OverviewThe Super 8 Edmonton West is located on the north side of 118th Avenue and just to the east of 170th Street in Edmonton, Alberta. The Yellowhead Trail (Highway 16) is just to the north of the property. West Edmonton Mall is about 5.6kms to the south of the hotel while the centre of downtown Edmonton is approximately 10.7kms away (distances: Google Maps).
Hotel facilities include a fitness centre, free RV/large truck parking, and guest laundry. Nearby services include a 24-hour gas bar, a convenience store, a restaurant, and a postal outlet.
Rooms at the hotel are either non-smoking or smoking and they include cable TV, free local calls, fridges, coffee makers, hair dryers, and free high speed Internet. Continental breakfast is also included with the room rate.
Bedding options at the hotel are either one queen bed, one king bed, two queen beds, or two double beds and no room can accommodate more than five people.
Check in time is 3pm while check out time is 11am.
The GoodGuests who stayed at this hotel were typically impressed by either the location and/or the price. Additionally, other guests had good things to say about room cleanliness and the restaurant that is adjacent to the hotel.
Guests who liked the location often said that they liked being close to West Edmonton Mall. Other guests said that they liked the hotel's proximity to the nearby highway (Yellowhead Trail). Occasionally, guests said that they liked other things about the property's location with a couple guests mentioning being able to get into downtown Edmonton easily.
The price of the hotel also received a lot of guest praise. Many felt that the price was right and that made some people choose the hotel over other properties.
Guest reviews of rooms were somewhat mixed but a lot of guests said that they were clean. Additionally, multiple guests said that they seemed "nice" while others said that their room was large or "spacious."
While the continental breakfast served at the hotel did not receive strong reviews, the food at the hotel's restaurant did receive a lot of compliments. People thought that it was acceptable in terms of food quality, price, and portions.
The Bad
Several guests who stayed at this hotel did not enjoy their stay or at least something about it.
Many guests complained about noise at this hotel and multiple patrons blamed the traffic from the nearby roadways as the source. Other guests said that they were disturbed by people that were in the hallways or in their rooms.
Some guests said poor things about the Internet service at this hotel. They mentioned that it was slow or "spotty" and suggested that they had trouble downloading at the rate that they wanted to.
The hotel offered free continental breakfast but several guests deplored it. One guest said the breakfast was the "worst ever" while many others made statements that clearly suggested that it was poor quality. Additionally, some guests said that there was not enough selection.
A few guests also expressed concerns over the room they received in comparison to the room that they thought they booked. Specifically, a couple guests said that they got a queen bed instead of the king bed that they thought they had reserved.
Booking.com guest ratings averaged to 7.4 points out of 10 and the site had 82 reviews.
Hotels.com guest ratings averaged 3.2 points out of 5 and 61% recommended the property.
TripAdvisor.com ranked the hotel 51st of 84 Edmonton hotels and the site had 16 reviews.
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