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Nuvo Hotel Suites
Category: Event Planning & Services Hotels Hotels & Travel Hotels Hotels [Edit]
827 12th Ave SWCalgary, AB T2R 0J1
(403) 452-6789
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- Free
5 reviews for Nuvo Hotel Suites
5 reviews in English
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Review from Paul N.
9/20/2010 3 photos
The Nuvo Hotel & Suites is not your typical hotel experience. And I mean that in every positive way possible.
The hotel is located right in downtown Calgary, within walking distance from all the amenities we needed (truth be told, that included the shopping market and a liquor store, but I'm sure your mileage will vary). It earns its designation as a Boutique Hotel from its unique design. The hotel was originally an apartment (condo?) building and converted to nightly suites. What does this mean? It means that each suite is laid out as NOT-hotel-eque as you can get; specifically: they have a full (and pots, pans, dishes & cutlery stocked-) kitchen, in-suite laundry washer/dryer, dishwasher and beautiful open design.
I could go on and on about how amazing the room looked (and how wonderful the in-floor heating felt), but I just cannot get over the in-suite kitchen. I had no idea how much of a difference that makes when staying somewhere; a huge chunk of the cost of travelling is having to eat out for every single meal. At the Nuvo, you have a Safeway right across the street and the freedom to cook whatever you want to eat right in your own room.
The bed's were amazing, each room has its own little balcony (not much of a view...but nice enough to sit on and enjoy the sounds of downtown & fresh air) and we have spent a considerable amount of time hunting for whatever pillows they use there - they're that comfortable.
All of this, and their prices are still affordable. They cost more than a typical Super 8, but it's worth it for the décor alone. We managed to get a good deal, and combined with taking advantage of the kitchen, what you save in eating out could easily put them at the same price as any generic hotel chain.
The only trouble we had was checking in after hours - we were given the wrong door code. We managed to get a hold of someone who gave us the right code; and we were good to go from there. So if you are checking in after-hours, double check you have both the outer door code AND your room door code.
That hiccup aside, the Nuvo is still the only hotel I'll stay at in Calgary. -
Review from Tiffany N.
9/21/2010 1 Check-in Here
Nuvo Hotel isn't all bad. They offer free Wi-Fi and free calls anywhere in North American. And the size of the room is really big, kind of like a studio apartment.
Unfortunately, it feels like you're walking into an apartment building, a sketchy apartment building, when you get there. The office is only open from 9 - 9 which is inconvenient to say the least. There are constant shouting matches happening in the alley way out back. My bed was a Murphy bed that was quite squeaky. And I'm fairly certain there was an attempted break-in into another room during my stay.
So, while the price and the people where nice I don't think I'd ever stay here again, nor would I recommend it to others.Listed in: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Review from Crystal H.
Vancouver, BC
8/12/2010 3 Check-ins Here
Free (mostly) reliable wi-fi, free north American calls, cable, Aveda amenities, modern kitchen, and well used space with lots of storage. The staff are friendly. All characteristics that I seek out in accommodations, but I am just not sold on the set up.
It sort of felt like a domino effect: The front desk is only open from 9am to 9 pm which can make checking in a challenge. The front door is locked and accessible by a code, which didn't prevent an attempted break on one of the night's I was there. Perhaps my lack of sleep that night wouldn't have been that big of a deal if the A/C units were built in, or at least had an exit vent that didn't include leaving your balcony door open (open to a dodgy parking lot where the night before the b+e there were people having a screaming match over Starbucks). Then again, if the fan worked, I might not have needed the A/C. Or if the blinds actually kept light out (they're like the roll blinds you see in car windows)I would've fallen into a deep sleep hot or not.
It may look posh, but at $150 a night, I think they can do a bit better than an insecure building and main doors to the rooms. I could see light from the holiday around the whole door frame, it only had one lock and it felt like little old me could have busted it down with a huff and a puff.Listed in: Hotels, Bed and Breakfasts,…
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Review from Alex B.
Vancouver, BC
8/3/2011
I really enjoyed my stay here. All of the rooms I stayed in were suites with kitchenettes and laundry. The decor was nice and the staff were friendly. Very reasonable price for what's on offer. Hotel Nuvo will be my first choice next time I stay in Calgary.
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Review from Andrew R.
1/11/2011
Superficially, the Nuvo is pretty good. Convenient location, parking, free calling and wi-fi, non-generic decor, and good service over the phone. Unfortunately when you look a little closer, it's not that great. The white painted floors get nasty immediately from your shoes, the coffee is crappy and stingy, there was only one robe, the outside stairs are lethally slick, the parking lot is awkward, everything is a little beat up around the edges, and people cooking in the other rooms, combined with ill-fitting doors and inadequate range vents, permeate the entire place with a weird funk. I'd say it is more like an expensive upscale hostel rather than a boutique hotel. We may stay here again because of the location, but we won't seek it out.
