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Best Western Plus Suites Downtown

Stay at Best Western Plus Suites Downtown in Calgary. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, breakfast, fitness center, and easy access to Calgary Tower and local attractions.

1330 8 St SW, Calgary, AB T2R 1B6, Canada View on map
8/10
Very Good Based on 1407 recent guest reviews
Free Wi-Fi Free breakfast Paid parking Accessible Air-conditioned
What recent guests emphasize

Balanced comfort and convenient downtown location

Recent visitors appreciate the helpful staff and spacious rooms with kitchenettes, while noting some inconsistencies in room features and breakfast quality. The hotel offers good value with easy access to local attractions and amenities.

Guests often praise

  • Friendly, accommodating, and attentive hotel staff
  • Spacious rooms featuring kitchenettes with essential cooking equipment
  • Convenient downtown location close to dining, shops, and major attractions
  • Complimentary breakfast including make-your-own waffles and fresh fruit
  • Cleanliness and comfort of guest rooms, especially bedding and linens

Worth knowing

  • Some guests report inconsistent room maintenance and cleanliness details
  • Shower temperature may not get very hot in certain rooms
  • Breakfast selection is basic; some items like rubbery eggs and limited cereal options noted
  • Parking is paid but ample, with some mentions of complimentary underground parking
  • Room TVs can be small relative to the space, reducing viewing comfort

Best for

  • Travelers seeking a well-located, no-frills hotel in downtown Calgary
  • Visitors who value kitchen facilities for preparing simple meals
  • Guests prioritizing friendly service and easy access to local attractions
  • Families needing spacious suites and kid-friendly amenities
  • Those looking for good value accommodations with breakfast included
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About this property

Welcome to Best Western Plus Suites Downtown

Best Western Plus Suites Downtown is a straightforward, mid-range hotel located in the heart of Calgary’s downtown, close to trendy boutiques and diverse dining options on 17th Avenue SW, as well as Central Memorial Park. Its convenient location makes it a practical choice for visitors looking to explore popular nearby attractions like the Calgary Tower, Heritage Park, and the Calgary Zoo.

The property offers air-conditioned suites equipped with kitchenettes, suitable for guests who prefer preparing simple meals during their stay. Complimentary Wi-Fi and breakfast are included, and there is paid parking available on site. Facilities such as a fitness center, sauna, and a business center add to its practical amenities. Guest reviews frequently note the helpful and friendly staff, though some mention that room features like shower temperature and breakfast variety can vary.

Check-in begins at 4 PM, with check-out by 11 AM. The hotel is smoke-free, kid-friendly, and provides an airport shuttle service, catering well to business travelers and families alike. While not pet-friendly and lacking a pool, it offers a restaurant on-site and accessible accommodation options, adding to its appeal for a broad range of guests.

Guest feedback highlights a clean and comfortable environment, with particular appreciation for the spacious suites and kitchen amenities. However, some guests have reported inconsistencies in housekeeping and room condition, which suggest a degree of variability in the experience. Overall, the property is a practical and centrally located option suitable for visitors seeking a simple yet well-equipped stay in Calgary’s downtown core.

Summary compiled by GoHotelly editors from verified guest reviews, partner descriptions and editorial notes.
Facilities & essentials

What's on-site and what you should know before you arrive

The short version: what's available day-to-day, and the key practical details most travelers search for.

Most popular facilities

Free Wi-Fi
Free breakfast
Paid parking
Accessible
Air-conditioned
Business center
Kid-friendly
Restaurant
Kitchen in all rooms
Airport shuttle
Fitness center
Smoke-free

Not available at this property

Pool
Pet-friendly
Verified guest reviews

What recent guests are actually saying

Reviews from travelers who stayed here in the last 12 months, grouped to help you spot the pattern quickly.

C
C Apr 16, 2026
10

I'm going to make it harder to book this location but they deserve it. I had to stay in a hotel during a repair emergency at home for three nights. I booked the queen bed suite with Jacuzzi. I love a good soak in the tub, what can I say? This room had a cute little kitchen with everything, including a kettle for my tea! There's enough kitchen equipment to cook simple meals. The hotel is close to a Safeway with a decent deli and bake shop, so you can just make a quick run for supplies (it's a counter height fridge, so don't be excessive.) But the staff! Top notch. Friendly, caring people who work their tails off to welcome you.

TRJ
T. Rose Johnson Mar 26, 2026
10

Very nice hotel. Service was excellent and accommodating. Only thing was shower didn't get very hot. Otherwise I'd recommend staying there. Great location.

SJ
Shane Johnson Mar 26, 2026
10

Great hotel,good location. Rooms were clean and staff was friendly and helpful. Recommend. Only thing was shower didn't get very hot.

JS
John Spalding Mar 17, 2026
8.0

For the money, it's spot on. You can use a debit card in lieu of a credit card, but it will cost $545 as of Feb 2026. Breakfast room is okay. Staff are really relaxed and friendly: they know their jobs and do them well. I think there might be a variance in quality among the rooms, but am not positive. As is the case with every hotel in the known universe, the coffee is not great. On the other hand, it's free. Location isn't too bad. You've got Rosie's Burgers a block away and you are insane if you don't eat there at least once. There's a few Vietnamese restaurants on the same block. Dollarama, Canadian Tire and Save-on Foods are down the street. Really interesting coffee ship directly across the street. Bus stop near the entrance to the hotel. Safeway and Starbucks are both within walking distance.

