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title: "The Explorer Hotel, Yellowknife (NT) | StayVersus"
description: "The Explorer Hotel in Yellowknife (NT): rated 7.5 by guests, 4-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
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Hotel · ★★★★
# The Explorer Hotel

Yellowknife, Yellowknife (NT), Canada

7.5 ·  Good 64 reviews ·  #4 #4 of 5 in Yellowknife (NT) ·  5.4 Location score
## About The Explorer Hotel

The Explorer Hotel is a hotel in Yellowknife, Yellowknife (NT), Canada. It holds a 4-star rating. Guests rate it 7.5 out of 10 across 64 reviews. It is 130 m from the centre of Yellowknife (NT). The nearest beach is 1.4 km away. The nearest airport, Yellowknife International Airport (YZF), is 3.5 km away.

- **Type:** Hotel

- **Star rating:** ★★★★

- **Check-in from:** 16:00

- **Check-out until:** 0:00

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 5

4825 49th Avenue [explorerhotel.ca](http://www.explorerhotel.ca)

## How The Explorer Hotel scores

Compared with the average hotel in Yellowknife (NT).

-   Guest rating **7.5**
-   Location **5.4**
-   Beach access **5.7**

Yellowknife (NT) average

## Amenities

The partner listing does not include an amenity list for this property yet.

## Location

- **Location score:** **5.4**/10

- **Walk grade:** **56**/100 Somewhat walkable

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **29**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **2**

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest beach<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""></span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">1.4 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">22 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Yellowknife International Airport (YZF)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">3.5 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">8 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Distance to the centre<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Yellowknife (NT)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">130 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">2 min walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Sights nearby

-   Yellowknife Museum360 m
-   Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre400 m
-   Bush Pilots Monument1.6 km

### Compare

## Compare The Explorer Hotel with nearby hotels

Similar hotels within 3 km. Open a match-up to see where each one wins.

-   [Chateau Nova Yellowknife](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/chateau-nova-yellowknife-yellowknife-nt/) Hotel ★★★ 140 m away
    
    8.3 ·  [Compare](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/chateau-nova-yellowknife-yellowknife-nt-vs-the-explorer-hotel-yellowknife-nt/)
-   [Nova Inn Yellowknife](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/nova-inn-yellowknife-yellowknife-nt/) Hotel ★★★ 410 m away
    
    7.8 ·  [Compare](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/nova-inn-yellowknife-yellowknife-nt-vs-the-explorer-hotel-yellowknife-nt/)

## Questions about The Explorer Hotel

### What are the check-in and check-out times at The Explorer Hotel?

Check-in starts at 16:00 and check-out is until 0:00.

### How far is The Explorer Hotel from the airport?

The nearest airport, Yellowknife International Airport (YZF), is 3.5 km away in a straight line.

### Is The Explorer Hotel close to the beach?

The nearest beach is 1.4 km from the hotel.

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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