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Reviews of Hotel Arts Kensington This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available. It's based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!

1126 Memorial Drive Northwest, T2N 3E3 Calgary, Canada

#16 of 99 hotels in Calgary

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Review Score

Based on 146 hotel reviews

8.7

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.3

  • Comfort

    9.2

  • Location

    9.4

  • Facilities

    8.7

  • Staff

    9.2

  • Value for money

    8.1

  • Free WiFi

    9.7

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  • Reviewed: January 31, 2024

    8.0
    Clean and functional with good location. Bathroom was excellant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Executive King Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No fridge in room for milk

    Limited choice for breakfast no cooked available

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: January 7, 2024

    10
    Great location, staff and rooms!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Luxury Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Loved everything about our stay. Location is incredible - 1 block from great shops and restaurants. A short walk from downtown. The staff was great! The rooms were large and the tub was HUGE!!

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: January 5, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Luxury Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Breakfast could’ve been better

    Clean and comfortable

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: November 15, 2023

    9.0
    The staff and basic amenities plus location are excellent for our needs
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Luxury Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    As mentioned above

    Breakfast was ok. However on the weekend no ordinary brown bread, no fruit at all, no basic black tea bags. Minimal offerings

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: November 8, 2023

    10
    Awesome
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Luxury Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Everything was very cool. No complaints whats

    Did not eat breakfast

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: October 24, 2023

    10
    Everything about Hotel Arts Kensington was perfect - friendly staff, beautiful room, perfect location, just what we need
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Executive King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Everything was great.

    The location can’t be beat. We were able to walk to shopping, sightseeing, and for dinner. The fireplace in our room was so cozy. The blackout blinds and comfy bed led to a long and restful sleep.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: October 23, 2023

    10
    Classy Clean and Central
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Executive King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nada

    Super classy boutique hotel. Clean comfortable rooms and an awesome location Definitely buy the parking when you get there. It makes this place an excellent place to stay. The breakfast salami and cheese dish was such a noice touch !

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: October 15, 2023

    10
    nice staffs and good dinner
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Junior Suite
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    nothing

    convenient traffic and private park site. clean and warm room. comfortable pillows and bed.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: October 9, 2023

    8.0
    Great hotel in Calgary
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Luxury Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The balcony

    Great hotel, so nice people, breakfast ok, very good situation in the city, bed very confortable, bathroom perfect. We loved our stay there <3

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: September 28, 2023

    10
    I rarely review but this hotel easily went beyond what I expected.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Luxury Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The room was immaculate and the bed very comfortable. Easily one of the best nights sleep that we've had during our three week trip. Location was perfect, accessibility to great walks and good restaurants. The hotel offered the use of free bikes which was an added bonus and we easily got on to a very safe cycle path alongside the river. All the staff were welcoming and very helpful.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: September 11, 2023

    8.0
    Great location and comfortable accommodation, but breakfast left a lot to be desired.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Luxury Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    — The included breakfast was quite limited - especially given the price paid. Further, the first morning there was no milk for cereal or cream for coffee. — On a related note, one morning the breakfast was quite busy and ran out of breakfast item such as yogurt and coffee and it seemed that the front desk person was also the breakfast attendant -- and perhaps the only staff on site — slowing down the process of getting breakfast items restocked.

    Room and location were great.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: September 6, 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Executive King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Excellent room. Loved it. Highly recommended.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: August 29, 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Luxury Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Breakfast was a little lacking. Mediocre.

    Gorgeous rooms.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: August 7, 2023

    9.0
    Hassle free stay in Calgary
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Luxury Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing as such, is next to a busy road

    Great location for our needs, clean and upmarket rooms

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: July 29, 2023

    10
    I’m going back soon I hope!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Luxury Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing

    Lovely clean, comfortable room. Very helpful staff and so friendly. Lots of attention to detail. Very central.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: July 2, 2023

    10
    A Boutique Hotel that lives up to the label
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Junior Suite
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The continental breakfast was a cut (or two) above the usual, with delicious freshly baked muffins and light pastries among the high-quality items available each morning. Though there is some street noise from Memorial Drive, it seemed to die way down by 10 pm and sleep was not disturbed. Definitely a wonderful place to stay as a couple, on your own, or with well-behaved children. And the location in the hip Kensington neighborhood just a short walk from Prince Island Park is really convenient.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: July 1, 2023

    9.0
    Very clean, well-appointed room in a nice area outside downtown
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Executive King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Everything was great. The only small issue was that the shower was very slippery and there was no anti-slip mat. However, we never reported our concern to the front desk, so maybe they had something available if we had asked.

    Comfortable spacious rooms. Located in a quiet(er) hipster neighborhood and across the street from the river and its pedestrian walkway. The staff is very friendly and helpful.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: June 22, 2023

    8.0
    Loved Calgary and all the great day trips and some great restaurants.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Junior Suite
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    we didn’t get free parking because we didn’t book directly through the hotel. the lighting was not good in the bathroom and the tub was slippery. there was no bold coffee choices and real cream in the fridge would have been good. the breakfast was mediocre.

    The location and the size of the room.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: June 19, 2023

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Luxury Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Prefer a firmer mattress. Prefer kingsize

    Breakfast was good. Location excellent

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: June 13, 2023

    10
    very comfortable quiet rooms with a comprehensive continental breakfast.
    • Couple
    • Luxury Suite
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No complaints

    Location and being a small boutique hotel where everyone knew you were staying there.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: June 12, 2023

    10
    Fantastic
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Luxury Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    nothing.

    everything, specially the quietness and location.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: May 22, 2023

    10
    Hotel Art Kensington has the Art of Hospitality Perfected!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Luxury Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The staff were friendly and professional. The rooms were beautiful and large. The location was great and so close to restaurants, bars and shops. On my last night I had my flight cancelled and was a bit upset and mentioned it to the wait staff at Oxbow and they brought me complimentary chocolates to cheer me up. How thoughtful! It worked. They were divine!

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: May 2, 2023

    8.0
    good place to stay just across from the city centre and near the river.
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Executive King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Great location a short walk from the river and city centre. Neat quiet hotel. Spacious lounge for breakfast.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: January 1, 2023

    9.0
    Luxury with a personalized feel in the heart of Kensington
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Luxury Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The outside doors and windows in our room need maintenance. The breakfast pastries looked very good, but they were stale. Small issues that did not diminish the experience, but you asked!

    The hotel has a boutique luxury, yet personalized feel. The front desk manager was very friendly and professional. The room and deep bathtub were very nice. It was quiet for a downtown location. The Continental breakfast exceed expectations. Awesome location in the heart of Kensington.

    Stayed in December 2022

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