OverviewLocated in the city centre, approximately a 7 minute walk from both the Eau Claire Market and Prince's Island, this 119 room, all-suite hotel is popular with travellers seeking larger accommodations and access to extra amenities, like guest laundry and full kitchen facilities. On-site amenities include a fitness centre and laundry facilities.
Guests can choose from Standard suites, or from suites that have one or more separate bedrooms. All suites include a full kitchen, Wi-Fi, a hairdryer, an iron and an ironing board, voicemail and a cordless phone. There is parking available on site for a cost of $15/day, and pets are welcome free of charge.
There is no on-site dining available at this hotel, but given its location within the city centre, there are a number of dining options within walking distance.
Guests who want to be close to a number of Calgary attractions will appreciate the centrality of this hotel's location. The Glenbow Musuem and the Calgary Tower are just under a 20 minute walk away. Visitors in town for the Stampede can walk to the Stampede Corral in about 30 minutes (or about a 9 minute drive). Calgary Zoo is slightly farther, about a 10 minute drive. Air travellers should expect about a 23 minute drive to travel the 19.9km between the hotel and Calgary International Airport (YYC) (distances and driving time estimates: Google Maps).
Check-in is at 4:00pm, while check-out is at 11:00am.
Confirmed with a front desk agent: Wi-Fi, parking and pet policy (call date: July 24, 2012).
The GoodGuest reviews of this hotel, of those sourced for this analysis, primarily praised the cleanliness of the rooms as well as the convenient location.
Rooms at this hotel were clean (one guest said "spotless"), comfortable, spacious and well-equipped, according to a number of guests. Guests found the rooms well-maintained and well-configured and appreciated the convenience of some of the amenities, like the full kitchen.
For a number of guests, location was a positive factor. Several guests indicated that the hotel was conveniently located within walking distance to a number of attractions (i.e. Prince's Island, Eau Claire Market), and that the hotel was also well located to public transit.
Staff received top marks from guests at this hotel, who used words like "friendly" and "efficient" to describe them. Front desk and housekeeping staff were mentioned specifically.
There was a sense from guest reviewers that there was a perception of good value for the received for room rates. Phrases like "good value for money spent" , "affordable" and "reasonably priced" were reflective of guest sentiment.
The Bad
For guests that had a less than a positive experience, much of that had to do with the state of the decor at the hotel and disturbance from noisy A/C units.
According to a number of guests, decor was ageing at this hotel and in need of updating. Guests said things like "threadbare", "in desperate need of a facelift" and "old decor" when describing the rooms, and mentioned sofas and carpets specifically.
There were a number of comments from guests who were bothered by noisy A/C units in the rooms. A few guests said that their units rattled. One guest said that their unit kept turning on and off throughout the night, creating noise and waking them up repeatedly.
There were a few peripheral comments on things like uncomfortable beds and unpleasant odours (likely caused from cooking) coming from other rooms.
Confirmed with a front desk agent: Wi-Fi, parking and pet policy (call date: July 24, 2012).
Booking.com guest reviewers rated this hotel 7.8 out of 10, or "good", based on 60 reviews.
TripAdvisor.com guest reviewers ranked this hotel #58 out of 97 Calgary hotels, based on 54 reviews.
Hotels.com guest reviewers rated this hotel 3.6 out of 5, or "good", based on 52 reviews.
 |
Analyzed by Heather W.
Driven by the sense that every person, place or thing has a story to tell and a skill for being in the wrong place at the right time, Heather is a well-traveled writer.
|
