Calgary: Fairmont Palliser (4 Star Hotel)

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Address: 133 9 ave sw , Calgary T2P2M3, Canada
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Lonely Planet review

  • Becca Blond
  • Lonely Planet author
When Queen Elizabeth drops by Calgary, she stays at this grand Canada Pacific Railroad hotel. Dating from 1914, Calgary's classiest hotel offers 405 elegantly updated rooms and suites varying greatly in size.

Easily Calgary's plushest sleeping option, the Palliser is now owned by the elite Fairmont chain. Regardless of ownership, the hotel was built in the railway baron days for the same clientele that took the train to the hotel's palatial sister properties in Jasper and Banff. Today it hosts everyone from queens to world leaders, celebrities to folks willing to blow a little cash in order to experience a Calgary from a different era. The rooms are a bit smaller than one would expect, and the Palliser lacks common mod amenities, like swimming pools, standard at most high end properties these days. But what it lacks in extra facilities it makes up for in old world charm and opulence. Oozing classic elegance, the grand lobby boasts marble columns, chandeliers, staircases and solid brass doors, which are all original and all magnificent.

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Atmosphere: Opulent and Busy

Check-in / Check-out Earliest check-in: 3:00 PM
Latest check-out time: 12:00 PM