Beautiful lobby decor, exceptional service at the lobby, but teeny tiny rooms! My boyfriend and I stayed for one night in Calgary so we decided to spurge a little bit and stay at the Fairmont Palliser. Though the building and amenities were nice, we couldn't get over how small the rooms were! There was barely any room from the bed to the tv stand and the bathroom felt like a closet. I guess you can't expect much space at a downtown hotel?
The pool and jacuzzi was nice. The steam room does take a while to heat up. Getting a key to use a locker without getting a massage was a little confusing since the spa receptionist said the key should be in there. But as I went inside there were no keys. I had to ask another lady inside the locker room who had to ask the receptionist again where were the keys. In the midst of walking back and forth I dropped and cracked my brand new Iphone X! Major buzz kill! Finally someone came in a brought out keys for lockers #1-4 (hotel guest lockers).
The lobby was beautiful with fresh flowers in the middle. They had cut outs of Harry and Megan at the lobby-- celebrating the royal wedding. That was super cute!
Even though our room was small we did have an epic view of the Calgary Tower so that was nice. We decided to order room service breakfast in the morning and luckily the spread fit in our room. The breakfast was exceptional and would definitely order it again.
The Fairmont Palliser is an excellent location in downtown Calgary. It's walking distance to many restaurants and Prince Island Park.