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Stayed here on the very last night of our 9 day Canadian Rockies trip. Unlike where we stayed the previous 3 nights, at the 100 year old Fairmont Banff Springs and Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, this was not an historic hotel, but a modern business hotel.
20 story skyscraper hotel with interior corridors. Calgary has long cold harsh winters, so no balconies, except for the corner suites for the fat cats!
Our room on the 3rd floor faced the river, and away from the traffic on the streets below. We were too low to see the river, and had a close view of the building roofs of nearby buildings, hemmed in by even taller skyscrapers, marred by smoke from late summer forest fires.
Two queen beds, with a large window, strong AC, multi prong electrical outlets right on the desk, 40+" flat screen HD cable TV, free and stable wifi, electronic safe, mini refrigerator, but no microwave. Expensive looking furniture, elegant floor fixtures and lamps.
Spacious room, with dresser, counter space, night stands, sitting chair, daytime and blackout curtains, bath robes, deep bathtub. Large bathroom has 1970s sink countertop type, instead of granite.
Very comfortable bed, easy to fall asleep, with minimal outside noise.
Did not get a chance to use the indoor heated pool, nor the fitness center.
Large lobby area to wait for rooms, business center to print out boarding tickets, multiple conference rooms, several pricey restaurants on ground floor -your business picks up the tab! Inexpensive $1.75 CAD soda machine on ground floor.
Exemplary service by all uniformed hotel employees, who were approachable, friendly, knowledgeable, courteous, and went out of their way to be helpful, even to me in my T-shirt, shorts and sandals.
Walked 4 blocks and 10 minutes to the Eau Claire Mall. The buffet breakfast was not part of our stay, so ate breakfast at Horton's across the street, lunch at the Spaghetti factory 3 blocks away, and dinner at Joey Eau Claire 4 blocks away.
Walked a mile to Glenbow Museum. Wanted to see the Military Museums, but no easy transportation to get there, 4 miles away, taxi $26 CAD before tip. No Yelp in Calgary.
Standard rooms run about $140 USD in low season October, but soar up to $432 USD during the Calgary Stampede in July.
Interior pedestrian walkways connecting to other buildings across the street, handy in the long harsh snowy winters. Would stay here again, preferably during the international fireworks convention displays in late August, 2018.
A 1pm checkout arranged in advance by our tour group, prior to our ride to the airport, so that we wouldn't get thrown out on the street at 11:01am!
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