Was in town for a family wedding. Booked this hotel as this was the trendiest hotel w/ a really good price! ~$89/nite for 2 double beds!

The inside of the hotel is trendy, chic, and modern. According to the staff, this hotel was fully remodeled in late '07. The beds were comfy and so was the mattress. I was extremely impressed w/ the flat screen TV, Harmony universal remote (retails for ~$100 each), as well as satellite TV box in each room!

The exterior of the hotel was decrepit. Downtown Edmonton leaves much to be desired. Word on the street is that crime is a concern thus the bellman was patrolling the parking lot on a hourly basis. The parking lot was a decrepit lot behind the hotel. The asphalt was mostly broken and it seemed like a city lot more than a hotel parking lot. The exterior of the hotel was obviously also not part of the remodel in '07...

Service left much to be desired. As we requested two rooms, we requested for rooms next to each other, on the same floor, away from the elevator, and on a high level, all of which were denied since the hotel was "full" and we had a late check-in...fair. As I was about to take a shower, I noticed that the bathroom door, a sliding closet-type door, was unable to close.... Bellman came up to our room immediately and reassigned us to the room next door....WHAT? .... yup... so two rooms next to each other were available and the front desk agent LIED!

I decided to try this Hotel out as I have always had success at their other hotels (The Met and Varscona). On this trip to Edmonton I needed to be in the downtown area so the location was excellent. Parking was very convenient for a downtown hotel. The complimentary breakfast was excellent and had a wide variety. The room itself was very trendy and hip.

I will definetely be back.

I usually go with my preperred hotel chains. This is the first time I picked a boutique hotel. Stayed there for 3 nights. Happy with the experience.

Good:
1. Breakfast included was better than Holiday Inn Express Downtown.
2. Win and cheese every day except weekends. You are entitled to two glass of wine, so you can even invite a friend over.
3. Room is clean with modern decor.
4. Hairdrier is not attached to the wall. :-)
5. Staff very friendly.
6. Starbucks downstairs for coffee lovers.
7. Very comfy and light weight bath robe in the room.

Not so good:
1. Room is tiny. They don't have a point system, so I can't work my way up to an upgrade
2. The air conditioner is loud.

We took 2 rooms for 3 nights. We enjoyed the breakfast and wine and cheese at night. Parking was easy and walking downtown accesible.
The only small complaint was I had to call each day to have rooms cleaned.