Fossil World Dinosaur Discovery Centre - 18 min walk
Fossil World Dinosaur Museum - 18 min walk
Canadian Badlands Passion Play - 5 min drive
Royal Tyrrell Museum - 6 min drive
Getting around
Calgary International Airport (YYC) - 89 min drive
Restaurants
McDonald's - 3 min drive
Bernie & the Boys Bistro - 2 min drive
Yavis Family Restaurant - 2 min drive
A&W Restaurant - 3 min drive
Boston Pizza - 20 min walk
About this property
Badlands Motel
Enjoy your visit to Drumheller with a stay at Badlands Motel. Guests looking for a bite to eat can check out Whifs -10% Off for guests, which serves American cuisine and is open for breakfast and lunch. Fellow travelers love the helpful staff.
Languages
English, French, Korean
At a glance
Hotel size
23 rooms
Arriving/Leaving
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out time is 11:00 AM
Special check-in instructions
The front desk is open daily from 6 AM - 10 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 10:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Required at check-in
Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
Government-issued photo ID may be required
Minimum check-in age is 18
Children
No cribs (infant beds)
Pets
Pets allowed (2 total)*
Service animals welcome
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply*
Food and water bowls available
Internet
Free WiFi in public areas
Free WiFi in rooms
Parking
Free onsite self parking
Onsite RV/bus/truck parking (fees apply)
Other information
Designated smoking areas
Property amenities
Food and drink
Local cuisine breakfast (surcharge) each morning 7:00 AM–1:00 PM
Restaurant
Barbecue grills
Services
Front desk (limited hours)
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
Room amenities
Be entertained
32-inch TV
Cable TV channels
Home comfort
Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
Coffee/tea maker
Sleep well
Bed sheets provided
What to enjoy
Separate sitting area
Freshen up
Private bathroom
Shower/tub combination
Free toiletries
Hair dryer
Towels
Stay connected
Desk
Free WiFi
Food and drink
Refrigerator
Microwave
More
Daily housekeeping
Special features
Dining
Whifs -10% Off for guests - This restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, and lunch.
Fees & policies
Optional extras
Local cuisine breakfast is offered for an extra charge of approximately CAD 7 to 15 for adults, and CAD 5 to 10 for children
Children & extra beds
Rollaway beds are available for CAD 10.0 per day
Pets
Service animals exempt from fees
Pet deposit: CAD 100 per stay
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of CAD 15 per pet, per night
Policies
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash.
Also known as
Badlands Motel Drumheller
Badlands Motel Motel
Badlands Motel Drumheller
Badlands Motel Motel Drumheller
Frequently asked questions
Does Badlands Motel offer free cancellation for a full refund?
Yes, Badlands Motel does have fully refundable room rates available to book on our site. If you’ve booked a fully refundable room rate, this can be cancelled up to a few days before check-in depending on the property's cancellation policy. Just make sure to check this property's cancellation policy for the exact terms and conditions.
Are pets allowed at Badlands Motel?
Yes, pets are welcome, with a limit of 2 total. There's a charge of CAD 15 per pet, per night, and there's also a deposit of CAD 100 per stay. Service animals are exempt from fees. Food and water bowls are available.
Is parking offered on site at Badlands Motel?
Yes, there's free self parking. RV/bus/truck parking is available.
What are the check-in and check-out times at Badlands Motel?
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM. Check-out time is 11:00 AM.
Are there restaurants at or near Badlands Motel?
Yes, Whifs -10% Off for guests offers American cuisine.
What's the area around Badlands Motel like?
Badlands Motel is a short 16-minute walk from World's Largest Dinosaur and 18 minutes' walk from Fossil World Dinosaur Discovery Centre.
Reviews
7.8
Good
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8.0/10
Cleanliness
8.4/10
Staff & service
7.6/10
Amenities
7.2/10
Property conditions & facilities
7.6/10
Eco-friendliness
Reviews
8/10 Very Good
Oct 25, 2024
Tristan
Tristan, 1-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review
2/10 Poor
Oct 8, 2024
Very dirty, very stinky
Unfortunately this motel was the worst part of our drumheller trip.
When we arrived our room hadn't been cleaned in who knows how long. Cob webs, carpets not vacuumed, dirty windows, crusty tables.
The room was absolutely infested with maple bugs. We understand that they are a seasonal pest that are hard to stop, we would have understood if it was 3 or 4, But it was 50+. The door seal was so bad the could and would come in the entire stay. I would wake up to bugs in my hair.
If all of that wasn't bad enough the room had a terrible smell that even an entire bottle of febreze couldn't fix.
All in all just spend the little bit extra and stay somewhere else.
Verified traveler
5-night trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review
8/10 Very Good
Oct 3, 2024
Nice place to lay your head but a little rough around the edges
Steven
Steven, 1-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review
8/10 Very Good
Oct 2, 2024
Convenient location, reasonable price.
Phillip
Phillip, 1-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review
4/10 Fair
Sep 24, 2024
Staff was unfriendly and not welcoming. First person at counter said nothing and called another person to serve me. That oerson took 5 more mi
nutes to come and check me in.
The outside grounds were not clean.
The rooms were clean enough but they used very heavily sprayed room. Was very hard to breath evenbafter keeping the door open and fan on.
