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Editor's Pick
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Historic luxury downtown Edmonton hotel with indoor pool, restaurants & pet-friendly rooms
Pros
- Free amenities: newspapers
- Rooms were clean and comfortable
- Location was excellent—an easy walk to restaurants and downtown attractions
- Staff did a good job and were friendly
- Guests often enjoyed the dining and room service
- Guests loved the river valley views from their rooms and the restaurant
Cons
- Wi-Fi $14.65 per 24 hrs for non-Club members
- Self-parking is $35 and valet parking is $45 per night
- A few guests complained of noise transfer from the hallways, nearby rooms and traffic
- Some found the hotel, dining and parking expensive
Editor's Review
Updated Dec 22, 2017
Overview
This hotel is located a 7-minute walk from the city centre, with beautiful views of the North Saskatchewan River.
The hotel offers 198 smoke-free rooms on 8 floors with elevator access.
The hotel offers 198 smoke-free rooms on 8 floors with elevator access.
All rooms include Wi-Fi ($14.65 per 24 hours for all non-Club members), a flat screen HDTV with pay-per-view movies, a Keurig coffeemaker, a tea kettle, a desk, iPod docks, an iron and ironing board, a hair dryer, bathrobes, windows that open and climate control. Mini-fridges, microwaves and DVD players are available on request at an extra charge.
Some rooms include a sofabed, a separate bedroom, a parlour and river valley views.
Some rooms include a sofabed, a separate bedroom, a parlour and river valley views.
Rooms are furnished with 2 double beds, 2 queen beds and 1 or 2 king beds.
Self-parking per night is $35 for outdoors and indoors (clearance 6'); and valet parking is $45 for outdoors.
Self-parking per night is $35 for outdoors and indoors (clearance 6'); and valet parking is $45 for outdoors.
Pets are welcome for $25 per pet, per night.
Restaurants on site:
Harvest Room serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily and afternoon high tea (with historic tour) weekends.
Confederation Lounge offers casual dining and seasonal patio, with views of the river and garden, for lunch and dinner.
Room service is available 24 hours.
Hotel amenities include an indoor pool, a hot tub, a 24-hour fitness centre, a steam room, a squash court, massage services, a 24-hour business centre, dry cleaning, concierge, a gift shop, babysitting services, elevators, free newspapers and meeting rooms.
What’s nearby? Jasper Avenue’s dining and entertainment district and the Shaw Conference Centre (exhibitions and concerts) are a 4-minute walk from the hotel. Edmonton City Centre (mall) is 7 minutes away on foot. Alberta's Legislature Building is a 6-minute drive.
Hotel amenities include an indoor pool, a hot tub, a 24-hour fitness centre, a steam room, a squash court, massage services, a 24-hour business centre, dry cleaning, concierge, a gift shop, babysitting services, elevators, free newspapers and meeting rooms.
What’s nearby? Jasper Avenue’s dining and entertainment district and the Shaw Conference Centre (exhibitions and concerts) are a 4-minute walk from the hotel. Edmonton City Centre (mall) is 7 minutes away on foot. Alberta's Legislature Building is a 6-minute drive.
Getting around: Edmonton International Airport (YEG) is a 33-minute drive. (All travel times: Google Maps)
Confirmed by hotel Jan 18, 2017: pet fees, the hotel has a steam room
The Good
Guests enjoyed this hotel and gave it lots of high scores.
It had an excellent location, right off Jasper Avenue restaurants, near to transit, downtown attractions and shopping.
The historic character of the hotel and the cleanliness of the rooms was another highlight. Some found comfy beds in spacious rooms and many loved the river valley views from the rooms and hotel’s restaurants.
Staff were amenable and guests often really liked the bar and restaurant staff.
The dining and breakfast onsite was typically well liked. Guests commented about room service being good as well.
Guests also enjoyed the gym, steam room, squash courts and indoor pool on site.
more It had an excellent location, right off Jasper Avenue restaurants, near to transit, downtown attractions and shopping.
The historic character of the hotel and the cleanliness of the rooms was another highlight. Some found comfy beds in spacious rooms and many loved the river valley views from the rooms and hotel’s restaurants.
Staff were amenable and guests often really liked the bar and restaurant staff.
The dining and breakfast onsite was typically well liked. Guests commented about room service being good as well.
Guests also enjoyed the gym, steam room, squash courts and indoor pool on site.
The Bad
Guest complaints centred on a few hiccups encountered during their stay.
Some guests found minor maintenance issues in their rooms which detracted from their stay.
A few complained of hearing their neighbours, guests in hallways, the elevator and street noise.
Some considered the hotel a little dated and said it was time for a refresh.
Extra charges were a common complaint, with guests being offended at the extra charge for Wi-Fi and high cost of parking at the hotel.
Some felt the cost of the rooms and dining on site was expensive.
more Some guests found minor maintenance issues in their rooms which detracted from their stay.
A few complained of hearing their neighbours, guests in hallways, the elevator and street noise.
Some considered the hotel a little dated and said it was time for a refresh.
Extra charges were a common complaint, with guests being offended at the extra charge for Wi-Fi and high cost of parking at the hotel.
Some felt the cost of the rooms and dining on site was expensive.
Sources
Expedia.ca gave this hotel an average score of 4.4 out of 5, based upon 216 guest reviews.TripAdvisor.ca ranked this hotel #10 out of 93 properties in Edmonton, based on 902 guest reviews.
Booking.com gave this property an average score of 8.8 out of 10, from 176 reviews.
This hotel is an Editor's Pick for...
- University of Alberta Hospital | Shaw Conference Centre Edmonton | Kingsway Mall | Royal Alexandra Hospital | West Edmonton Mall | Downtown Edmonton | Jasper Avenue, Edmonton | Rogers Place | Edmonton Expo Centre | TELUS World of Science-Edmonton | Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital | University of Alberta | Commonwealth Stadium |
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# Location
- Jasper Avenue, Edmonton (0.0 km)
- Shaw Conference Centre Edmonton (0.3 km)
- Rogers Place (0.9 km)
- Royal Alexandra Hospital (1.9 km)
- Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital (2.2 km)
- Commonwealth Stadium (2.3 km)
- Kingsway Mall (2.7 km)
- University of Alberta (3.0 km)
- University of Alberta Hospital (3.0 km)
- Edmonton Expo Centre (3.9 km)
10065 100th Street, Edmonton, AB