Sandman Hotel & Suites

Great spot! Reasonable price, friendly & helpful at check in. Modern & clean rooms. Quiet & comfortable bed. Close to stores and eatery’s.

I stayed at the Sandman Hotel & Suites Calgary South on Sunday night as it was close to the client’s site.
WIFI (it was fast) and parking were free. There was no mini fridge or microwave oven in the room. The hotel is about 15 minutes from the downtown core. Though I didn’t use them, there was a pool, whirlpool and fitness facilities. Denny’s 24 Hour Restaurant, Moxie’s Grill & Bar and Shark Club Bar & Grill are next door. There is lots and lots of shopping within walking distance.
I found my room was warm and though I’d turned the thermostat down to 18.5C, the room never cooled off. In the middle of the night, I discovered that the dials on the heater/​air conditioner actually control and heat/​air. Then why is there a thermostat on the wall?
I found it odd that they started vacuuming the hallway at 8am and Housekeeping knocked on my door at 8:27am and 8:51am. I was up but I wouldn’t have been too happy if I’d been sleeping and they’d woken me up. There was no «Do Not Disturb» sign I could hang on the outside doorknob … they obviously need them.

Rooms are nice and spacious, hotel is modern and clean. The wifi here is terrible, I have used dial-​up quicker than this. If I wasn’t already booked for the next 3 nights, I would definitely move to another hotel. I wanted to come back to the room and relax, catch up on emails, and work a bit and without the wifi, this is impossible.

Room was clean. Good and friendly customer service. The AC worked, the wireless worked fine. They put the wireless password on the room key envelope. Nothing in disrepair. The hotel looks good on the outside and inside. My room was roomy and comfortable. They had adequate amounts of electrical outlets. My room had a microwave and coffee machine with porcelain cups (not paper). The bathroom was roomy and clean. It was stocked with organic shampoo, organic lotion, and organic body wash with a fancy name.

Some colleagues and I stayed here for one night after the hotel we booked (Sandman City Centre) had a water main break. This location has a Moxie’s and Denny’s right beside the hotel, and is close to Wal-​mart, IKEA, Superstore, and many other shopping options.
The lobby is nice and clean, and has an open-​concept thing going on. Lots of space! The staff were nice and got us set up right away, as well as took care of our taxi rides for the next morning to the downtown area.
The room I stayed in had two beds, a fridge and a microwave. The room was a bit small, but all of the furniture, bedding, and carpet were clean and well maintained. The beds were comfortable (still not as good as home, though!) and the bathroom had enough space to move around in. Also, the shampoo /​soap /​etc that they have is actually really good! No mystery fragrance or other gross ingredients!
I enjoyed my stay at the Sandman (South location) and just wish that it had better bus service to the downtown area so we could have stayed more than one night!