I recently stayed at this hotel in west Edmonton for 10 nights and I will not stay there again. Housekeeping missed cleaning my room for 3 days in a row, even though when I got back to the hotel each evening I called to report the problem and to request clean towels. A security guard had to bring me towels because they had nobody in housekeeping. Finally on the 4th day I stopped at the front desk on my way out and insisted that my room be serviced. The ONLY reason I didn't move to a different hotel is that I had paid in advance for 10 nights.
The food in the restaurant was just awful. No wonder it was empty every time we went past. Even food that nobody should be able to screw up, like mac and cheese, was disgusting and inedible. We tried two meals there (both times nobody else was in there) and after that we gave up. The food at their Sunday brunch wasn't bad, but their set-up is ridiculous. You have to leave the restaurant, get your food out in the lobby, then carry your food all the way back. When we were there, it was -20C and the food had to be carried through that blast of cold air coming in through the front doors, as well as through the crowd of people waiting in the lobby for rides or cabs. Talk about irritating!!! Even great food couldn't survive that kind of treatment.
There is only one elevator for all four floors of the hotel, to be used by guests as well as housekeeping and other staff. It is ancient, rickety, and despite always having an overpowering smell of pine-sol, it was scratched up and its carpet is scuffed and dirty. On several occasions, I saw it littered with candy bar wrappers, empty soda bottles and used tissues.
The hallway on my floor was very dirty. Again, I saw litter on the floor on several occasions. It appeared not to have been vacuumed in weeks, as I saw footprints, dust, scraps of paper, bits of dried leaves, etc. One day there was a horrible smell as if something had died, and that smell eventually permeated into my room.
On the plus side, the bed was comfortable and I like the black-and-white prints on the walls. However, the lack of cleanliness and the lack of edible food are two major drawbacks in my books. I didn't expect the Waldorf Astoria, but there are basic services that should be provided. read more