The Comfort Inn lives up to its name... the room was clean, very comfortable, and quiet.

The Comfort Inn Winnipeg South
Located on Rte. 42 just off the Rte. 100 Bypass
Tel: (204) 269-7390
Toll-Free: 1-800-228-5150

The Comfort Inn Winnipeg South is easy to find; it's located just off the Highway 100 Bypass on Route 42 North. That means it's easy to get back to on the TransCanada to continue your journey, and you won't have to drive through the City of Winnipeg to get to the hotel.

We were happy to find our dogs warmly welcomed. Many hotels provide smoking rooms only to those of us travelling with pets -- so it was a pleasant surprise to be given a non-smoking room upon request. At the time of writing, we were told that all pet-friendly rooms were located on the first floor so that pet owners would have easy access to the outdoors via their private patio doors. Sure enough, we were on the first floor, in a comfortable, bright, quiet room. The management does ask that pets be walked on the adjacent green strip/gravel road (rather than on hotel property). A small flat-fee applies to travellers with pets, one that we gladly paid as it was more than reasonable.

Continental breakfast was included with our stay. I made a point of asking if we could bring breakfast to our rooms because we didn't wish to leave the dogs unattended. We were assured that we could simply take a tray and eat in our rooms, no problem. While one of us stayed with the dogs, the other went to the breakfast room and loaded up with muffins, bagels, and coffee, then brought it back so that we could eat in the company of our pooches.

Lucia Barron, General Manager of the Comfort Inn Winnipeg South, remarked that she'd rather have an open pet policy than have people attempting to sneak their pets in. We chatted a bit about pets - she is obviously a dog lover. During our stay, we saw a couple of other guests walking their dogs down the hallways.

Room amenities included cable colour TV, patio doors (convenient outdoor access for when you want to take the pooch out), a fairly large table with chairs, iron + ironing board, free local calls, and coffee maker.

Side note: on our previous journey through Winnipeg, on a Sunday night, we were puzzled to see people lined up on one side of a street called Portage Avenue. People were literally sitting in lawn chairs by the side of the road (we saw dogs sitting next to them, too) and traffic was heavy. We finally asked someone what was going on; apparently Winnipeg has a "tradition" called "Cruise Night" when those with "hot cars" drive up and down Portage Ave, while those who like hot cars go and watch!

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