# Where to stay in Edmonton with kids Written 2026-10-16 by Play Day. Edmonton hotels for a family: theme rooms with bunk beds inside West Edmonton Mall, kitchen suites near it, downtown hotels with indoor pools above the river valley, and Whyte Avenue. Edmonton is the city with a waterpark, a roller coaster and an ice rink inside one mall, [West Edmonton Mall](https://ourplayday.com/places/west-edmonton-mall-edmonton). Out past it there's a steam train at [Fort Edmonton Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/fort-edmonton-park-edmonton), and bison roam [Elk Island National Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/elk-island-national-park-edmonton) 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](https://ourplayday.com/places/fantasyland-hotel-edmonton) Area: 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](https://ourplayday.com/places/world-waterpark-edmonton), with its wave pool and slides, and the rides at [Galaxyland](https://ourplayday.com/places/galaxyland-edmonton) are both inside the mall, so you get there from the lobby without going outdoors. - Suites: Yes - Pool: No ### [Residence Inn Edmonton West](https://ourplayday.com/places/residence-inn-edmonton-west-edmonton) Area: 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](https://ourplayday.com/places/hide-n-seek-playground-edmonton), an indoor playground with a café, is around the corner, and [World Waterpark](https://ourplayday.com/places/world-waterpark-edmonton) is about ten minutes by car. - Suites: Yes - Fridge: Yes - Kitchenette: Yes - Pool: No - Indoor pool: Yes - Free breakfast: Yes ## Downtown, above the river valley ### [Fairmont Hotel Macdonald](https://ourplayday.com/places/fairmont-hotel-macdonald-edmonton) Area: 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 - Indoor pool: Yes ### [Westin Edmonton](https://ourplayday.com/places/westin-edmonton-edmonton) Area: 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](https://ourplayday.com/places/art-gallery-of-alberta-edmonton) is on Churchill Square, and the [Royal Alberta Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/royal-alberta-museum-edmonton), with its room of live bugs, is just past it. - Suites: Yes - Fridge: Yes - Pool: Yes, indoor - Indoor pool: Yes ### [Holiday Inn Express Edmonton Downtown](https://ourplayday.com/places/holiday-inn-express-edmonton-downtown-edmonton) Area: 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 - Indoor pool: Yes - Free breakfast: Yes ### [Courtyard by Marriott Edmonton Downtown](https://ourplayday.com/places/courtyard-by-marriott-edmonton-downtown-edmonton) Area: 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](https://ourplayday.com/places/muttart-conservatory-edmonton) are just over the water, and down the hill in Riverdale, [Little Brick Cafe](https://ourplayday.com/places/little-brick-cafe-edmonton) has high chairs. - Suites: Yes - Fridge: Yes - Pool: No ### [Chateau Lacombe Hotel](https://ourplayday.com/places/chateau-lacombe-hotel-edmonton) Area: 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](https://ourplayday.com/places/matrix-hotel-edmonton-edmonton) Area: 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](https://ourplayday.com/places/royal-alberta-museum-edmonton) is about fifteen minutes on foot. - Suites: Yes - Fridge: Yes - Pool: No ## Whyte Avenue ### [Metterra Hotel on Whyte](https://ourplayday.com/places/metterra-hotel-on-whyte-edmonton) Area: 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](https://ourplayday.com/places/old-strathcona-farmers-market-edmonton) is a block away, and [Woodrack Cafe](https://ourplayday.com/places/woodrack-cafe-edmonton) (go for the filled beignets) is a few doors down. Texas barbecue at [MEAT](https://ourplayday.com/places/meat-edmonton-edmonton) is around the corner, and the [Cat Cafe on Whyte](https://ourplayday.com/places/cat-cafe-on-whyte-edmonton) a short walk east. - Suites: Yes - Fridge: Yes - Pool: No - Free breakfast: Yes ## South Edmonton ### [Delta Hotels by Marriott Edmonton South](https://ourplayday.com/places/delta-hotels-by-marriott-edmonton-south-edmonton) Area: 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](https://ourplayday.com/places/bouncy-planet-edmonton), a play center full of inflatables, is a few minutes' drive east, and [Fort Edmonton Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/fort-edmonton-park-edmonton) and its steam train are about fifteen minutes west by car. - Cribs: Yes - Connecting rooms: Yes - Suites: Yes - Fridge: Yes - Pool: Yes, indoor - Indoor pool: Yes Page: https://ourplayday.com/guides/canada/alberta/edmonton/family-hotels