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Varscona Hotel on Whyte

4.0 star property

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Lunch, dinner, brunch served; American cuisine
Exterior
Reception
Exterior
Deluxe Room, 2 Double Beds

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Bar
  • Gym
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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8208 106 Street, Edmonton, AB, T6E6R9
  • Place, 82 Ave NW
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, University of Alberta
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Place, University of Alberta Hospital
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Airport, Edmonton, AB (YEG-Edmonton Intl.)
    ‪26 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Suite, 1 King Bed

1 bedroom, premium bedding, pillow-top beds, desk

Suite, 1 King Bed

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)
  • 59 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Room, 2 Double Beds

Deluxe Room, 2 Double Beds

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(29 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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1 bedroom, premium bedding, pillow-top beds, desk

Reimagined Deluxe Room, 1 King or Queen

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(61 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, premium bedding, pillow-top beds, desk

Deluxe Room, 1 King or Queen Bed

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(35 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Edmonton

Located in Edmonton (Southwest Edmonton), Varscona Hotel on Whyte is within a 5-minute drive of University of Alberta and University of Alberta Hospital. .This hotel is 2.5 mi (4 km) from Edmonton City Centre and 2.7 mi (4.4 km) from Edmonton Convention Centre.

What's nearby

  • 82 Ave NW - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • University of Alberta - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Kinsmen Sports Centre - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Stollery Children's Hospital - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • University of Alberta Hospital - 16 min walk - 1.4 km

Getting around

  • Health Sciences-Jubilee Station - 3 min drive
  • Avonmore Station - 6 min drive
  • Edmonton Intl. Airport (YEG) - 25 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Paris Baguette - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Chianti Café & Restaurant - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Beercade - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Tim Hortons - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Black Dog Freehouse - ‬5 min walk

About this property

Varscona Hotel on Whyte

Hotel with a restaurant, near University of Alberta
Varscona Hotel on Whyte offers 89 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. 40-inch LED televisions come with premium cable channels. Bathrooms include showers, bathrobes, and hair dryers.

This Edmonton hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a 24-hour fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 89 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and LED televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with premium bedding. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature showers, hair dryers, and bathrobes.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a 24-hour fitness center, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services. This hotel also features wedding services, a fireplace in the lobby, and a banquet hall.
Enjoy a satisfying meal at The Ampersand27 serving guests of Varscona Hotel on Whyte. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are served on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM and on weekends from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Planning an event in Edmonton? This hotel has 4000 square feet (372 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 6:30 AM and 9:30 AM and on weekends between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
The Ampersand27 - This restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves brunch, lunch, and dinner.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Covered parking on site (CAD 24.99 per day; includes in/out privileges)

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM on weekends; CAD 16.99 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Restaurants on site

  • The Ampersand27

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym

Family friendly

  • In-room cot
  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 4,000 square feet of conference space
  • Meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 1 building
  • 6 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Renovated entire property - May 2025
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Free cot
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch LED TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Recycling

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: CAD 30.00
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: CAD 30.00
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of CAD 30 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
2 total (up to 40 lbs per pet)
Restrictions apply; for more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 12 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately CAD 16.99 per person
  • Covered self parking fee: CAD 24.99 per day (in/out privileges)
  • Pet fee: CAD 30 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in fee: CAD 30.00 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: CAD 30.00 (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit

Property is also known as

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Varscona Hotel on Whyte Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 487 out of 1021 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 301 out of 1021 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 136 out of 1021 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 65 out of 1021 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 32 out of 1021 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Karen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
We stayed here at the beginning of the Fringe Festival. It wasn’t very busy at all but the cars that roared up the street & revved their engines until midnight was loud and distruptive. Other guests arrived into their room through the emergency stairs at 3:30am and socialized until 5am didn’t allow for sleep. We will not stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Maegan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This place was fine but the front desk staff particularly were rude, and just straight out mean to be honestly. They knew how to make us feel uncomfortable and unwelcome that’s for sure. The restaurant staff though, is a whole different story. They were so nice and so kind and very accommodating. The housekeepers were also very rude. They would use their keys to barge into my room without knocking or stating house keeping is coming in. Very uncomfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Curtis

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed for 2 nights, and it was adequate. Pros- good wifi, quiet room, good air conditioning, and close to restaurants and shops, price was decent Cons- bed was awful. Very old soft bed, sheets were average and the pillows were terrible. Very lumpy. The bathroom could have been cleaner, and I left for the entire day, and got back to the room at 3:30, and housekeeping still hadn’t attended to the room. Towels were definitely on their last legs. I would stay here again in a pinch, but it’s definitely not a 4 star hotel. Maybe a low 3
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amber

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I have stayed here multiple times and it’s always a pleasant stay. Rooms are renovated and comfortable. The only thing it’s missing is a fridge. I still always come back!
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

James

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

8/10 Good

Kristal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff and clean rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Georgette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Convience
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Dr. Anjani Kumar

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

CATHERINE CLARE theresa

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Emiley

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cute layout and excellent location. The room was clean and staff were helpful. There were so many hidden fees that an estimated/ advertised $350 stay was closer to $500. The AC was not working, so we had to crank it to zero and it wasn’t until the second evening that we noticed the room feeling cooler than outside or the hallway. You can hear the hallway occasionally if you are in your room, but you can hear inside all rooms as you walk past them. The sounds of the street are well-muffled to hushed ambience, which I enjoyed in our street-facing room. I would not recommend staying here if you have mobility difficulties, as parking is not what I would consider ‘on site’. The connection between the parkade requires stair mobility and walking through a long, narrow, and winding mezzanine for larger rooms that are available for booking as event venues. The building has an elevator in the lobby, but stairs are needed to get from the street into the lobby. I know that it is difficult to change the bones of a building, but the renovations leave accessibility to be desired at this point. The impact of current renovations: room has a fresh pain smell, a dumpster blocks the pull-up/unloading zone where guests would normally leave their car while checking in. We had to park two blocks away before walking to check in, walk back to the car, park in the parkade, and navigate the stairs and mezzanine with our stuff. Great location, but not worth it. We’ll probably stay elsewhere, next time.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Chris

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Great hotel, friendly staff and very clean room. unfortunately the pub that we specifically choose this hotel for was closed for renovations, wish we were notified prior to booking.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was clean and convenient
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Greg

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Amanda, Sherwood Park

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Aleece

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Hotel going under renovation. Air condition not working properly in the hotel room. No offer to take anything off the room only to offer a fan. Unacceptable for the price they are charging.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alison

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

Stay here but don’t eat here

Ampersand 27 was disappointing but otherwise an excellent stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Shelly

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice and close to U of A Hospital. Comfortable beds.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Maureen

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Kyle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jerry

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

10/10 Excellent

Deanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff and the rooms were amazing. Renovations going on in the hotel still but I am sure it will be amazing when it is done
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We had a great stay. The Varscona is an old hotel that has been fixed up to tell modern and comfortable. We loved the stain glass in the foyer!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Danica

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean, friendly staff and easy access to downtown amenities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Desiree

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025