The University of Alberta is located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. This public university was founded in 1908 by Alberta’s first premier Cameron Rutherford and the university’s first president Henry Marshall Troy. The campus is located near the North Saskatchewan River, directly across from downtown Edmonton. If you are planning a visit to University of Alberta, there are many lodging options from which to choose.
The Campus Tower Suite Hotel is located less than a mile from the University of Alberta and is near Old Strathcona and Whyte Avenues. These streets have many shops, both indoor and outdoor, and hold many festivals year round. Guests can shop for clothing, music, and celebrate the local culture in this area.
Each of the hotel’s rooms offers free high-speed Internet access, a desk and a television with cable channels. The hotel also offers free in-room coffee and tea, a fitness center and guest laundry facilities. Daily dry-cleaning service is available, and the hotel is completely non-smoking.
Campus Tower Suite Hotel
11145 87 Avenue ?
Edmonton, AB T6G 0Y1
Canada
(780) 439-6060
unlimitedreservationservices.com
The Varscona Hotel on Whyte is also located less than a mile from the University of Alberta and is in the heart of the Old Strathcona area of Edmonton. This area has a very large dining and nightclub presence. With over 100 restaurants and nightclubs to choose from, guests can discover all of the different types of cuisine and social scenes Edmonton has to offer.
All of the hotel’s rooms offer wireless Internet access (Wi-Fi), a desk, bathrobes, and cable television. The hotel also offers free in-room coffee and tea as well as free continental breakfast. Every evening, Monday through Saturday, the hotel hosts a free wine tasting in the Hospitality Suite.
Varscona Hotel on Whyte
8208-106 Street ?
Edmonton, AB T6E 6R9
Canada? ?
(780) 434-6111
varscona.com
Three miles from the University of Alberta is the Days Inn Edmonton. This hotel is in downtown Edmonton and is a few blocks from the Edmonton Art Gallery. This gallery is in Sir Winston Churchill Square and showcases temporary art exhibitions. Guests can visit the art gallery many times and see different art pieces each time they visit.
Each of the hotel’s rooms has a coffee maker, cable television, a telephone, hair dryer, air conditioning, and iron and ironing board. The hotel offers guest laundry facilities, concierge service and high speed Internet access. Cribs and rollaway beds are available upon request, and parking is free.
Days Inn Downtown Edmonton ?
10041-106 Street NW
Edmonton, AB T5J 1G3
Canada
(780) 423-1925
daysinn-downtownedmonton.com
