Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel, Edmonton

Advantages: Largest shopping center in the world, friendly people, great food and so much more.
Disadvantages: Winters can be very cold.

...Edmonton might seem like a boring and slow city to the traveler or tourist passing by but if you stop and take in a couple of Edmonton's best features you will then realize why it is the capital of Alberta. Edmonton's West Edmonton Mall is the largest of its kind in the world.With over 250 stores to shopping and over 5 amazing attractions,you will never get bored in this mall. Old Strathcona is one of Edmonton's best features,for it has a farmers market with all sorts off different items.This part of town has many beautiful buildings with an variety of shops.The restaurants in Old Strathcona are some like none other,they make the best food and serve it to you with the most class.The infamous Whyte Ave is the busiest avenue all through out Edmonton.The people are friendly and it has lots of fun stores. If you do not know where to go... Read review

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Advantages: large selection of conference rooms for businesses
Disadvantages: no entertainment for those not in a conference,

...I stayed at the Ramada Hotel and Conference Center, Edmonton, for 18 days in October. The stay was not a comfortable one. The check in counter was lined up upon arrival, and always appears to be lined up. The Elevators are ODD. You never know what will happen when you get in one when it finally shows up at your floor. The beds are hard. I was put on a waiting list for a fridge and in the 18 days never received a fridge. The wireless internet was unstable, sometimes allowing me to hook up, sometimes shutting down in the middle of an email. It advertised as wireless but I had to use the cable the majority of the time. There is only two washers and two dryers (that take up to two hours to dry one load), which seems inadequate for the number of rooms in the hotel. The staff at the front desk and the restaurant are somewhat unprofessional... Read review

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Advantages: very helpful staff
Disadvantages: 20 minutes to downtown

...YEG is located south-west of the city of Edmonton, approx. 20 minutes form the downtown core. Arrivals are on the second floor, and luggage pick up is on the main floor(arriving from Toronto). Pay telephones are near the luggage pick up. Staff were very attentive to my needs. There are several levels of parking less than 50 feet away. An international airport, flights can connect to nearly any major port worldwide. Signs are clearly marked, it is quite difficult to get lost. The taxi fares are decent, perhaps $30 canadian, but shuttles are also available at lower cost. Because I was in quite the hurry, I did not have the time to search for restaurants or cafes in the airport. If you find this at all helpful, please feel free to let me know. Thank you.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful