Motel Normandie

Everything was in order and the staff is friendly and helpful.

I didn't understand how to use the TV so we watched an old movie we were able to get.

It's a traditional mom-and-pop motel that offers surprising value for the price. The room was comfortable, clean, and quiet.

Cozy, comfortable. Great water pressure in shower.

Train passing twice during night shook the bed.

It was the only place to stay half way through a 230 km biking trip over two days. So in a sense, location was convenient, but it is close to the provincial highway and the train tracks, so not very quiet. Everything was shaking at night when a train a train was passing by. There was a good sports bar 1-minute walk away from it, so at least we had a good dinner and good breakfast the next morning. We had asked for a room without carpet because I have allergies and that request was honored. The room was very tiny but had everything we needed in it.

TV is not hooked on cable, only wifi, so if you do not have a paid TV account you cannot watch anything. Because our bikes are very pricey, we had asked in advance to be allowed to bring them into our room or have a safe place to store them. The property had said this was no problem but when we got there the only place they would allow us to store our bikes was in their garage, which I did not trust. After an argument with the owner, he said we could bring our bikes into the room with us if I paid a 200$ safety deposit, which he would reimburse only after inspecting the room when we were leaving to make sure we had not broken anything. It was a good solution in the end and we got the deposit reimbursed, but it's unfortunate I had to argue with him for about 15 minutes before he offered it, while two other clients were waiting behind me and could hear everything. One of them told my husband he would just go somewhere else and then left.