Clarion hotel and conference centre is out of the way of the centre of Abbotsford, but conveniently located near the highway. I stayed here on a business trip because for one night there was no availability in Vancouver where my conference was. Or the prices were too high, north of 400 euros.
Of course I had to try to their pool. I was kind of expecting an outdoor pool, but no,.. an indoor one. A medium sized pool and a small jacuzzi. Not bad, but I wanted also a sauna, which wasn't there :-) Oh well.
I also ate at the restaurant, had the crispy prawns and cucumber - watermelon drink, was quite good!
Interestingly, the hotel room had a gas-powered fireplace which turned itself on automatically if you adjusted the room thermostat. Nice!
The hotel felt like a highway-locked place where you can't really exit on foot. But if you walk past the fire station behind the parking lot, you can find a shopping area with interesting shops, like the Angry Otter Liquor:
On the way here, I also dropped by some caves in Fraser Valley. See the other article.
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