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Hotel Arts Kensington

4.0 star property
Boutique hotel near Scotiabank Saddledome

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Reception
Egyptian cotton sheets, hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk
Luxury Suite
Lounge

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking available
  • Business services

Explore the area

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1126 Memorial Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 3E3
  • Place, Bow River
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, TELUS Spark
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Prince's Island Park
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Airport, Calgary, AB (YYC-Calgary Intl.)
    ‪17 min drive‬

Room options

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Egyptian cotton sheets, hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk

Junior Suite

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • City view
  • 40 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Luxury Suite

Luxury Suite

  • City view
  • 53 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Egyptian cotton sheets, hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk

Luxury Room (1 King Bed or 1 Queen Bed)

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(48 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 Queen Bed

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Executive Room, 1 King Bed, Fireplace

Executive Room, 1 King Bed, Fireplace

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(13 reviews)
  • 36 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Calgary

Northwest Calgary stay.Your stay at this Northwest Calgary hotel places you within 3 miles (5 km) of Scotiabank Saddledome and Stampede Park. Bow River and Peace Bridge are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Bow River - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • TELUS Spark - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Prince's Island Park - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Stephen Avenue - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Calgary Tower - 3 min drive - 2.4 km

Getting around

  • Calgary University Station - 8 min drive
  • Sunnyside Station - 8 min walk
  • Calgary International Airport (YYC) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Namsun Korean Cuisine - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Hayden Block - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Higher Ground Cafe - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Ramen Arashi - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Side Street Pub & Grill - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Hotel Arts Kensington

Boutique hotel near Scotiabank Saddledome
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served daily. Public spaces have free WiFi and wired Internet.

A terrace, multilingual staff, and coffee/tea in a common area are also featured at the boutique Hotel Arts Kensington. For a fee, parking is available.

This Calgary hotel is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 19 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • Built in 1999
  • Continental breakfast (free)
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Concierge
  • Wedding services available
  • Terrace
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • 1 conference room
  • Dining venue
Hotel Arts Kensington offers 19 accommodations with safes and complimentary newspapers. Beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets. 42-inch plasma televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations with deep soaking bathtubs and rainfall showerheads. Bathrooms are also outfitted with bathrobes, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Calgary hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access, with a WiFi speed of 50+ Mbps. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. In-room massages and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • In-room crib
  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Height restrictions apply for onsite parking
  • Covered self parking on site (CAD 20 per night; includes in/out privileges)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 42-inch plasma TV with cable channels

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Free crib
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Deep soaking bathtub
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Guests driving to the property should contact this property in advance (e.g., directions)
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Free cribs (infant beds)!

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Covered self parking fee: CAD 20 per night (in/out privileges)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A credit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. Cash is not accepted. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

We should mention

  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

Kensington Inn
Kensington Riverside
Kensington Riverside Calgary
Kensington Riverside Inn
Kensington Riverside Inn Calgary
Riverside Inn Kensington
Kensington Riverside Hotel Calgary
Hotel Arts
Arts Kensington
Hotel Arts Kensington Hotel
Hotel Arts Kensington Calgary
Hotel Arts Kensington Hotel Calgary

Hotel Arts Kensington Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 557 out of 733 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 118 out of 733 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 33 out of 733 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 733 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 733 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ana

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice cheeses. Standard buffet but good quality.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carolyn

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was so amazing. Room was beautiful and so clean Nice and close to small shops, dining and bars Breakfast was delicious
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

donessa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Great hotel except one thing which prevented sleeping - the noise from the in house commercial laundry machines which operate late into night and early morning was. Unfortunately it was so bad it prevented sleeping.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Sophie, Cambridge

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was nice and clean but it was a bit noisy at night from outside and inside the hotel
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Raymond, Vancouver

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very cute and quiet property

We truly enjoyed our stay at Kensington Hotel which is located in a quiet residential area of Calgary next to the Bow river. The property definitely has It's charm unlike many other hotels. The service was good and all employees were polite and helpful. Our only complaint is about breakfast selection. There were not many options and quantities were very limited. If you get up a little later and come towards the end of the breakfast time, be ready to see some things completely gone. That was a little disappointing. But everything else was top notch, we really loved our luxury suite with a fireplace and cute little balcony.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Front desk staff person was very kind and helpful. Our only disappointment was that we thought we'd be assigned to a king bed room, but one was not available.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Cora

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
The personable staff kept the boutique ambiance of the hotel. Only issues were very slow hot water and noisy plumbing.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Grace

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Chace

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Hotel was beautiful and elegant but the rooms did not have individual AC units and were very warm at night with no way to change it. We stayed in a ground room floor which was a great room but was right beside Memorial Drive and it was incredibly loud at night with the traffic and made it hard to sleep. Great hotel and great staff but would not stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Large comfortable rooms in perfect location

We loved our stay at the Hotel Arts in Kensington. The hotel is ideally located in a lively neighborhood with lots of shops and restaurants nearby and a short walk to the heart of downtown. Our room was large, clean and comfortable. Slept so well on the comfy beds! Everything in the well-maintained room worked great. Fast internet. The free parking in the basement made this a good overall value in our view. Staff were friendly and helpful. Free breakfast was a bonus, though wouldn't expect too much.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Jonah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Awesome stay

We a great 3 days at Hotel Arts Kensington. Fab location, friendly and helpful staff, clean rooms and breakfast and dining were delicious.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Amanda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Dark. Very dark. No air conditioning. They did provide a fan on night #2 Food was great. Bed…way, way, way too soft. If you love a bed that you sink into, you will love it. Staff was great.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is a gorgeous boutique hotel in the vibrant Kensington neighborhood of Calgary. The rooms are spacious and impeccably furnished. The bathroom is large and beautifully designed. The room was very quiet and extremely comfortable. The Continental breakfast had a lovely selection of high quality meats and a variety of gourmet cheeses, fresh
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Erlin

Liked: Amenities
Good location. Clean room. Good restaurant
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very homely enviroment
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristie

Travelled with family
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
What a great place to stay. Perfectly located in downtown Calgary. Very trendy and clean, wonderful staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matt

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025