Had to go for a class for a weekend in U of C. This hotel is really convenience. It only takes 2 minutes drive to U of C and 12 minutes to Chinook Mall. The staffs were friendly and courteous. They called us to make sure the room was ok. The hotel was located around Denny's, Red Lobsters, MacDonald, and etc. This is the first hotel that i stay that has a microwave in a standard room.
The room needs a renovation, or at least change the furniture. There were black stains on the chairs. There was a underground parking, but it cost additional $10/night for standard rooms. The air condition/heater was pretty load and it is hard to sleep when it is on. The wireless internet was pretty slow, the connection keeps dropping.

Stayed here for 2 weeks on a work trip. In my online booking request I asked for a room as quiet as possible. I was put in a room directly facing the swimming pool. Things were usually quiet by 10pm at night, so it wasn't really an issue. You would think that if you request a quiet room, you wouldn't get put directly opposite the pool though.

As other's have said, the decor is dated. The hotel is nice and clean though, and the bed comfortable. The breakfast is good and the location suitable. The front desk staff were friendly and helpful.

Overall a reasonable hotel for the price.

I stayed at this hotel and was very displeased by the staff at the hotel. Our key cards didn't work for us the first time around, when we went to the front desk she said they probably didn't work because they got cold...another guest told us how finnicky the doors are and that we needed to go super slow. Why the front desk couldn't tell us that, I'm not sure...

When I checked out, the bill was done up rather ridiculously, I couldn't get a complete bill of charges with a balance of zero which is going to make expensing the hotel at work rather difficult.

When I got home i logged in and checked my credit card, somehow this hotel charged me for an extra room...I called my bank to dispute the charge as I did not even want to attempt to deal with the hotel.

The best part of this hotel is the staff. They were friendly, attentive and courteous.

The hotel itself is set up with an enclosed courtyard a full five stories high. Pool, lounge and restaurant are in the centre of the ground floor. This is probably quite effective for a Calgary mid-winter. However, this does make the central space overheated on the upper floors as the heat rises. The still humidity and heat make it a little uncomfortable.

Inside the the room, the air conditioning works fine. Each room had outward facing windows and a door which allowed you to step out onto a balcony that wrapped around the hotel. Probably quite pleasant in the summertime. The beds had sheets and a duvet, and I found I had a restless night either too warm or too cool depending on whether I kept the duvet on or off. The rooms are not particularly well insulated for sound, and there was a fair amount of activity in the hall through the evening. Perhaps a number of younger guests (the hotel is next to the university and the stadium) found the tables and chairs on every floor inviting. Mind you, I was still on eastern time, and was turning in earlier than normal.

Water pressure was fine. The only needed repair inside the room (425) was that the sink was draining very slowly. I had intended to mention it to the front desk, but it did not really bother me for the short period of time I stayed, and I had forgotten to do so in the morning.

The restaurant has a limited, but decent menu. You can prepay $10 for a buffet breakfast. That is a pretty good value with a waffle griddle and sweet yoghurt and a variety of canned fruit besides the buffet usuals of scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage and potatoes. The hotel has underground parking, a must for the northern climate. The location is convenient for McMahon stadium. It is probably more convenient to take the north route to and from the airport rather than through town.

Calgary is a fairly expensive city to live in, so the $139 nightly fee before taxes is not unduly expensive, but it is not particularly cheap either for the quality and that it is not quite downtown.