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Check in from:		15:00
Check out before:		11:00

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Ptarmigan Inn

Aurora College is less than 5 minutes’ walk from this inn. Featuring a restaurant, café, and sports bar, this hotel offers rooms with a flat-screen satellite TV. Wi-Fi is available. A seating area with a sofa is available in each room at Ptarmigan Inn. A microwave, small fridge, and coffee and tea-making facilities are also included. Dog House Sports Bar is on site at the Inn Ptarmigan and features darts. Keys Dining Lounge is well known for its breakfast and lunch menu and is open until 9:00 pm most nights. D&C Café offers coffee and snacks to go. A fitness centre and sauna are available for guest use and a gift shop is also on site. Laundry and ironing services are offered for maximum guest convenience. Hay River Merlyn Carter Airport is less than 10 minutes’ drive from the hotel. Vale Island is just 15 minutes’ drive away. You must show a valid photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all special requests cannot be guaranteed and are subject to availability upon check-in. Additional charges may apply. Disclaimer notification: Amenities are subject to availability and may be chargeable as per the hotel policy.

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Business traveller

Comment: 22 Jan 2026

Stayed in: Jan 2026

Exceptional Service, Best Food & Bar Experience at Ptarmigan Inn Hay River

Ptarmigan Inn, Hay River is hands down one of the best places in town for hotel stays, great food, and a welcoming bar experience. The staff is extremely polite, friendly, and very attentive—no matter where you go in the property, you’re greeted with professionalism and genuine hospitality.
The restaurant serves some of the best food in Hay River, always fresh, well-prepared, and delicious. The bar is lively and comfortable, making it a perfect spot to relax, grab drinks, and enjoy good company. If you’re looking for a hotel near me, a great place to eat, or a friendly bar in Hay River, this is the place to go.
From check-in to dining and drinks, the service is consistently excellent. Every staff member goes out of their way to be helpful, making your visit smooth and enjoyable. Highly recommended for travelers, locals, food lovers, and anyone looking for quality service in Hay River, NT.
Couple

Comment: 17 Jun 2026

Stayed in: Jun 2026

Limited Choices in Hay River

Key thing is NO elevator. This is an older well-used hotel. Not a bad choice. AC unit noisy. Bed comfortable. Good internet. Coffee maker and refrigerator good.
Business traveller

Comment: 22 Jul 2025

Stayed in: Jul 2025

Best catering and comfy hotel room.

Friendly welcoming staff, good hotel in small town, nice food option provided catering to our event very good service and good bar with lots of drink choice.
Couple

CA

Comment: 11 Jun 2025

Stayed in: Jun 2025

Terrible value for a messy, worn out hotel

Totally overpriced for a hotel that is very dated, unkept and messy (front desk and public areas). Rooms are a good size but it is ironic in our king size room where the bed is permanently 10" from the outside wall and super difficult to get in on that side thanks to a large room air conditioning system installed, probably retrofitted after bed furniture was designed. Part of the problem is the headboard is a permanent fixture on the wall, so that bed can't move without moving the headboard and repainting ... but it has no doubt been many years since that new air/heating unit was installed so it should have been rectified not to expect 2 guests to only use one side of the bed. Additionally, that air/heating unit didn't work properly with the idiot lights not working to indicate mode and temperature ... so one had to guess whether in cool or heat mode and what is the temperature setting.
To make matters worse, the satellite remote control would only change channels up or down one at a time, but all other buttons wouldn't function, including TV Guide and volume. So what a pain, only moving one channel at a time among 700+ channels (at least half aren't subscribed). Could only use the volume + or - on the side of the TV as well as the power on/off.
The unit had a fridge, microwave, Keurig coffee machine and good size work desk with NO power outlets nearby. Only tiny soap available (bring your own). Very dated and worn out furniture no past "best before" date.
The best part of the visit was the delicious food served at Keys restaurant for dinner ... quite a nice surprise. Otherwise, totally overpriced and only worth half their room rates until they refurb the rooms and public areas.
Business traveller

AE

Comment: 17 Feb 2025

Stayed in: Feb 2025

Good hotel for a business trip

Ptarmigan Inn is a decent hotel for a small place like Hay River. It has clean, spacious rooms equipped with everything you need, and plenty of parking is available. The only drawback is the Keys restaurant, which serves cheap food that does not match the menu or orders.

Very good location

4.1

10 J Gagnier Rd, Hay River, X0E 1G1, Canada|0.84 km from city centre

Check in and check out

Check in from:

15:00

Check out before:

11:00

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Ptarmigan Inn: FAQs

Ptarmigan Inn is 0.8 km away from Hay River city centre.
Ptarmigan Inn is in Hay River, Canada and is 0.8 km away from Hay River city centre.
At Ptarmigan Inn you can check in from 15:00, and you'll need to check out before 11:00.
No, there isn't any parking available at Ptarmigan Inn. If you're looking for a hotel with space to park, simply filter by properties which have 'Parking' under 'Amenities' in the search results.
We don’t have any information about restaurants at Ptarmigan Inn, please check with them when booking.