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Borden Inn & Suites

2.5 star property

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Basic Single Room | 1 bedroom, desk, blackout curtains, free WiFi
Standard Suite | Private kitchen | Dining tables
Exterior
LCD TV
Standard Double Room | Private kitchen | Dining tables

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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166 Mill St, Essa, ON, L0M 1B2
  • Place, CFB Borden Military Museum
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Place, Barrie Centennial Park
    ‪21 min drive‬
  • Place, Georgian College
    ‪23 min drive‬

Room options

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Economy Single Room | 1 bedroom, desk, blackout curtains, free WiFi

Economy Single Room

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Double Room | 1 bedroom, desk, blackout curtains, free WiFi

Standard Double Room

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Premium Room | 1 bedroom, desk, blackout curtains, free WiFi

Premium Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Traditional Room | 1 bedroom, desk, blackout curtains, free WiFi

Traditional Room

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Suite | Living area | LCD TV

Superior Suite

  • 56 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Double Beds

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LCD TV

Economy Suite

  • 46 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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1 bedroom, desk, blackout curtains, free WiFi

Standard Suite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Basic Single Room | 1 bedroom, desk, blackout curtains, free WiFi

Basic Single Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

Borden Inn & Suites

Hotel in Essa with free parking
This smoke-free hotel features a 24-hour front desk, free self-parking and free Wi-Fi in public areas.
Borden Inn & Suites offers 32 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature blackout curtains. LCD televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit with a rainfall showerhead and a hydromassage showerhead.

This Essa hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 50+ Mbps. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs, as well as telephones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

During your stay at Borden Inn & Suites, you'll be within walking distance of Essa Public Library - Angus Branch. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking.
  • Free Wi-Fi (speed: 50+ Mbps)
  • Free self-parking
  • Just a 3-minute drive from Essa Public Library - Angus Branch and a few minutes from Angus Community Park
  • Cats and dogs welcome for a fee (restrictions apply)
Public spaces have free WiFi. Free self parking is available.

This Essa hotel is smoke free.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Family friendly

  • Dining table

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Hydromassage showerhead
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Dining table

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Free local calls
  • Heating
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 19

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: CAD 25 per pet, per night, plus a deposit of CAD 50 per stay
  • Only dogs and cats are allowed
  • Maximum 1 pets
  • Certain rooms only
  • You can request a pet-friendly room by reaching out to the property at the number on the booking confirmation
    • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

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

  • Cash deposit: CAD 100 per accommodation, per stay

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 50 per stay
  • Pet fee: CAD 25 per pet, per night
  • 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

This property is managed by a private host (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law, including the right of withdrawal, will not apply to your booking. The cancellation policy set by the private host will cover your booking.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit 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 and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system and a first aid kit
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

We should mention

  • Pets are welcome in specific rooms only, which can be requested by contacting the property directly at the number on your booking confirmation (please see the Fees section for related charges).

Property is also known as

Borden Inn Suites
Borden Inn & Suites Essa
Borden Inn & Suites Hotel
Borden Inn & Suites Hotel Essa

Borden Inn & Suites Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 52 out of 167 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 48 out of 167 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 35 out of 167 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 18 out of 167 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 167 reviews

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Isabella

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Get what you pay for.

Perfect for me as a solo guy traveller who’s accustomed to roughing it. I would never bring my family here.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Edwin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Mal servicio tratan de cobrar demás adjuntando q tienen pruebas de video cuando los enfrentas no lo quieren mostrar
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Shannen

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Dan

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Great price, newly renovated but not perfect.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Remmert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All good
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Dave

Disliked: Room comfort
Checked in later, around 9pm. The room I received, was an adjoining room that had a door separating my room from the main room. There was no a/c nor heat controls in my room, which I did not appreciate. There was no kind of grab handles in the bathroom. This is something I haven’t done across in quite some time. Room was fairly clean, saw some hair in the made bed.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Roshni

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very convenient, clean and accommodating to late arrivals. Close to the base, which was the reason for being in Angus.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Carmen

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
I was at this property about 2 years ago and the lock/doorhandle from parking lot to the rooms 105 and so on has been broken since that time This is an issue as it’s also hard to open in an emergency situation This needs to be fixed
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mel

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quieter than expected. Has long term stays so I wondered if it would be loud. Was quiet at a decent hour and stayed quiet. Rooms have minimal sounds proofing between.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

stephanie

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
We checked into our room, and found the bathroom was dirty but the rest of the room was clean. The locks on the door did not work which made us feel very unsafe. We ended up putting the iron board from the closet in front of our door just to feel a little better. The outlet in the bathroom was sticking out of the wall which was very unsafe and made it unusable. There was also only one thin blanket on top of the bed which made sleep uncomfortable. The parking lot was very tight which made our vehicle a little hard to get in/out of. Overall, we were not impressed and will not be returning.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Lowie

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
* Front desk guy was rude. * Shower is not working well. Very little water coming out of the shower head. * There should be hairdryer in the washroom * There should be mirror in the bedroom * Sofa in the living room is heavily stained and looks dirty.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Melissa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Affordable, clean, good service. Would recommend
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Lori

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice hotel. Convenient for our visit. Would stay again for sure
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mohamad

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly reception, good suites.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Claudie

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

Would not recommend

The room was dirty and some things were even broken. All the extra locks on the door were broken and the door had a huge gap. Mattress was very springy and there was a weird smell.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

A

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Arman

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
very nice place
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Darlene

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Simple motel good enough for short stay and price point
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Amanda

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

Do not stay here!

Ok. I wasnt expecting much and I have stayed at number of low end motels but this one takes the cake. It was so bad. Disgusting beyond believe. We stayed here 1 night during an ice storm as we didnt have power for 2 days. We ended up leaving at 4am, couldnt take the constant noise and uncomfortable bed. No sleep. Paper thin walls. Did i mention dirty? Lol When we got there, we had to go home and get our own towels because the ones there had yellow and brown stains. Also no soap at all. The only good thing was the guy at the front desk was nice. Holes in walls, brown stain fluids running down the walls, cobwebs in every corner. I lysol wiped all surfaces, the wipes were brown.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Brandi

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Trudy

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Checked into this place during the ice storm, we needed a place to shower and get to work. The "non-smoking" room had a stench of old tobacco and incense mixed together, being asthmatic, it was horrible!! The only heat source to the room was a space heater. In a state of disrepair wires hanging out the wall from an old telephone connection, a little closet without a bar to hang things up, and no hangers to do so. Miss matches chairs that are stained and worn. I checked out a day early, but wwasnt given a refund, because "it's past 1100" was the answer I received. I Holes in the wall, no place to hang clothes,
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Subash

Reasonable price
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Pat

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness
Didn't appreciate the police knocking on our door at 2 in the morning because someone complained about a dog barking and loud music, we were sleeping. I know they had a job to do.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Jana

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025