Campus Tower Suite Hotel
Parking sorted, pool bags packed, slides next door
About this hotel
Edmonton's West Edmonton Mall, home to World Waterpark, is a short drive from the property, close enough to fold a slides afternoon into the rest of the day without losing the morning to driving. Rooms here skip an on-site pool, so the whole swimming day happens at World Waterpark itself, with the hotel handling sleep, breakfast and the drive back. Family rooms give toddlers a cot within reach of the adults and give teenagers a bit of their own space, which matters after a day spent going up and down the same stairs to the wave pool. Pets travel too, which is not something every waterpark stay in this city offers, and it is the detail that decides the booking for families who will not leave the dog behind.
- Edmonton location
- Compact rooms
- Family rooms
- Pet-friendly
Our take
This property suits groups who value a straightforward routine over on-site extras. That said, travellers chasing a resort-style stay should look elsewhere, since the water park experience itself happens off-site at World Waterpark, not in the hotel. Rated 8.9/10 from 256 reviews, it holds up as a base rather than a destination in itself, which is the honest way to plan a World Waterpark trip on a budget.
- ✓Check parking costs at the mall before you arrive, since the hotel itself does not include it.
- ✓Pack a dry change of clothes for the drive back, damp swimsuits and a long Edmonton drive do not mix well.
- ✓Book early for Alberta school holidays, when Edmonton rooms near West Edmonton Mall sell out well ahead of the slides-day rush.
Why we love it
- Simple, no-fuss room set-up
- Short drive to World Waterpark
- On-site fitness centre
- Straightforward Edmonton location
Why guests love itThe honest version of a stay at Campus Tower Suite Hotel: everyone is tired, everyone is a little sunburnt from the wave pool, and the last thing anyone wants is a complicated hotel. Family rooms and a predictable drive to World Waterpark cover what actually matters on a slides trip. It is a base, run well, for a holiday that happens mostly somewhere else.