This lovely property features many extra touches such as rich dark woods and interesting artwork. The rooms here are decorated in earthy tones and offer comfortable furnishings.
Smoke free premises. 89 units. 6 stories, interior corridors. Accessibility (Call).
Pros: Fantastic breakfast and nice atmosphere in the evenings with the people along Whyte Ave.
Cons:
10.0
Daniel
Exceptional
young couple
09-19-2016
Pros: wine and cheese. breakfast, pretty awesome
Cons:
10.0
Anne
Exceptional
solo traveller
09-04-2016
Pros: Yes, to all of the above. Helpful staff, polite and attentive. Great location, and yes very comfortable beds. The breakfast was fantastic. I will stay again.
Cons: The stay at the Varscona Hotel was more than what I expected. I liked it all.
8.8
Sandra
Excellent
young couple
09-01-2016
Pros: Bed was amazing and the location of the hotel rocked!
Cons:
9.6
Anonymous
Exceptional
mature couple
08-31-2016
Pros: The staff was eager to help and so very friendly, sharing little tidbits of their lives.
I loved that apples were available at breakfast and at the front desk!
And of course, loved the wine tasting hour!
Cons: ?
5.4
Ken
Fair
solo traveller
08-27-2016
Pros: Location
Cons: I felt the reception was cold and uninviting...as if she found it in credulous that I had a room booked. The night before I was denied a room. Smacked of racism . I felt I was treated quite poorly.
9.2
Kirk
Wonderful
solo traveller
08-25-2016
Pros: Breakfast was great
Cons:
10.0
Judy
Exceptional
mature couple
08-20-2016
Pros: The beds were super comfy
Cons:
8.8
Brendan
Excellent
mature couple
08-15-2016
Pros: Complimentary breakfast
Cons: Parking
9.6
Marnie
Exceptional
review category group of friends
08-09-2016
Pros: Comfortable bed and pillows, friendly staff, free valet, free breakfast. Great location.
Cons:
9.2
Neil
Wonderful
family with older children
08-07-2016
Pros: Staff helpful and friendly. Nice breakfast with reasonable choice.
Cons:
8.8
Theresa
Excellent
young couple
08-05-2016
Pros: Very central location.
Parking is a big problem in the area so they have a complementary valet service which was very useful.
Cons:
9.6
Darcie
Exceptional
mature couple
08-04-2016
Pros: Excellent location on Whyte Ave; love the wine & cheese service; breakfast also lovely.
Cons:
9.6
Mylene
Exceptional
review category group of friends
08-02-2016
Pros: Excellent service. Our server was fantastic
Cons:
10.0
Kenneth
Exceptional
mature couple
08-02-2016
Pros: The complimentary breakfast was well beyond what I was expecting, bacon or sausage, a variety of cheeses. We will be back!
Cons: It is unfortunate the electricity went out but still the staff manage tor check use in.
As a result I assume the wine tasting was cancelled.
10.0
Sarah
Exceptional
solo traveller
07-28-2016
Pros: Fantastic hotel! Great service and the beds are incredible.
Cons:
6.7
Jim
Pleasant
mature couple
07-28-2016
Pros:
Cons: Too expensive for the quality of the room
10.0
Dana
Exceptional
mature couple
07-26-2016
Pros: The beds were fantastic, the location perfect, the staff knowledgeable and very helpful...we loved it!
Cons:
9.6
Antoinette
Exceptional
mature couple
07-19-2016
Pros: Free valet parking , great breakfast , perfect location for whyte ave shopping. Great restaurant . Friendly staff
Cons: The water in shower was luke warm at best on 2 occasions
Pros: The staff were incredibly helpful, having a business centre where I could print at the last minute was a life saver, the breakfast was excellent and drinks in the late afternoon was wonderful. The location was also a highlight
Cons: nothing to add
10.0
Karen
Exceptional
mature couple
07-12-2016
Pros: Loved everything about the Varscona. We were very impressed with the hospitality and friendly staff. Informative about the area and gave us some really good recommendations. Took advantage of the rental bikes and enjoyed the scenery of the river valley.
Cons:
9.2
Brandon
Wonderful
young couple
07-12-2016
Pros: Breakfast had good selection and was tasty
Cons:
8.8
Debbie
Excellent
review category group of friends
07-10-2016
Pros: Staff friendly and accommodating. Made you feel comfortable and welcome.
Good location with lots to do and places to eat.
Cons:
10.0
Hattie
Exceptional
young couple
07-10-2016
Pros: The biggest bed we've ever slept in. Complimentary wine and cheese too!
Cons:
7.5
Kendra
Good
review category group of friends
07-07-2016
Pros: Breakfast was amazing
Cons:
10.0
Alistair
Exceptional
mature couple
07-06-2016
Pros: Went for wknd of 28th anniversary. Had a wonderful time! Hotel is perfectly located close to so many restaurants, stores, music venues, etc. Was about one block away from the centre of all the Canada Day festivities, so was close enough, and far enough away. The included breakfast was much more substantial than I expected (a good thing), and a wine & cheese event in the afternoon was another unexpected bonus. Everything made for a perfect stay! Thanks so much.
Cons: Although we could not hear our neighbours, we could hear their doors slamming shut whenever they departed. This is a very minor issue.
9.6
Samir
Exceptional
family with young children
07-05-2016
Pros: Really good breakfast, great location and accommodation.
