OT: Visiting Calgary (General City / Area Discussion)

[Rubi]

https://www.google.com/travel/hotel...FsZ2FyeRoYCgoyMDE5LTAxLTIwEgoyMDE5LTAxLTIxUgA

 

[Bongo]

10 Minutes from the arena?

 

[Corpus X]

Just find a hotel close to the train and you're golden.

Try Motel Village by McMahon Stadium because you can select from a few motels and you can walk to and from the train and you don't have to switch trains.
Motel village calgary - Google Search

 

[Steely Van]

Stay at the hostelling international its cheap.

 

[2023FriendshipTour]

The sandman on 7th is generally fairly cheap ($100 or so a night) and it's right on the C-train track, so you can hop on right to the dome.

 

[Mkdaman1818]

Random question here… Do you guys have a ticket resale thread for the flames here? I’m going to be coming down in March for the Toronto Maple Leafs game with a buddy of mine and I’ve started to look for tickets. Thanks!

 

[tmurfin]

Im flying in this March for the Leafs game on the 4th. I need info on a nice, affordable, hotel close to the arena. I tried the Mega Thread about tourists but it wouldn't open. Any help is appreciated.

Hey bud, might be a little late to the party, but whenever I go to Flames game I stay at the Holiday Inn on Macleod Trail South. Decent place, decent price, and the C Train is literally right behind the hotel and you're 2 stops til the Dome. It's nice to be able to plow a few beers than hop on the train back to the hotel.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Random question here… Do you guys have a ticket resale thread for the flames here? I’m going to be coming down in March for the Toronto Maple Leafs game with a buddy of mine and I’ve started to look for tickets. Thanks!

Not really, you can use the off topic thread for that if you want.

 

[Mkdaman1818]

Not really, you can use the off topic thread for that if you want.

Thanks bud!

 

[Bongo]

Thanks for all the tips. Got lodging taken care of. Now all I need is one of those Alternate patches for my Atlanta jersey. Any suggestions? I didn't see any on the official sight.

 

[Bongo]

How can I get one of those Alternate patches for my Atlanta jersey? Thanks for all the help.

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

How can I get one of those Alternate patches for my Atlanta jersey? Thanks for all the help.

Contact Great Plains Cresting.
https://www.greatplainscresting.com/

They should be able to get you what you need and they're local so you can pick up when you arrive.

 

[super6646]

Didn't know where to put this one, so I guess this is the best place? Credit from Reddit, this is goddamn hilarious:

Heartbreaking: Calgary man finds out he was born in Edmonton | CBC Comedy

Favourite quote is when he stated: "Well I didn't even know they were a city".

 

[Peter Sidorkiewicz]

Any good sports bars in downtown Calgary that will show UFC ppv events?

 

[Jets4Life]

Calgary: great place

 

[Volica]

Any good sports bars in downtown Calgary that will show UFC ppv events?

downtown downtown?
Or like 17th Ave downtown?

Downtown I'm sure the Unicorn will have it going in the sportsbar section.
17th Ave, Watchmen's, Donnegals, Jameson's... Roosevelt or w/e the name of that place is now.

 

[Peter Sidorkiewicz]

downtown downtown?
Or like 17th Ave downtown?

Downtown I'm sure the Unicorn will have it going in the sportsbar section.
17th Ave, Watchmen's, Donnegals, Jameson's... Roosevelt or w/e the name of that place is now.

I'm staying on 9th ave, near Calgary tower.

Unicorn is perfect. Walking distance. Thanks for the tip!

 

[Volica]

I'm staying on 9th ave, near Calgary tower.

Unicorn is perfect. Walking distance. Thanks for the tip!

Have fun man.
The sports bar is on the top level of the pub, it was 3 different places that melded into one.

I once spent 15 minutes looking for a date because she just said 'meet me at the unicorn'. I always associated the basement with below deck; so I felt like an absolute idiot when she just sitting in the basement

 

[Todd from Leduc]

Have fun man.
The sports bar is on the top level of the pub, it was 3 different places that melded into one.

I once spent 15 minutes looking for a date because she just said 'meet me at the unicorn'. I always associated the basement with below deck; so I felt like an absolute idiot when she just sitting in the basement

Did you get a notch? Can’t leave us hanging bud.

 

[Volica]

Did you get a notch? Can’t leave us hanging bud.

Like a Chewbacca belt man.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

I am flying in from Austria tomorrow for the Rangers game this Friday. Does anyone know where the Rangers stay after the game? Just want to know if they take the bus to the arena or maybe walk.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

They definitely take a bus.

 

[Volica]

Pretty sure visiting hockey teams stay at the Sheraton in Eau Claire.

 

[Cappuccino]

Been to Toronto 3 times already and I guess it's time to visit the west coast also some time. As a teacher/professor I only am able to visit late October, late December/early January or late February. And of course during the summer, but with no NHL action then, I would rather not.

Because I will only have a week in Oct and in Febr and like 12 days in Dec. and want to visit of course Calgary, but also Banff and some other beautiful places, what do you guys recommend? Take into consideration the weather, time needed to see stuff, prices etc.

 

[Nanuuk]

That is a tough question Cappuccino especially if you are travelling from the Netherlands. I would would suggest an night or two in Calgary if you want to take in a Flames game and 3 or 4 days in Banff. From Calgary you could easily visit the Kananaskis region on a day trip for sight-seeing or hikes. Or you could go east to Drumheller to vist the Royal Tyrrell Museum (dinosaurs) and the Alberta Badlands.

If you stay in Banff, it still should be off-season rates (before ski season starts) and you could take in all the town has to offer including the Banff Hot Springs (geothermal heated). Maybe even a day trip to Lake Louise.