JohnF Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 I'm gonna be working in Orillia for a few weeks in March and need some recommendations for a decent hotel, preferably with good restaurant services in or close to the place. My work location will be on Progress Dr. so it would be great to be in that neighbourhood. Any help much appreciated. I'll buy the beers some night. JF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggyj Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Casino Rama is always an option! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinbanger Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 theres a couple of hotelS on Memorial drive and hwy 12 ( Comfort inn and ??) not sure of teh quality of them . swiss chalet , east side mario and Tims all right there. Not sure were progress dr is though . TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 (edited) You will be more then comfortable with the comfort inn . Nice wake up call and a place to have a fresh toasted bagle or muffin with yer coffee. Included in the cost. What ever you do,do not pass up on this place. Best food for the dollar you will ever have. TRUST ME. http://www.mariposamarket.ca/ Edited January 30, 2009 by misfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnF Posted January 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 You will be more then comfortable with the comfort inn . Nice wake up call and a place to have a fresh toasted bagle or muffin with yer coffee. Included in the cost. That was the one I was kinda leaning toward. Any good bars in the neighbourhood? Not that I drink a lot but I may have folks dropping by to say hello, I hope. JF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjsa Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 That was the one I was kinda leaning toward. Any good bars in the neighbourhood? Not that I drink a lot but I may have folks dropping by to say hello, I hope. JF As far as I remember(and that was over 2 yrs. ago), the Comfort Inn was on the east side of Memorial Ave,, south of hwy. 12, right across from Progress Drive. And, a Tim Horton's is also right on the corner on the south side of hwy. 12 on the west side, same side as Progress Dr. BTW, Progress Drive is an industrial park. If you need any on the spot welding done, continue down(south) Memorial Ave., until you see a candle factory on your right, then turn left(it's either Patterson Rd., or Forest Home Rd),. Old Tyme welding, is just to the right soon as you turn off. Jim is the owner(I referred to him as Indian Larry with my workmates when I was down there, , he does have a resemblence without the tattoos, but please don't tell him that), he came through for us on a moments notice. Super nice guy that I ran into(go figger, in the Timmies near Progress Drive) a couple of times. As far as bars go, never actually really sought them out. We had a suite in Heritage Place, which also houses the City Council. Our local University, Lakehead University has a satellite campus there. Right across the street was Caddyshack's, at the NW corner of Colborne St. W, and West St. S. Had a meet and greet with Maureen(motv8tr) there. Parking is an issue in Orillia, Mo had to park to the east over a block away. We ate there a lot because it was so close, and it was good eats also. The girls working there were superb. I got a free meal from them without management's permission because I figured out how to reset one of their plasma displays so it was not in zoom mode(it had been in that mode for 2 months because the manager set it that way, and nobody could figger out how to put it back into normal display mode, took me 5 minutes). But beware, its not "health food", but it is tasty.|It's a bar, and the guy that runs the Radio Shack in the mall north of hwy. 11 also shows up there once a week for Karaoke and other entertainment purposes. One place we went to eat a couple of times, and I cannot remember the name now, was a Chinese buffet place. It was down either Coldwater St. E, or Mississagua St. E. toward lake Couchiching. If memory works, it was down Coldwater. But if you drive down Mississagua, and you reach the end, if the place is not on your left, turn left, and go to the next st. It should be right there. I posted this a couple of years ago, and the comments about Tim Horton's locations in Orillia are bang on, http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=qp_zyuo0W2o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Give Theo's a try. It is a great restaurant right on the main drive in amongst the chains. I'll second the vote for Mariposa Market downtown as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Give Theo's a try. It is a great restaurant right on the main drive in amongst the chains. I'll second the vote for Mariposa Market downtown as well. That Mariposa Market is the bomb as far as feeding every need you want or have John.As far as food goes. Be sure to hit the basement aswell. MANY TREATS TO TAKE HOME. Please grab a tray of the apple cameral coffee cake ,to take home to the mrs. You wont regret it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Highway Man Inn is also a good bet, The Fern Resort, Casino Rama is another great place to stay although not to cheap. Rob C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnF Posted February 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 (I referred to him as Indian Larry with my workmates when I was down there, , he does have a resemblence without the tattoos, but please don't tell him that),http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=qp_zyuo0W2o Not likely to need any welding done as I'm just teaching a real estate course. And I'm sure he doesn't want to be compared to Indian Larry. Seems to me I heard he'd died a while back. He was a pretty wild looking individual. JF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikehunter Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Won't gp wrong here. Mariposa inn...formerly Keewadin Inn Stayed here many times but not in the last couple of years since it became a Best Western. Used to be reasonble and would give a deal if pressured. But with the big chain in there now who knows? As said the Highwayman is decent too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnF Posted February 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Won't gp wrong here.Mariposa inn...formerly Keewadin Inn Stayed here many times but not in the last couple of years since it became a Best Western. Used to be reasonble and would give a deal if pressured. But with the big chain in there now who knows? As said the Highwayman is decent too. Because of location it's a tossup between the Comfort Inn and the Best Western Mariposa. I should be able to walk to work every day from either, and I understand there's a Timmies handy. Life is good. JF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Any good bars in the neighbourhood? Not that I drink a lot but I may have folks dropping by to say hello, I hope. JF I gave up that nasty habit many moons ago ...but I always thought the Atherly Arms on the east side of the bridge over the narrows looked interesting Last time we drove by, it looked like it was closed but I'm sure some on here can confirm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 It's always looked like it was closed Norm... but it's NOT! I'm told the dust never settles on the poles ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnF Posted February 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 It's always looked like it was closed Norm... but it's NOT! I'm told the dust never settles on the poles ! My wife doesn't let me frequent bars with poles. She says they make me emotional. JF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richyb Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 atherly arms is still open but they lost their liquor license, and i dont think they have it back yet. I think I did see a sign for a hot dog special the other day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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