Where to stay in Edmonton with kids
Written October 2026
Edmonton is the city with a waterpark, a roller coaster and an ice rink inside one mall, West Edmonton Mall. Out past it there's a steam train at Fort Edmonton Park, and bison roam Elk Island National Park a short drive east.
Two of these hotels are out in the west end by the mall. Downtown sits on the north side of the North Saskatchewan River valley, a long green belt of trails and parks, and on the south side Whyte Avenue is Old Strathcona's main street of cafés and shops.
At West Edmonton Mall
Fantasyland Hotel
West Edmonton Mall
You can sleep in an igloo here, in the bed of a pickup truck, or in bunks built into a pirate ship (the Luxury Pirate room looks out over the waterpark). Most of the family theme rooms put a set of bunks beside a queen or a king, and the Truck room adds a futon that folds out in the cab.
World Waterpark, with its wave pool and slides, and the rides at Galaxyland are both inside the mall, so you get there from the lobby without going outdoors.
- Suites
- Yes
- Pool
- No
Residence Inn Edmonton West
West end
Every suite has a stovetop and a dishwasher, plus a sofa bed, and the two-bedroom puts a king in one room and a queen in the other.
Hide N Seek Playground, an indoor playground with a café, is around the corner, and World Waterpark is about ten minutes by car.
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
- Kitchenette
- Yes
- Pool
- No
- Free breakfast
- Yes
Downtown, above the river valley
Fairmont Hotel Macdonald
Downtown
The Hotel Mac is the château at the top of the valley, open since 1915, with a 40-foot pool and a whirlpool in a two-story health club. Two doubles or two queens sleep four, and the One Bedroom Suite has a sofa bed in its own living room. The hotel even has a dog, Hendricks.
Right beside it, the 100 Street Funicular runs down the valley wall to the river trails.
- Suites
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes, indoor
Westin Edmonton
Downtown
There's a heated indoor pool, and Deluxe rooms have two queens (the Deluxe Executive Suite adds a pull-out to a king).
The Art Gallery of Alberta is on Churchill Square, and the Royal Alberta Museum, with its room of live bugs, is just past it.
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes, indoor
Holiday Inn Express Edmonton Downtown
Downtown
On 104 Street, with two-queen rooms that connect and a balcony on most of the rooms. Breakfast is included, and a whirlpool sits next to the heated pool.
Rogers Place, where the Oilers play, is a few blocks north.
- Connecting rooms
- Yes
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes, indoor
- Free breakfast
- Yes
Courtyard by Marriott Edmonton Downtown
Downtown
At the east end of Jasper Avenue, with river views from some rooms and a one-bedroom suite that sleeps six.
The four glass pyramids of the Muttart Conservatory are just over the water, and down the hill in Riverdale, Little Brick Cafe has high chairs.
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
- Pool
- No
Chateau Lacombe Hotel
Downtown
Chateau Lacombe is the round tower on Bellamy Hill. La Ronde, on the 24th floor, was Canada's first revolving restaurant and turns a full circle in about an hour and a half. The Standard Double with River View has two double beds, and the Junior Suite has a bedroom of its own.
Churchill Square is up the hill, about ten minutes on foot.
- Suites
- Yes
- Pool
- No
Matrix Hotel
Downtown
On the west side of downtown, the Matrix puts out a hot breakfast buffet. Deluxe and Premium rooms have two doubles, and there are three kinds of one-bedroom suite (the Onyx is the biggest).
The Alberta Legislature grounds are a few blocks south, and the Royal Alberta Museum is about fifteen minutes on foot.
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
- Pool
- No
Whyte Avenue
Metterra Hotel on Whyte
Old Strathcona
Hot breakfast is included. Rooms come with two doubles, or there's a Studio with a separate living area and a King Suite with a fireplace.
The Old Strathcona Farmers Market is a block away, and Woodrack Cafe (go for the filled beignets) is a few doors down. Texas barbecue at MEAT is around the corner, and the Cat Cafe on Whyte a short walk east.
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
- Pool
- No
- Free breakfast
- Yes
South Edmonton
Delta Hotels by Marriott Edmonton South
South Edmonton
The Kid Zone room is a larger room with twin bunk beds and its own TVs. In the Bi-level Suite, the king and a sofa bed are up in a loft, and the indoor pool has a whirlpool beside it.
Bouncy Planet, a play center full of inflatables, is a few minutes' drive east, and Fort Edmonton Park and its steam train are about fifteen minutes west by car.
- Cribs
- Yes
- Connecting rooms
- Yes
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes, indoor
- Laundry
- Yes
Photo credits
Fantasyland Hotel: Z1720 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · World Waterpark at West Edmonton Mall: CambridgeBayWeather (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Fairmont Hotel Macdonald: Mack Male from Edmonton, AB, Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Westin Edmonton: Fuzheado (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Holiday Inn Express Edmonton Downtown: Simon Law from Montréal, QC, Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Courtyard by Marriott Edmonton Downtown: Silver Dovelet (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Chateau Lacombe Hotel: Chris Woodrich (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Matrix Hotel Edmonton: Z1720 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Metterra Hotel on Whyte: Chris Woodrich (CC BY-SA 4.0) · The steam train at Fort Edmonton Park: Kurayba (CC BY-SA 2.0)