Fairmont Hotel Macdonald

About the hotel

Along with 2 restaurants, this hotel has an indoor pool and a health club. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a sauna, and a spa tub are onsite.

Nearby attractions

Fairmont Hotel Macdonald is located in Downtown Edmonton, a neighborhood in Edmonton, and is in the entertainment district and near a metro station. Royal Alberta Museum and TELUS World of Science-Edmonton are cultural highlights, and travelers looking to shop may want to visit West Edmonton Mall and South Edmonton Common. Looking to enjoy an event or a game? See what's going on at Rogers Place or Commonwealth Stadium. Enjoy the area's slopes with cross-country skiing, and don't miss out on the snowshoeing. Guests appreciate the hotel's central location.

Popular amenities

Family friendly

Babysitting (surcharge)

Children's pool

Free cribs/infant beds

Free rollaway/extra beds

In-room child care (surcharge)

Indoor pool

Laundry facilities

Microwave (on request)

Refrigerator (on request)

Wifi

Available in all rooms: wifi (cad 14.95 per 24-hour period), wired internet (surcharge)

Available in some public areas: wifi (cad 14.95 per night), wired internet (surcharge)

Food and drink

1 bar

2 restaurants

24-hour room service

Coffee/tea in common area(s)

Full breakfast available for a fee daily 7:00 am–11:00 am: cad 15-35 per person

Spa

3 treatment rooms

Massage - deep-tissue

Massage - hot stone

Massage - prenatal

Massage - sports

Massage/treatment rooms

Guest services

24-hour front desk

Concierge services

Daily housekeeping

Dry cleaning service

Laundry facilities

Luggage storage

Multilingual staff

Porter/bellhop

Wedding services

Accessibility

Accessible bathroom (select rooms)

If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.

In-room accessibility (select rooms)

Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Things to do

Children's pool

Fitness center

Free bicycle rentals

Indoor pool

Racquetball/squash

Sauna

Spa services

Spa tub

Steam room

Outdoor

Bbq grill(s)

Garden

Terrace

Conveniences

Atm/banking services

Elevator

Free newspapers in lobby

Front-desk safe

Gift shop/newsstand

Reception hall

More

Designated smoking areas

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Nearest Airport

Edmonton International Airport

27 km from this hotel

Reviews that mention...

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Family Reviews

for Fairmont Hotel Macdonald

4 out of 5 stars

7 reviews

Review data

5 star reviews

57%

4 star reviews

14%

3 star reviews

0%

2 star reviews

29%

1 star reviews

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We have selected a sample of reviews which reflect what families have said about Fairmont Hotel Macdonald

Latest reviews (7)

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Samer

17 Nov 2023 - 18 Nov 2023

reviewed on expedia

2 out of 5 stars

Not sure how I can upload the pictures I took. However I took a whole ton of pictures I emailed to the manager. Cleanliness was disgusting, the room was dirty. The rooms are very dated, I understand vintage. But it the tables were scratched, dirty, chipped, very abused look and very welcoming. The touch up paint done in room on the doors and frames and crown moulding looks like it was done by a toddler with a paint brush. You can tell someone tried but only made it look worse as paint was splattered on the ceiling. The caulking in the bath has visible mold on it, the least they can do is remove it and recaulk it. For $400 an evening I will never stay there again. We stayed in room 617.

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Angelique

20 Aug 2023 - 21 Aug 2023

reviewed on expedia

2 out of 5 stars

A bit disappointed that we reserved river view on our second night. When we arrived after 3PM checkout our room was available (only a king bed was available) but there are 2 adults and 2 kids. They then told us they would upgrade our room and still have river view. But the room is not a River view (still city view, with a peak of the River) and the layout isn’t much different then our first room. They hyped the room up as an upgrade but we didn’t get our River view 😭. So not the best experience.

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Anda

6 Jul 2023 - 11 Jul 2023

reviewed on expedia

5 out of 5 stars

A stately experience! Our family had two king size rooms with comfortable beds and lots of room to relax. The service in the hotel is exceptional and respectful of privacy. I cannot speak highly enough. The property itself is huge, well-tended, and the views across the river valley are stunning. I highly recommend the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald.

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Sarah

15 Jun 2023 - 16 Jun 2023

reviewed on orbitz

5 out of 5 stars

We upgraded to a gold room and so glad we did. The gentleman on floor 7 were amazing at check in and throughout the stay. We’re always so accommodating and great with our kids. Thank you for a great experience

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Pamela

14 Apr 2023 - 15 Apr 2023

reviewed on orbitz

5 out of 5 stars

Beautiful hotel, we stayed with our daughters for a competition at the Edmonton convention centre, close walking distance, easy valet parting, remarkable staff. The children loved exploring the property and the old keep sakes they keep around the property. The outside balcony is gorgeous and awesome for photo opportunities, and the inside restaurants are lovely, the sitting area has nice couches for calm social settings, awesome hotel.

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Charlene

11 Oct 2022 - 13 Oct 2022

reviewed on orbitz

5 out of 5 stars

My family loved the pool area- sauna, steam room, hot tub, wading pool and swimming pool. The terrace off the Harvest Room gave a stunning view of the river valley. We are all Celiac- we appreciated the gluten free pancakes and vegan smoothie bowl for breakfast! Bacon is delicious!!

A

17 Aug 2024 - 20 Aug 2024

reviewed on hcom

4 out of 5 stars

Our family had a great time at this hotel! Great service and the pool was fun for the kids. The location is great as well. The only issue was that the air conditioner fan in the room was way too loud when it was turned on.