Ali
Ali, 1-night romance trip
Verified Expedia guest review
10/10 Exceptional
Sep 23, 2024
Very convenient location and absolutely stunning view. Staff was very friendly. Excellent stay for 2 nights
Debbie
Debbie, 2-night romance trip
Verified Expedia guest review
10/10 Exceptional
Sep 19, 2024
Terry
Terry, 1-night trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review
4/10 Fair
Sep 17, 2024
The room was had a coffee machine but no coffee.one bathroom toilet paper bed so soft it was hard to get out of it . There was only 1 bath towels,1 hand towel, one face cloth for two people .We will never stay there again or tell our family or friends only thing that was good was the food.
Sheila
Sheila, 2-night romance trip
Verified Expedia guest review
10/10 Exceptional
Sep 15, 2024
Nicola
Nicola, 1-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review
4/10 Fair
Sep 15, 2024
The room was very dark and the walls were paper-thin. Every time the neighbors flushed the toilet or took a shower, the noise carried fully into my room.
Richard
Richard, 1-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review
10/10 Exceptional
Sep 14, 2024
Elly
Elly, 1-night family trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review
6/10 Good
Sep 11, 2024
Found the bed very hard and there wasn't much around it. However, it was a great spot to go between town and the Tyrrell Museum.
Samantha
Samantha, 1-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review
8/10 Very Good
Sep 9, 2024
Douglas
Douglas, 1-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review
10/10 Exceptional
Sep 8, 2024
Clean
Laurie
Laurie, 1-night romance trip
Verified Travelocity guest review
8/10 Very Good
Sep 6, 2024
Verified traveler
1-night trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review
6/10 Good
Sep 5, 2024
One thing we didn't know about at check-in was that we could have had a discount on our food bill at Whiffs restaurant . We only found out later after dining there. It would have been nice to have been told this.
Kenneth
Kenneth, 2-night trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review
4/10 Fair
Sep 5, 2024
I wanted a ground floor pet-friendly room with a full size fridge. I was chastised at the front desk for not telling them in advance that I needed a pet-friendly room. I told them that there was no obvious place on the booking platform to make such a request. They complained that dogs leave hair on the beds and furniture. They shouldn't advertise being pet-friendly if they actually aren't. Also, I booked a so-called "suite" because the pictures on the website showed a full-sized fridge in the suites. Suites are considerably more expensive than single rooms. So they gave me a ground floor room and I started to unload my stuff, then realized that the room only had a bar fridge. I went back to the tiny "office" and asked for a different room. I was given room 27 on the second floor. This meant having to carry my coolers of food that were in transport up a flight of stairs. The fridge was now full size so that was satisfactory, but the room was dirty and poorly maintained. I felt sorry for my dog having to sleep on such a filthy, stained carpet. The area around the air conditioner had been leaking and the wall and trim were badly stained. The kitchen linoleum was marked and scarred and looked poorly cleaned. The entry door on the inside was filthy around the door knob and latch. The ceiling in the "bedroom" was poorly patched, as was the tub surround. The bathroom was relatively clean. Many other deficiencies. Don't stay here
Keith
Keith, 1-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review
8/10 Very Good
Sep 3, 2024
Brianna
Brianna, 2-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review
2/10 Poor
Sep 2, 2024
To start I had to pay 300$ deposit for my dog and a nightly fee that isn’t mentioned in their ad. The owner was awful with a disgusting attitude towards females his daughter included from what I saw and heard. His wife and daughter were amazing. They both work way too hard. Didn’t see the hotel manager do anything. She keeps the back area a mess (when we have stayed before the new owners took over, the back space WAS for guests) she also had some not very nice things to say about the owners daughter. (I saw the daughter work from sun up to sun down only saw the manager to over step her boundaries) I think she’s taking full advantage. I’ve had issues with this last before.
My mom had to fight to get her deposit back from the owner. We had the room checked with no issues. Eventually after my mom and the owner yelling at each other his lovely daughter gave my mom her money back without a fight. He put his hands in The air and walked off. Not sure what the issue was. Will be watching my credit card. No smoke alarm in the room. Just a spot where it used to be. Mould all over the ceiling in the washroom and shower. Brown stuff leaking out of the air conditioning unit and a mould smell. Repairs and a good cleaning are needed. We had to clean our room before we used it and cleaned it before we left. That man shouldn’t be running a hotel with his temper and attitude.
I can provide pictures. Use air bnb. Better than hotels!
Vanessa
Vanessa, 2-night family trip
Verified Expedia guest review
8/10 Very Good
Sep 1, 2024
Excellent waitstaff at the restaurant
Jean
Jean, 1-night business trip
Verified Expedia guest review
4/10 Fair
Sep 1, 2024
BAND AID JOB on updating the room. The workmanship of the upgrades was very poorly done. The kitchenette had a dirty dish cloth. The room was clean but it appeared there had been some previous water damage. Enough beds for a family of 6.
Verified traveler
1-night trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review
6/10 Good
Aug 27, 2024
K
K, 1-night family trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review
4/10 Fair
Aug 22, 2024
Sharon
Sharon, 1-night family trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review
8/10 Very Good
Aug 21, 2024
Decent place to stay but cleaning staff is lacking