Ask our regulars — crews, sales reps, hockey parents — what keeps them coming back and breakfast timing comes up more than you'd guess.
The northern schedule problem
Grande Prairie starts early. Crew call at 6. Ice times at 7. Flights at 6:40. A hotel breakfast that opens at 7 AM might as well not exist for half the people staying here.
Our answer
The Express Start buffet runs hot from 5:30 to 9:30 every day: eggs or omelettes, bacon or sausage, pancakes, oatmeal, fruit, yogurt and the cinnamon rolls with their own local following. It rotates daily, which long-stay guests notice by week two.
The math
A real breakfast for a crew of four, every day, at zero dollars — over a two-week rotation that's meaningful money and better mornings. It's included with every room, every rate, always. That's the Stay Smart idea working as intended.
Staying in Grande Prairie? Enjoy free hot breakfast from 5:30 AM, an indoor pool with waterslide, free Wi-Fi and free parking at Holiday Inn Express Grande Prairie. Book direct through IHG or call 1-780-814-9446.