★★★★
Hotel
Yellowknife
8.1/10

The Explorer Hotel

Boasting an on-site restaurant and bar, this Yellowknife hotel is located 5 km from Yellowknife Airport. Free WiFi is offered in all guest rooms. A free airport shuttle is provided. A cable TV is featured in all air-conditioned rooms at The Explorer Hotel. A desk and seating area are included. Traders Grill restaurant offers daily dining options featuring American cuisine. Guests can also relax by the fireplace in the Trapline Lounge after a day’s exploring. A fitness centre is provided for guest use at The Hotel Explorer. A business centre is available. A cash machine is located on-site for added convenience. Yellowknife Outdoor Adventures offers boating, fishing, and Northern Lights trips and is located 4 minutes' drive from the hotel. Fred Henne Territorial Park is 4 km away. Northern Frontier Visitors Centre is located 5 minutes’ walk away.

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.2)
Free parking available at the hotel

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Kids

Children of any age are welcome.

Dogs

Pets are allowed on request. Charges may be applicable.

Address

4825 49th Avenue, X1A 2R3 Yellowknife, Canada, Yellowknife, Canada

Facilities

Free WiFi Airport shuttle (free) Free parking Non-smoking rooms Fitness centre Facilities for disabled guests Room service 2 restaurants Tea/coffee maker in all rooms Bar

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a conference room with a wooden table and chairs at The Explorer Hotel in Yellowknife

a large yellow building with snow on the ground at The Explorer Hotel in Yellowknife

a man and woman sitting at a table with wine glasses at The Explorer Hotel in Yellowknife

an aerial view of a city in the snow at The Explorer Hotel in Yellowknife

a sign on a building in the snow at The Explorer Hotel in Yellowknife

a woman sitting at a table with a plate of food at The Explorer Hotel in Yellowknife

a group of people sitting around a table in front of a fireplace at The Explorer Hotel in Yellowknife

a group of wine glasses sitting on a bar at The Explorer Hotel in Yellowknife

a conference room with a long wooden table and chairs at The Explorer Hotel in Yellowknife

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Reviews

Arsene 9/10

Canada 🇨🇦

Excellent

Pros: The cards required to operate the elevators were a plus

Cons: No restaurant available during my stay

Donna 9/10

Australia 🇦🇺

We had a lovely stay!

Pros: These were by far the most comfy beds with the best pillows of our trip for me! I always travel with my own memory foam travel pillow as most hotel pillows I’ve experienced are fluffy feather pillows that compact down to nothing and end up feeling like I’m sleeping on a brick! But not at The Explorer Hotel! The beds were like a big warm hug with a lovely soft but supportive pillow! The fireplace in The Traders Grill was a beauty! The nachos at The Trapline Lounge were delicious! (Real cheese!)

Cons: The undesirables that decided it was their right to sit in the pub and have a beer and then not pay for it. 👎

Mary 8/10

Canada 🇨🇦

Pros: Had a nice meal in the lounge. Appreciated the early shuttle to the airport.

Cons: Would be nice to have 2 people on the front desk at times. There was an issue with the reservation of the person in front of me and it took half an hour to get it resolved so that I could take my turn to check in. And I had checked in online. That didn't seem to speed things along at all. I have stayed at other hotels where if I check in online, they send a digital door code so that I can just arrive and go to my room without having to 'check in' with a person. This would be more efficient.

Deborah 9/10

Canada 🇨🇦

Pros: Room excellent, bed very comfortable, room quiet, staff pleasant and very helpful and shuttle was great.

Cons: The gym needed cleaning. Floor was quite dirty.

Raymond 10/10

Canada 🇨🇦

Pros: Main restaurant was great. My waitress was very caring, attentive, and great.

Kazuaki 8/10

Japan 🇯🇵

オーロラー鑑賞の旅には絶好の宿かと思います。

Pros: １．レストランの食事は美味しかったです。特にバッファローのステーキは絶品でした。２．レストランが満席の時に、バーで食事を頂けたのは良かったです。２．YKセンターまで徒歩でもすぐ近くなので、買い物に便利でした。

Cons: １．エレベーターが修理中で、歩いて5階までの往復は運動になりました。スーツケースはスタッフの方が業務用のエレベータで運んで頂いたので良かったです。

Deirdra 10/10

United States 🇺🇸

Clean room, good breakfast, great location

Pros: Location is very close to airport and walkable to dinner, grocery, museums, etc. nice view over the water. Good breakfast. Reliable airport shuttle

Leslie 9/10

United States 🇺🇸

Great!

Pros: Room and restaurant were great. Gym was pretty good. Ground-floor common area was adequate.

Cons: Nothing comes to mind.

Phylis 10/10

United States 🇺🇸

Hotel was better than I expected

Pros: I love the size of the room. The location is good because rooms have terrific views. The staff were friendly and helpful. Shoutout to Kat at checkin, and Manual who manned the night shift at the front desk.

Cons: The elevators were so SLOW!

Miyang 10/10

South Korea 🇰🇷

Pros: 위치가 좋습니다. 마트가깝고 기념품샵도 가깝고 길 건너 옐로나이프 겨울을 느끼기 좋은 장소입니다. 특히 저녁 오로라 투어가 대부분이라 하루종일 호텔에서 보내기 좋습니다. 1층 바 겹 식당도 너무 좋구요!!