The Explorer Hotel

Name: The Explorer Hotel
Address: 4825 49th Ave, Yellowknife, X1A 2R3, Canada, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, X1A 2R3, Canada

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Fast facts

Check in from:	4:00 pm
Check out before:	11:00 am
Pets	Pets allowed with an extra charge

Amenities

Wi-Fi

Parking

Air conditioning

Airport shuttle

Fitness centre

Front desk 24 hour

More about The Explorer Hotel

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.

Reviews from

Mentioned by travellers

Anonymous traveller

Comment: 31 Aug 2026

Stayed in: Aug 2026

Very nice overall stay
Room was clean
Very nice views.
We did not have a top sheet and not sure if that is normal for the hotel or not.
The water pressure in the shower could have been better
I would strongly recommend installing hose and wand type showers. They tend to use less water and make rinsing much easier and more efficient.
We did the breakfast buffet once and a bit expensive and although it was good for the same thing it is free at many hotels for the same thing.

Group traveller

Comment: 29 Aug 2026

Stayed in: Aug 2026

Perhaps the only Option

Deluxe room on 8th floor for 3 nights. For some reason, only 1 bank elevator is operational with longer wait times and limit of 6 max. Terrible WiFi. Overall facility is well worn. Housekeeping inconsistent, left trash bag by the door without replacing the clean room door knob tag. Reception staff friendly and cordial. Same with restaurant servers albeit food was average. Since this is supposed to be the best hotel in town, not much of a choice.

Couple

Comment: 23 Aug 2026

Stayed in: Aug 2026

Attended a wedding here!

Great service and comfortable room with a great view. Restaurant also had great food and service. The wedding we attended there also great with great food!

Family traveller

Comment: 22 Aug 2026

Stayed in: Aug 2026

The hotel front desk staff was terrible.

We reserved two Deluxe Queen Twin rooms for a family of four. I requested an accessible room because there would be a wheelchair user during the reservation, but they said there were no vacancies, so I gave up. I looked at the room photos and decided that the slightly more expensive deluxe room would be better, so I booked two of those rooms. When I asked to be moved back to a deluxe room because I was given an accessible room that was a downgrade from my check-in request, they refused, giving various excuses like being fully booked. There was no explanation or notification about the reservation change, yet it seems it's my fault. Even so, I didn't want to stay in a room with one old and small queen bed for the sake of the trip, so I negotiated and managed to get a room change. After that, the hotel staff were constantly unpleasant and discouraged me. The bathroom cleaning is sloppy and hasn't been cleaned properly, and when I asked them to clean it, did I place a special order for them to clean it? When asked, I said I definitely selected Daily Cleaning on the pre-check-in site, but no, you didn't say it at check-in, I remember. What is this guy, am I at fault again, what is this pre-check-in site for?? I got angry.
I travel overseas often, but I'm surprised that this is the first time I've encountered such a bad hotel. It's not very Canadian, or something. It's unpleasant, so I don't recommend it. It was quite inconvenient that there was only one elevator in such a large hotel.

Group traveller

Comment: 16 Jun 2026

Stayed in: Jun 2026

You get what you pay for…

So you can expect this to be a good stay since it is the most expensive hotel in Yellowknife. Spacious rooms (although some of the space should have been used to make the bathroom larger). Mediocre WiFi. But helpful staff. Good restaurant. Close to downtown. Lovely view.

Excellent location

4.5

4825 49th Ave, Yellowknife, X1A 2R3, Canada|0.38 km from city centre

Check in and check out

Check in from:

4:00 pm

Check out before:

11:00 am

Good to know

Pets

Pets allowed with an extra charge

Extra beds

Please contact the hotel for details about adding extra beds.