The Best Hotels Near Model Milk, by the Record
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Named for Oscar Wilde's famously vain antihero, this Autograph Collection hotel in downtown Calgary leans into the reference with Art Deco lines, Victorian flourishes, and enough knowing winks to keep an English Lit graduate busy. The rooms are thoroughly modern underneath all that period cosplay. Restaurants lean on Alberta beef, which is the right call given the address. The Michelin Guide awarded it one Key.
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The grand lobby here has been greeting Calgarians since forever, and it shows in the best way: the bones are historic, the rooms have been quietly updated to feel neither fussy nor sterile, and the whole place carries the easy confidence of a hotel that has never needed to reinvent itself. The Michelin Guide selected it. Hawthorn Dining Room handles food and drinks all day, leaning on Alberta farmers and ranchers for what ends up on the plate.
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Floor-to-ceiling windows frame the Bow River and the Calgary skyline from most rooms, which sets the tone for this clean-lined hotel in East Village. The public spaces shift easily between laptop sessions and idle afternoons, and the design has texture without trying too hard. Galleries, riverfront paths, and a strong stretch of restaurants are all a short walk out the door. The Michelin Guide includes it among its selected hotels.
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Nineteen rooms on the Bow River in Kensington, which already tells you this boutique hotel has a point of view. Ten-foot ceilings, curated art, and lighting that doesn't make you feel like you're being interrogated. Some rooms come with fireplaces or balconies. Outside, the neighborhood delivers independent cafés, galleries, and riverside paths, the kind of blocks that make a city feel like itself. Selected by the Michelin Guide.
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Oak walls and polished concrete set the tone in the lobby, where the furniture arrangements shift to suit co-working or a quiet sit-down. It's a design-forward hotel in Calgary's University District, built to LEED standards and stocked with Canadian-made furnishings throughout the guest rooms. Large windows and bold graphics keep things lively without tipping into try-hard. The Rockies are a reasonable drive out, and the neighbourhood handles most other needs on foot.