EY
Edmond Yoong Mar 05, 2026
10

I had the pleasure of staying at this Best Western location. This Best Western is located within Downtown Calgary and is centrally located, with amenities within a few minutes walk from the hotel. The hotel staff were friendly and eagar to help. The clean hotel room was very enjoyable to stay in. They had complimentary breakfast included in our stay and it was delicious. I highly recommend this hotel and look forward to my next stay when I visit Calgary in the future.

KH
kendra hiebert Feb 19, 2026
8.0

The 2 bedroom suite ( room 1010) was spacious. especially the living room, but the TV was so small and so far away we could barely see it. We moved the couch closer to the tv ( by about half the room ) and found there were crumbs, hair elastics, and a trading card of some kind under and behind the couch. The beds were very firm and we all woke up with sore backs in the morning. This would be the thing that might make me pick another hotel next trip, and that I would warn others of. The morning breakfast is great. Lots of options, constant refilling and while it was hard to find a place to sit, there is quite a few tables, there was just also a lot of people. As a side note, when we went to order delivery that night for dinner there was no pen or paper pad to write down everyone's order before calling, and when we called silver dragon ( who is on the hotels list of places that deliver to it) they said they don't deliver :(. Also, we had sirens screaming down the street 4+ times in the 1-2 hours we waited for and ate dinner, they sounded like they were right in the room, windows do very little to keep out sound and we were on floor 10. So be aware if you are noise sensitive for sleeping, you might have some city noise, and also the AC in our room had a click/ping/twang it kept doing at irregular intervals. you'd just get used to its pattern to sleep then it would pause......and then ping! and start a new pattern. Reply to hotel: Thank you for the write back. The staff was indeed great at keeping on top of the busy times, and the front desk was very pleasant. kudos to them. Good to know about the product delays, I was kind of wondering as the renovation for 2023/2024 pallet was up in the lobby and we looked at it and we had the new finishes but not the new furnishings. So that explains why we had half the reno lol. I appreciate the prompt update on your delivery services, it shows your really on top of issues. I do miss the little things since covid and wish hotels would bring them back. The pen, paper, magazines of attractions and the hotel directory book. When I worked at a hotel our directory book was laminated pages and you just wiped them down with cleaner between guests. But a mobile one does also update a whole lot faster than 200 books >.< While the sirens didn't really bother us ( we mostly were watching the window to see which direction they headed ) I added it in the review more for people it would effect ( same with the bed, I also don't know if every room has the same mattress type which is why I included the room number, and if they like a firm bed then 1010 might be for them) , but maybe some noise machines or clocks in the room with a noise machine feature could help with the ambient city noise for the people it does effect? or a Bluetooth speaker clock they can play their own phone noise machine through. This could also distract from the AC unit sound if it was normal. I've run into this option in multiple hotels now. We most likely will stay again to see the changes after they are fully finished, we always travel as a family of either 3 adults and a toddler or 5 adults and a toddler so the option of having 3 separate sleeping areas is many times worth a few compromises for us. One last suggestion I would add is that in the living room there is a love seat that sits 2, and a small chair that sits 1, but the room sleeps 4 in the bedrooms and 6 with the fold out. Even with just the 4 of us there it was hard to all be sitting and watching a movie comfortably together, and there was ample space for another chair or even another love seat in the room.

EW
Elaine Willock Jan 06, 2026
8.0

Booked online and everything went smoothly. Check was great - super pleasant and helpful. Downtown location was great and they provided underground parking at no extra charge. I stayed with my daughter so they even had the sofa bed out and ready for us. The only thing that needed attention was the breakfast; rubber egg omelettes, the make your own waffles and coffee - no real selection of cereals or fresh fruit. Even the defrosted frozen fruit to go with yogurt was empty and didn’t get replaced until we were leaving. I would still stay again though - based on proximity and how great the front desk staff was.

MO
M O Dec 27, 2025
10

Great guestroom : large in size , comfortable bed & bedding / linens , nice kitchenette, very clean bathroom with toiletries. However the Housekeeper forgot to make up the room on our 2nd day even though I have already told them to make up the room . Yummy basic breakfast. Love to make our own waffles. Fresh fruits are served .

Location & neighborhood

Where you'll find Best Western Plus Suites Downtown

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Trendy area with boutiques on 17th Avenue SW & diverse global eats, plus Central Memorial Park.

  • 8th Street SW 12 min Walk
  • NB 8 St SW @ 14 Av SW 1 min Walk
  • EB 17 Av SW @ 8 St SW 5 min Walk
  • Calgary International Airport 19 min Car · 52 min Transit
Things to do nearby

Worth the walk or a quick ride

Curated spots travelers usually pair with a stay in Alberta. Distances are rough real-world times, not straight-line.

Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo 22,405 reviews

Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo

210 St. George's Drive NE, 1300 Zoo Rd NE, Calgary, AB T2E 7V6, Canada

4.6 · Zoo
Calgary Tower 10,539 reviews

Calgary Tower

101 9 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 1J9, Canada

4.5 · Tourist Attraction
Heritage Park 7,851 reviews

Heritage Park

1900 Heritage Dr SW, Calgary, AB T2V 2X3, Canada

4.7 · Park
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