A swanky new hotel is opening its doors in downtown Calgary next year, offering more than 150 rooms to choose from.
The 16-storey, 151-room Hampton Inn by Hilton Hotel will be located at 614 6th Avenue SW in downtown YYC, and Daily Hive chatted with Sameer Mawji, executive vice president of Calgary-based Triple One Properties, which developed the project.
Mawji said that a unique challenge with the property was the size of the lot the team had to work with.
“It’s something you would see in Manhattan, New York. It’s such a narrow site, but in such a lucrative site, and it’s highly accessible, it’s one of those things that takes a bit more effort to get what you need.”
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Mawji said the project was conceptualized and the land purchased in 2019. Crews broke ground in March 2020, but work was halted due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We sat on it for the better part of three years, breaking ground again in July of 2023.”
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The building itself is unique in the sense that steel and concrete were used, and visitors will also have access through a laneway through the building itself, alleviating the risk of having hotel traffic on bustling 6th Avenue for visitor drop-off.
The small lot also led to some innovative measures when it came to hotel parking for guests, with valet parking via a car lift to below-grade triple-high vehicle stackers.
Mawji also said the hotel will be “less cookie cutter, a little more custom,” and that’s evident with the hotel having numerous Kohler-branded guest rooms.
The hotel is expected to start welcoming guests next spring, with the potential of a late April/early May opening date.