World Traveller 73 
Review: Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Suites Calgary West, Canada
With a recent business trip to the western part of Calgary, I ended up staying at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel and Suites Calgary West for a five day stay in the region. The Four Points by Sheraton Calgary West represented some straight forward “no nonsense” accommodation that happened to be well located for meetings in the Western Calgary area and its proximity to Canada Olympic Park. How would a week long stay at this property end up being?
Review: Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Suites Calgary West, Alberta, Canada
“The Four Points by Sheraton Calgary West offers that old Four Points feeling in Calgary mostly heralded by a convenient Western Calgary location”
My travels to the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel and Suites Calgary West was on the occasion of a work trip in the western part of Calgary. I selected the hotel as a result of it’s proximity to the cities highway system, and the relative ease of getting to and from the hotel to locations in the western Calgary area.
The Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Suites Calgary West was one of the most western hotels in the surrounding Calgary area. As a result, the location of the hotel was ideally positioned for the needs of my particular stay.
Booking The Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Suites Calgary West:
The Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Suites Calgary West is generally competitively priced. Since the hotel is situated well out of the way of the regular downtown business traveler circuit, the hotel typically offers discounted rates well under the $200 CAD ($146 USD) a night price point.
Along with other Four Points by Sheraton properties, the suites are often the best value in the property inventory. For as little as ten dollars more per night, you’ll be able upgrade to a suite to get a much larger room with a proper living space.
The rates are often dependent on what is occurring near the hotel during your stay. On our visit, there were a number of hockey teams travelling through the hotel with long motor coach busses. Having three teams stay on the property likely impacted the average daily rate.
As always, I booked through the Marriott Bonvoy website, which as a Marriott Titanium Member, entitled me to a complimentary upgrade to the best available room, including select suites, and a complimentary late check out up to 4 PM.
Marriott Bonvoy Redemption Opportunities:
The Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Suites Calgary West Kelowna Airport was a Marriott Bonvoy Category 4 prior to the move to variable pricing. As a result, rooms are typically approximately 15,500 – 25,000 points per night, with about 20,000 points a night as an average standard. Similar to other properties, the rates were pretty flat all year round and were lowest on Sunday nights.
If you value Marriott Bonvoy points at $0.008 a point, you’d have to spend more than $160 USD to come out ahead for a 20,000 point redemption. There might be some outsized value redeeming points on a room, if the cash rate is high during summer months.
Getting to The Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Suites Calgary West:
I arrived to the Calgary area on an Air Canada flight from Vancouver. I had a Hertz rental car and drove over to the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Suites Calgary West. It was an easy drive from the airport. With the help of Google Maps, I was easily able to find the complex.
Access to the property was very convenient from nearby Trans Canada Highway, with relatively easy access eastwards to downtown Calgary and westwards towards Canmore and Banff, Alberta.
The Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Suites Calgary West is located immediately across the highway from the Canada Olympic Park. The neighbourhood is mostly service oriented. It contained a variety of short term lodging options (Sandman Inn and Suites), a few fast and casual food restaurants (McDonald’s, Starbucks, Wendy’s Denny’s), along with a few other charming businesses such as a light industrial car wash, and a series of cannabis and self storage locker facilities. While the neighbourhood had everything needed for a short stay, it didn’t have a whole lot of charm.
After arriving to the hotel, I pulled up to the loading area. The loading zone was broadly marked as “No Parking”, so we ended up self parking near to the front entrance.
Overall, it was fairly easy and simple to get to the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Suites Calgary West. I didn’t have any challenges accessing the property thanks to it’s convenient hotel location. Despite this, the property would be hard to access without your own vehicle, since public transit options are limited to non existent.
Checking into the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Suites Calgary West:
I navigated towards the front desk of the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Suites Calgary West. The lobby happened to have a water feature that seemed decidedly out of commission for the foreseeable future.
The lobby was decorated in a traditional Four Points style, with a comfortable but modern rustic look. Just off the lobby was a series of televisions, some communal tables and a wall of photographs featuring all the distinguished sports guests that had previously stayed at the property.
The property also had a “business centre” that was a converted counter that contained two stand up internet terminals.
I had a friendly but functional check in at the front desk for this five night stay. I had completed the mobile check in feature on the Marriott Bonvoy app. As a result, most of everything involved with the check in process was ready to go
After having some less than engaging experiences with the Four Points honouring a Marriott Bonvoy Suite Upgrade, I was happy to learn that I had been assigned a One Bedroom Suite.
