This is a very basic hotel, that is quite a distance from the airport or the road to Banff and the National Parks. The rooms are very dark making it a challenge to work the air-conditioning, and lack even coffee making facilities, let alone a fridge. No breakfast is offered, but I was given a voucher for a free coffee in the coffee shop next door – but this had closed at 3pm and didn’t reopen until 7am ! That coffee shop is next to a seedy pub. There is a real problem with noise, due to thin walls, and a noisy walkway outside the room that the smokers choose to use for a late night conversation. Add to that a noisy alarm in one of the local buildings which went off intermittently between 2 and 4am and it wasn’t the best of night’s sleep. The upstairs rooms are reached by a metal staircase that is showing signs of rust, with one of the steps being decidedly steeper than the others. All in all there is nothing to recommend this hotel apart from the price.

I have stayed at this propery several times over the past year while visiting family in Calgary. While it is definitly not the fanciest hotel in the area it is a great location and value for the price. It is an older hotel and could definitly benifit from a update. But, if you are only using the room to sleep and shower, as we were, it is perfect. There is a restaurant on the property that is very popular with the locals and the prices are reasonable. Free wi fi and very helpful and friendly staff make this older hotel very comfortable.

Staff went out of their way to be helpful and gave us valuable advice on getting around Calgary, using the trains, where to shop, etc. The rooms were great value, beds comfortable and lots of space in the rooms to store all our luggage, leaving room to walk around. We had a great time. Highly recommended!

We stayed at the Stetson to visit family and friends. It was an excellent place. The keepers of the hotel were very accomodating and helpful. I like Calgary a lot and the hotel made my visit very enjoyable.