This hotel is reminiscent of the Grand old Hotels. Built in 1914 and named after an explorer named Palliser, it was a stop on the Railways route to Banff. Owned by the Canadian Pacific Hotels, the grandeur of this early hotel chain is a pleasure. Suites are well appointed as they are in all Fairmont Hotels. The service in the restaurant reminded one of the days of fine silver and elegant service with a good cup of coffee kept filled and fresh. Linen serviettes and tablecloths are standard fare. The decor, however, is relaxing and we found this to be our favourite place to go within the hotel. The spaces are large but comfortable and it is possible to dine without close proximity to your neighbours. You will find that the trains rumble by through downtown cowtown and remind one that the railway was interwoven into the very fabric of Canadian history.

We spent one night in Calgary and wanted to stay at the Fairmont Palliser due to the location. It is located closed to everything you need in Calgary.
Arrival was no problem. We dropped the car off at the Valet Service and checked in. All this was uneventful and smooth.
We had the room on the third floor and once we came around the corner to "our hallway" we saw a cart with food and a spare bed in the hallway. So we passed it thinking it was cleaning time and everything would be gone shortly. Well, the food was taken around 8 PM (we checked in at noon) and the bed stayed in front of our room the whole night and when we checked out at noon the next day it greeted us as well. Not very nice to look at.
The room itself was nice and big. No seperate shower in the bathroom, but that was OK.
The bed was not comfortable. It was soft and the sheets came off way to easy once you moved.
The A/C in the room does not have enough power for the big room.
Checkout was no problem.
When the Valet brought us our car he wanted to give the lady next to us the key as she was there first and he did not thing that we owned/rented a nice car like that. I walked up and wanted to say thanks and he said "This is not your car, I will get that later". Well it was and I did not like the attitude.
We had room service as well and the food was excellent. It was fresh and tasted great. We had to wait for 40 minutes but we where told that it would take that long when we ordered and it was well worth the wait!

The hotel is beautiful, beds very comfortable and conveniently located in downtown Calgary. The menu for the 24 hour room service was fabulous - I had the best clubhouse I have ever tasted! This is a hotel that I will definitely come back to.

Beautiful hotel right down town in calgary. We arrived in the evening after 2 weeks of skiing in Fernie, got the warmest welcome!
Was a big worried that i would felt underdressed in my winterboots and big downjacket, but no problem at all, everyone feels accepted. The rooms were so charming, and didnt lack anything .
Will definately comeback if in Calgary!!!