I was also provided a list of hotel amenities that listed the hours of the swimming pool, fitness centre, and Avenue 16 Restaurant information (including the breakfast hours)
The Room: One Bedroom Suite, Queen Bed, Sofa Bed
There are several types of suites at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Suites Calgary West; a One Bedroom Suite Queen Bed, a One Bedroom Suite – King Bed, and a Junior Suite – King Bed. All room configurations offer a small balcony towards the outside.
We navigated the halls over towards Room #202, which was a suite towards the North West corner of the hotel. The hallways of the Four Points by Sheraton Calgary West were a familiar series of Four Points brown and grey.
The Living Room:
Upon entering to Suite #202, we found ourselves in the suite’s living room. The space was acnhored by a small sofa bed, along with two Plaza Premium styled lounge chairs.
The windowless space offered a small flat screen television at the end of the room. There was also a small fridge and microwave countertop station that also contained the in room coffee maker.
The Bedroom:
The second portion of the room contained the bedroom, which was decorated in a black and white theme that reminded me of a checkerboard. The bedroom contained a smallish queen bed, a jacuzzi tub that was likely in style in the end of the nineties, a small occasional chair and a small desk.
The bedroom offered a second flat screen television that offered viewing from the bed.
The bedroom offered a small desk area. Although I didn’t to much work in the room, I found the desk area a little small for dropping off devices, charging devices and other work products that needed to find themselves a home for the week.
In terms of sleep quality, the hotel was pretty well insulated. The hotel is immediately adjacent to the Trans Canada Highway. Despite this, there wasn’t too much highway noise. We experienced a peaceful sleep, and we weren’t kept awake by nearby highway noise.
The Bathroom:
The bathroom was of a smaller variety, with a single vanity sink. The bathroom featured an open area shower (without curtain or door) that ended up being a little messy with water spillage.
The bathroom shower head was a little rough around the edges. It sprayed water forcefully with some jets that were a little soft on the targeting.
The bathroom looked a little dated by today’s standards, but it was perfectly functional provided you could avoid the shower water.
Around the Hotel Property:
The Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Suites Calgary West had some limited amenties.
Pool / Fitness Centre:
The Four Points by Sheraton offers an indoor hotel pool. The hotel pool consisted of a small pool and hot tub. The hotel offered a simple waterslide, which was enough to keep the kids busy.
The hotel offered a small gym, with some small daylight windows. The gym was empty when I stopped by, although it would have fit the trick for working out.
The hotel provides some basic features. While I didn’t use the exercise room on this particular trip, it’s been a welcome addition for past stays at this location.
Food and Beverage:
Avenue 16 Restaurant
The Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Suites Calgary West offers a basic restaurant on site within the hotel. Avenue 16 offers a restaurant facility that is open for breakfast and dinner. While the hotel offers this on site restaurant, it’s worth mentioning that there are many other off site options that are also close by to the hotel.
The restaurant is located on the ground level of the hotel, and just a few steps from the lobby. Large daylight windows offer a lot of light into the restaurant, as a result of the south facing orientation of the restaurant.
While I didn’t partake myself, MrsWT73 enjoyed a Marriott Bonvoy Platinum Breakfast benefit every day of her stay at the Four Pints by Sheraton. During breakfast hours, between 7:00 AM and 10:30 AM, she had a full hot breakfast buffet.
The hot buffet breakfast offered all the usual items in a quantity vs quality featuring hot cakes, scrambled eggs, sausage links and hashbrown potatoes. MrsWT73 had no complaints about the breakfast, describing it as filling although not super flavorful.
Overall, MrsWT73 found the breakfast to be pretty basic, but the staff were exceptionally friendly. Despite a basic breakfast, she returned every day of the stay to fill up before the day ahead.
Checking Out of The Four Points by Sheraton Calgary West:
On departure day, I checked out at the front desk. The bill was settled with no surprises on it.
My Marriott Bonvoy points posted within 72 hours after the stay. Overall, the experience was pretty straight forward and with a minimum of fuss.
The Bottom Line: The Four Points by Sheraton Calgary West
The Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Suites Calgary West offered pretty basic and institutional like accommodation. Despite this, it remained a comfortable stay.
The hotel offered some suite accommodations, and if you are able to get yourself into a suite offering more space for a few dollars a night, it represents great value.
The hotel was centrally located, and while the room wasn’t the newest, it was well positioned for accessing the Trans Canada Highway for Western Calgary, Banff / Canmore and Cochrane, Alberta.
While I wouldn’t be in an immediate rush to stay again, I’d certainly keep this place on my list of accommodations to stay in, if I found myself in the Calgary West area again.
World Traveller 73 
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