building and annex is inconvenient in cold weather, repeated complaints
- Some rooms have poor soundproofing with corridor/pipe noise - Housekeeping is irregular or requires chasing staff
- Dated facilities like shower curtains or sagging beds noted - Noise issues from poor soundproofing or corridors/roads mentioned multiple times

Recommended For

Aurora Tour Travelers Families Couples

Recommended For

Families Aurora viewers Groups

Guest Reviews

The Explorer Hotel

Booking.com 3.6 Solo

Beds and pillows most comfy on trip

Booking.com 3.2 Solo

Clean room good location great restaurants

Bathroom door stuck

Expedia 8.0 Solo

Clean room very helpful staff

Trip.com 8.5 Friends

Near shopping center and park convenient

Trip.com 9.0 Solo

Great 7F view clean near supermarket

Small elevator long wait

Chateau Nova Yellowknife

Booking.com 8.4 Family

Two spacious bedrooms with kitchen and laundry, aurora from balcony

Cleaning supplies lacking

Expedia 10

Aurora from balcony, easy laundry, helpful staff

Trip.com 9 Couple

Renovated and clean, friendly staff, great for aurora

Agoda 10 Group

Convenient airport shuttle, daily cleaning, 10min walk to downtown

Booking.com 8.4

Comfortable rooms near trails and museums

Spotty housekeeping

Location Comparison

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