me and my family are planning a research trip to okotoks in october and so far we can only find 1 hotel there which is the lakeview and it was quite expensive.anyone got any recommendations of decent hotels there?we want to stay directly in okotoks instead of further out such as high river,calgary etc as with it being a research trip we want to stay in okotoks the whole time to see what it would be like day to day.any info or links etc would be great

Not much else to choose from I'm afraid.

According to the link below rates for the Lakeview are $80-$130 per night, you're not going to get much cheaper than that.

http://www.okotokshotels.worldweb.com/index.htm

Hi, me and my family are coming over in June and are staying in someones basement which is like a 2 bed apartment. This could be an option and its much cheaper plus you are in Okotoks ....PM me if you want some details Im not that far from you in the UK eh!!

Hi

As already mentioned there's not a lot of choice in Okotoks itself when it comes to Hotels.

I think the current price for the Lakeview Inn is $114 per night or you can stay at the Country Inn for $99 per night.

I have a number of friends who rent basements for around $60 per night and a friend on a Ranch just outside Okotoks who has a great B&B and is very reasonable.

I also have a friend who rents a number of fully furnished houses and Condo's in Okotoks on a weekly basis for $400 per week all inclusive.

Let me know if I can help

Regards
Sam

What about a hotel in "deep south" Calgary? It's about an 8 minute drive from Calgary to Okotoks. There are two in the Shawnessy Village area:

http://www.wingatebywyndhamcalgary.com/

http://www.super8calgary.com/

Good luck!

I'd say, if you can get a weekly rental of a house for $400 for a week, that's your very best idea for a family research trip.

.... quick math ... that's less that 60 dollars a night for a whole family, plus you are "living" where you want to try, and can shop locally for meals etc .......

Is the Country Inn the motel by Smitty's / the railway line. We did a week there a couple of years ago between our condo rental and house purchase.

I would have happily spent the extra $20 / night for the Lakeview (anywhere know where the lake is??). The motel was basic, noisey and service wasn't great.

I would avoid it. The ones in Shawnessy are only 15 minutes or so away.

We stayed at The Country Inn one night when we were on a recce. It wasn't good. It was really noisy (being right next to the railway line), plus there was no hot water in the morning due to the hotel doing their laundry!!

I agree, the best option for a reccie trip is to either rent someone's basement suite, apartment or house. It will give you and your family a really good idea what life in Okotoks is like. There are quite a few people renting these out, your best bet is to have a look at the classifieds in the Western Wheel (Okotoks local paper), there are always a lot of rentals advertised. I also know of a few relocation companies who have fully furnished apartments on offer. PM me and I can give you the details. Good Luck!