2021.09 – Fairmont Hotel Macdonald, Edmonton
After an uneventful three hour drive from Calgary International Airport, we arrived in Edmonton and easily found our hotel. Overlooking the North Saskatchewan River, it wasn’t hard to miss.
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After an uneventful three hour drive from Calgary International Airport, we arrived in Edmonton and easily found our hotel. Overlooking the North Saskatchewan River, it wasn’t hard to miss.
I enjoy hearing the up-sell. Sometimes it’s overrated, other times, it’s worth every moment. For our stay at Banff Springs, we elected for Fairmont Gold. Why? Complimentary breakfast, afternoon snacks, separate check-in counter, a lounge available for use throughout the day and a dedicated service team. We liked staying here a lot.
Are you looking to stay at a hotel that is as impressive as its location? How about a hotel that has a museum as part of its lobby? This was a once-in-a-lifetime experience to stay at the “Castle in the Rockies”.
I booked this hotel using reward points to ensure that we’d have a short walk from hotel to the airport for our morning flight back to Toronto.
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Hotels in London have one consistent attribute – they’re extremely expensive! As this visit to London included us spending half of our time outside of the city proper, I didn’t see the need to stay in the middle of the city. This hotel offered a fair trade in its value proposition, affordable and close to what we needed.
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