Review: Sheraton St. John’s Newfoundland

Solid property for the largest city in the middle of nowhere, I mean Newfoundland!

St. Johns looks beautiful

This used to be a Fairmont. Apparently it's come down in the world since then . . .

I was there a week before you and absolutely loved St. John's. Great people and just a very nice small city with beautiful views. I hope you had a chance to visit Cape Spear and Signal Hill.

While the hotel rooms were comfortable and spacious, the noise level was very high on the nights I was there - even at very late hours on weeknights. I noticed the same problems as you with the gym equipment, as there seemed to be trouble with every machine. Also, parking was a serious issue there, as the hotel apparently was hosting a convention, and upon returning in the evening, I could find no parking space. The kind bellman said I could park around the side of the building in a spot which threatened towing, which was OK, but a bit nerve-wracking.

That all having been said, and after my very positive experience at the Delta Barrington in Halifax, I would likely stay at the Delta instead when I return to St. John's, which is a bit of a closer walk to the main restaurants, etc. in the city.

My only trip to St John's was in Feb of 95, and I didn't get to see any of the views. It snowed like crazy the entire time I was there, so I only saw the airport, the university and the Holiday Inn.

@GottaFly

Now you've got "Somewhere In The Middle of Nowhere" from the musical Come From Away stuck in my head.

I'd encourage Lucky and any residents/visitors to NYC to check it out. It's about Operation Yellow Ribbon where 6000+ people were diverted to Gander, Newfoundland on 9/11. Decent amount of aviation references in the show, especially the focus on Captain Beverly Bass, the first female captain on AA, who was flying a 777 CDG-DFW and ended up there. Oh and the music is great too. It has an outside chance at winning the Tony for Best Musical.

Complete overkill on the photos and it makes the report tedious to view. Do we really need the hallway, the door, the door open, the entryway, the room map, the back of the door...etc etc etc

I second Red's recommendation to go see Come From Away. I'm generally not big on musicals (prefer either plays or operas) but I thought it was great. I had actually meant to make the same recommendation earlier, both in connection to visiting Gander and to Ben's descriptions of Newfoundland hospitality.

St. John's being described as a cute city and not particularly worth a specific visit begs the question: how much, and with how much effort, did you see of the city? St. John's and surrounding areas are culturally and historically rich. It's an epicentre of tourism in Canada.

No flight review?

@DB

How much of a flight review can there be?

Walk up to a little 18 seat prop that may or may not have a bathroom. Squeeze in to the 30" pitch seat in an all economy layout. Take off and land a few minutes later. Not enough time for the airline to make an impression.

Look forward to hearing how tomorrow's stay at the Emirates Palace compares with this!

@smallmj,

I'm not sure but I'm eager to find out what it was like, small props like that don't visit DUB so never had the experience and would like to read about it, as well as the airport facilities on either end.

Through-the-wall PTAC ACs? No thanks! I intentionally avoid staying at properties with those as much as possible. Rooms with them always feel so damp and they never seem to be powerful enough in winter or summer.

Sweet, walkable city. Colourful and full of friendlies. The history is long and sometimes dramatic. Water street is the first street in N. America. Some top quality restaurants as well.

@Shawn Morrissey - "Epicenter of tourism in Canada." Hahaha...yeah, ok. Newfies like to think that...