Region · Canada
Where to stay in Alberta
This guide covers 10 destinations in Alberta, a first-level administrative division of Canada, with 241 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer. Across its destinations, August is the month comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Edmonton International Airport (YEG).
- Destinations in this guide
- 10
- Places to stay
- 241
- Comfortable in the most places
- August
- Main airport
- YEGEdmonton International Airport
- Currency
- CADCanadian dollar
- Time zone
- America/Regina
Destinations
Destinations in Alberta
Every destination in this guide in Alberta, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 1,306,784 | 74 | YYC · 9 km |
| Edmonton | 1,010,899 | 68 | YEG · 25 km |
| Red Deer | 100,844 | 20 | YEG · 117 km |
| Sherwood Park | 72,017 | 17 | YEG · 30 km |
| Fort McMurray | 68,002 | 14 | YMM · 13 km |
| Grande Prairie | 64,141 | 14 | YQU · 6 km |
| St. Albert | 68,232 | 9 | YEG · 36 km |
| Medicine Hat | 63,271 | 9 | YXH · 4 km |
| Lethbridge | 98,406 | 8 | YQL · 8 km |
| Airdrie | 74,100 | 8 | YYC · 19 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Alberta
241 hotels in Alberta recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Chateau Lacombe Hotel | Edmonton | 1966 |
| Fairmont Palliser Hotel | Calgary | 1914 |
| Calgary Marriott Downtown Hotel | Calgary | |
| Campus Tower Suite Hotel | Edmonton | |
| Hotel Selkirk | Edmonton | |
| Transit Hotel (Edmonton) | Edmonton | 1908 |
| Acclaim Hotel Calgary Airport | Calgary | |
| Aloft Calgary University | Calgary | |
| Alt Hotel Calgary East Village | Calgary | |
| Applause Hotel Calgary Airport | Calgary | |
| Argyll Plaza Hotel | Edmonton | |
| Baymont by Wyndham Medicine Hat | Medicine Hat | |
| Best Western Airdrie | Airdrie | |
| Best Western Airport Inn | Calgary | |
| Best Western Cedar Park Inn | Edmonton | |
| Best Western Grande Prairie | Grande Prairie | |
| Best Western Plus Calgary Centre Inn | Calgary | |
| Best Western Plus Chateau Inn | Red Deer | |
| Best Western Plus City Centre Inn | Edmonton | |
| Best Western Plus Fort Saskatchewan Inn & Suites | Sherwood Park | |
| Best Western Plus Lacombe Inn and Suites | Red Deer | |
| Best Western Plus Port O'Call Hotel | Calgary | |
| Best Western Plus Red Deer Inn & Suites | Red Deer | |
| Best Western Plus Sawridge Suites | Fort McMurray | |
| Best Western Plus Sherwood Park Inn & Suites | Sherwood Park | |
| Best Western Plus South Edmonton Inn & Suites | Edmonton | |
| Best Western Plus Suites Downtown Calgary | Calgary | |
| Best Western Plus The Inn at St Albert | St. Albert | |
| Best Western Plus Village Park Inn | Calgary | |
| Best Western Plus West Edmonton | Edmonton |
When to go
Best time to visit Alberta
From the climate of 10 destinations in Alberta with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The month comfortable in the most places: August.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 10 | -6 °C | 18 mm |
| February | 0 of 10 | -3 °C | 15 mm |
| March | 0 of 10 | 2 °C | 21 mm |
| April | 0 of 10 | 10 °C | 27 mm |
| May | 2 of 10 | 17 °C | 44 mm |
| June | 3 of 10 | 21 °C | 94 mm |
| July | 7 of 10 | 23 °C | 74 mm |
| August | 10 of 10 | 22 °C | 62 mm |
| September | 2 of 10 | 18 °C | 41 mm |
| October | 0 of 10 | 10 °C | 22 mm |
| November | 0 of 10 | 1 °C | 18 mm |
| December | 0 of 10 | -5 °C | 17 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Alberta
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Alberta name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
YEG · Edmonton International Airport
YYC · Calgary International Airport
YXH · Medicine Hat Regional Airport
YQU · Grande Prairie Airport
YQL · Lethbridge County Airport
YMM · Fort McMurray International Airport
YPE · Peace River Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Alberta, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Canada
Regional holidays observed in Alberta
Nearby
Regions near Alberta
Other regions of Canada with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.