Clarion Hotel & Conference Centre Calgary Airport

I’ve stayed with hotels in the Choice Hotels family of hotel brands, but I think it was the first time I’ve ever stayed at a Clarion hotel before. Thank
for the free room night for my last night in Calgary!
I arrived here on Monday, 8÷24÷2015, the tail end of my short trip to Alberta, Canada. The Clarion hotel conference centre-​Calgary Airport is one of those budget friendly hotels that caters to just about anyone: from the business traveler, to single travelers, couples, and families who want to sightsee in Calgary and beyond. The price point per night is roughly on the cheaper end: $ 70-​$ 100 a night, which can be a great thing for budget minded travelers — like me. Here at the Clarion hotel conference centre — Calgary airport, it’s pretty much a catch all in terms of what you want to do during your stay in Calgary. Whether you’re passing through or planning an elaborate vacation, the Clarion Hotel and conference centre — Calgary airport can be your solution to your next big fling. For me, it was a place to rest my head before flying home. The proximity to Calgary airport from the Clarion hotel was about 5 km, so it wasn’t too bad at 4am — although finding a petro station that early near the airport terminal proved to be a challenge! Overall, my stay at the Clarion hotel and conference center was indeed a nice and satisfying one.
If you are ever in the area and need a budget friendly and centralized place that’s close to the airport, you should consider coming and staying here at the Clarion hotel & conference centre at Calgary airport. I received room 408 for the night of 08/​24/​2015 and didn’t bother to ask for a wake up call for a 6:45am flight the next morning. The lobby was pretty nice and there was plenty of free parking around the complex. This Clarion hotel is location at 2120 16^th Avenue NE and there are several restaurant options nearby. The lobby was nice and everything looked orderly, just empty. They accept major credit cards, so that’s always a plus. The check in process was really good and fast. The service was quite good and the person who was checking me in had a smile on her face. That made me feel pretty good about my upcoming stay that night. After getting my room key, getting to the room was just an elevator ride to the 4^th floor.
The room itself was typical of any 2 star hotel room you would find anywhere in Canada and the USA. Everything was working, including the shower and television. The room was clean and the beds were comfortable, although I slept on one of them. Getting a room with a double bed was nice, but with a free night stay from
, who am I to argue with free? I probably got 7 hours of sleep that night before checking out of the hotel and headed out to the airport for an early morning flight back to the USA and eventually home. For what it’s worth, the Clarion Hotel and conference centre — Calgary airport is more than just a hotel that’s in close proximity to the airport for those who need to be close to it for a quick entrance or exit. Too bad it was just for a night here, otherwise, I’d be discovering more places in Calgary. If you are in the area and need a place to stay without breaking the bank, consider the Clarion hotel and conference centre — Calgary airport.
Comfortable stay and I would consider returning here, if my itinerary permits me to do so. Well worth it.
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I stayed for three nights mid August. The shuttle came and picked us up at the Calgary airport, but after about an hour and a half wait because when we called to ask about the shuttle, the person on the phone originally told us the shuttle comes every hour. After calling again we found out that you have to request it.
We checked in right at 3 and they didn’t have any rooms available for 2 queen beds; just a single queen bed and a pull out couch. To save time we accepted that. We went to the room and it smelled completely of cigarette smoke, and it is a non-​smoking hotel. You think that housekeeping would tell the front desk to not give the room away, but they did. So we went down to the front desk to wait another hour for another room. At about 5pm, two hours after the hotel check-​in time, we just accepted another room with a queen and couch instead of 2 queens.
The room was very clean which I was happy about, until we came back the next day after housekeeping had «cleaned» the room. They had not replenished our coffee and didn’t change the sheets or give us a new ice bucket or towels. Eveyrthing was the same, just made up (the bed) or refolded (the towels). That was a huge disappointment.
Overall, the hotel was very average. For what I paid for the room, I would rather pay 10 – 20 $ extra and maybe get houskeeping that can change sheets and give new towels.

This is under new management. The room was spacious, but the mattress on the bed seemed to be lob sided and I had to find the middle of the bed to sleep. The food in the restaurant was good but expensive. The fitness room had good equipment but in a small room beside the pool and whirlpool.
The best thing was the free shuttle bus running to the airport every hour. My friend even got them to take him for a laundry trip.

I checked into the hotel at approximately 11pm on the night of 3÷5÷14. The next morning I left early for meetings. I left items in my suitcase which was on a valet stand with my sleeping clothes draped over the closed bag. I left the room with the suitcase closed, but not zipped.
I was gone the entire day. I returned to my room at approximately 6pm and upon arrival found a dirty towel just behind the door. I assumed it was left behind by housekeeping. I went to my suitcase to get something and slowly started to realize that things were not how I left them. First, it looked as though the items inside had been shifted around. There were some toiletries which were double-​bagged when I left, but now were only in one shopping bag. It began to dawn on me that I had left my digital camera and some other electronics in the suitcase, and that they were missing. I immediately called the front desk who had the cleaning supervisor come and tell me that she was part of the crew that cleaned my room, but that she cleaned the bathroom only. She said that this has never happened before.
The night manager spoke to me as well and repeated that they’ve never had an incident such as this. I can say that in my 20 years of traveling I’ve never had items stolen from my room either. The hotel’s «investigation» was that their interrogation of the room lock showed the only access to be from the maid and from myself when I returned in the evening. They accepted no responsibility for either hiring thieves who took items or for someone’s incompetence at leaving my door open for someone else to steel my property. Too bad like better hotels they have no cameras in the hallways for security. Take a chance if you want the savings, but don’t leave anything behind in your room that you value.

Great service and convenient location.

Looks not so good from outside, friendly staff, looks good on the inside, too loud (traffic out front) to be considered an option for us again.

A good friend of mine finally showed some mercy and presented himself in Calgary all the way from Palm Springs. Out of all places his choice fell on Radisson on 16-​th avenue. A bit jet-​lagged and lazy my friend insisted I visited him there (Uh-​oh, hotel visit…)
I was so impressed with the rennovations those guys did! (My company used to book this hotel for our out of town staff a lot. Well… kind of — «at least it’s a roof over their heads» approach). The place now looks really appealing. The service has improved too and the front staff actually greets you and shows a lot of politeness.
The Botanica restaurant is just as great as it was before. Fast and tasty.
Prices are excellent.
So, this one goes on my «Small business» list. Good choice at a very reasonable price.

The hotel certainly offers a comfortable stay. Good service. Good accommodations. The Botanical Restaurant adjacent the lobby serves tasty food that’s reasonably priced and fitting to most palates. Very friendly staff; excellent coffee! (of course… it’s Starbucks!)