Cons:
9.2
Anonymous
Wonderful
mature couple
06-07-2016
Pros: the hotel was super quiet in the morning...loved that! no noise from the street or the hallways. Bed was also very comfortable
Cons:
10.0
Elaine
Exceptional
solo traveller
06-05-2016
Pros: They were very hospitable and ready to help .The Waitress in the breakfast time which may have been 40-55 years old .. I am very bad for guessing ages but she was very very kind and also went above and beyond her need .
Cons:
8.8
Mohsin
Excellent
young couple
05-26-2016
Pros: Location is what makes this hotel amazing. Right on the 82nd street which is a very happening street. Lots of restaurants and shopping opportunities, not far from downtown and couple of mins drive away from university of alberta.
Loved the bed. It was great.
But the reason why I would come to this hotel again is because of their tremensplendiculously awesome shower. The smart idea of having the water control NOT right beneath the shower was amazing. Hats off.
Breakfast was great too, though a little too monotonous, but still good.
Staff was very cooperative and accomodating.
Cons: Oh well, to start off, this hotel allows pets (which is great yea) but depends on whether you want it or not. So watch out for that. I went to Edmonton because I had a two-day exam in the university. I didnt wana get disturbed but both the nights, at 1:00 or 2:00 am, a dog was barking at our room door. It disturbed my sleep and took me quite sometime to get back to sleep. I was unfresh for my exam in the morning.
It isnt hotels fault though, but if you have a trip for some such important reason, watch out for that, there might be other customers pets around.
Breakfast, though good, was very monotonous and exactly the same thing every single day. Sometimes few hotels atleast try changing the way they are serving the egg, or something different without affecting their budgets. But oh well. Whatever they had tasted good and it was clean.
8.8
Wendy
Excellent
mature couple
05-17-2016
Pros: Valet parking was awesome
Breakfast was great
Cons:
10.0
Beverly
Exceptional
family with older children
05-06-2016
Pros: I loved the valet parking! Being from the rural, I dislike of trying to park. All you has to do was tell what time you needed your vehicle out front and they were very efficient of doing so. They have the most friendly staff at all levels !
Cons:
9.6
Christine
Exceptional
solo traveller
05-05-2016
Pros: Cleanliness and I like that if I have to I can bring my dog.
Cons: Price
10.0
No
Exceptional
solo traveller
05-03-2016
Pros: Friendly helpful staff. Clean. Old building charm with modern facilities. Location
Cons: Curtains did not quite close to block out light for darkness in room while sleeping. ??add new blackout drapes.
9.6
Gordon
Exceptional
family with older children
04-26-2016
Pros: Best complimentary breakfast I've encountered in recent memory.
Cons:
9.2
Saleh
Wonderful
solo traveller
04-20-2016
Pros: Welcoming staff ..
Great location
Nicely Funitured
Cons: Little noisy .. especially if you're in the second floor
10.0
Frances
Exceptional
review category group of friends
04-19-2016
Pros: Great service. Close to shopping, dining, music.
Cons: Bit noisy at night with the street traffic.
9.6
Leslie
Exceptional
review category group of friends
04-17-2016
Pros: Excellent shower and good quality fittings and furnishings; comfortable beds.
Cons: Parking; unloading and loading of car was difficult on a narrow and busy street.
8.8
Tiffany
Excellent
review category group of friends
04-14-2016
Pros: Customer service was great location was perfect.
Cons: Breakfast
8.8
Danijel
Excellent
review category group of friends
04-14-2016
Pros: Great location on Whyte avenue.
Very good breakfast, free parking.
Cons:
10.0
Leonard
Exceptional
family with older children
04-11-2016
Pros: Discount for staying for hospital purposes
Breakfast was great
Cons:
8.3
David
Very Good
mature couple
04-03-2016
Pros: Great free wine tasting and snacks. Great free breakfast.
Cons: All good
9.6
Neva
Exceptional
mature couple
04-01-2016
Pros: Loved that it was close to the university where we were visiting our daughter and to the Farmers' Market and Fringe Theatre. The breakfast, included with the room, was fabulous, perhaps the closest to a European standard that I've seen in a long time. It had a huge variety of food choices, including healthy ones! Our room was clean, the bed comfortable and the room was pretty spacious, (king).
Cons: The parking for our oversize SUV was a little sketchy, as it was almost a full block away and through a key fob controlled garage door. Stepping outside of the door, after parking, made me a little nervous. I would not have wanted to walk the alley back to the hotel by myself.
10.0
Anonymous
Exceptional
mature couple
03-30-2016
Pros:
Cons: The restaurant was a little pricey but there are many other options in the area.
8.8
Julie
Excellent
mature couple
03-29-2016
Pros: Great location , spacious clean room with king bed, little soft for my taste but pretty comfy.
Huge walk-in shower.
Cons: Hard to get parking out front to offload luggage.
9.2
Tracy
Wonderful
family with older children
03-27-2016
Pros: Convenient. Valet parking
Cons: Every noisy guest coming through the halls could be heard through the wall
7.9
Mikaela
Good
review category group of friends
03-22-2016
Pros: Location is great!
Cons: Our room was very cold.
10.0
Dolly
Exceptional
mature couple
03-16-2016
Pros: Complimentary valet parking and the informative front desk rep!!!
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