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bluejays · 03-05-2012, 08:54 PM

Hey all,

So the situation I'm in now, is me and a friend want to hit Banff and the Stampede between July 3-15th anywhere between 7-9 days. Roughly 3-4 days will be spent in Banff, then we move on to the rest of the days in downtown Calgary. There were a couple lodges in Banff that were around the $100 /night mark which got some good reviews, so I'm not concerned about the price point there. Anyway, I checked tripcentral, itravel, and a host of other vacation sites, and the problem is the hotel fees for downtown Calgary start at $250 /night! The downtown Travelodge alone was starting at $500+ /night. I don't mean to sound like a cheapo, but that's twice as much as I want to pay. Does anyone have any suggestions for cheap hotels in the downtown Calgary area where we can walk within 2 KM or so, to the Saddledome during Stampede? Keep in mind I'd be flying from Toronto, so I won't have a car.

I'm just deciding between spending more and staying in Canada, or taking the cheaper southern route and going to Cuba in July (though I'm not sure what the party will be like down there at that time of year).

03-05-2012, 08:54 PM	#1
bluejays Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Toronto, Ontario Exp:	Early Stampede Help? Hey all, So the situation I'm in now, is me and a friend want to hit Banff and the Stampede between July 3-15th anywhere between 7-9 days. Roughly 3-4 days will be spent in Banff, then we move on to the rest of the days in downtown Calgary. There were a couple lodges in Banff that were around the $100 /night mark which got some good reviews, so I'm not concerned about the price point there. Anyway, I checked tripcentral, itravel, and a host of other vacation sites, and the problem is the hotel fees for downtown Calgary start at $250 /night! The downtown Travelodge alone was starting at $500+ /night. I don't mean to sound like a cheapo, but that's twice as much as I want to pay. Does anyone have any suggestions for cheap hotels in the downtown Calgary area where we can walk within 2 KM or so, to the Saddledome during Stampede? Keep in mind I'd be flying from Toronto, so I won't have a car. I'm just deciding between spending more and staying in Canada, or taking the cheaper southern route and going to Cuba in July (though I'm not sure what the party will be like down there at that time of year).