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Welcome to Central Alberta, a region as prosperous as it is beautiful. Residents of Central Alberta enjoy a wonderful quality of life and extend their warm hospitality to visitors. Rolling foothills, a collection of lakes, and the open prairie make for memorable outdoor adventures. The abundance of wildlife and birds provide for some unique up-close encounters. Photographers get your cameras ready! Plan a stay in Central Alberta and see why this region is considered one of the best in the world to live. Communities to check out include:
Lacombe
If you are a birdwatcher, flock to the Ellis Bird Farm where you can stroll through a collection of gardens and observe a variety of bird species.
Located just north of Red Deer in the heart of Alberta's parkland, Lacombe is a beautifully kept town with a main street that has recently been authentically restored. The town is committed to bridging the past and the present, and the historical society operates a blacksmith shop downtown, which is open to visitors. Nearby Aspen Beach Provincial Park was the first provincial park declared in Alberta, and there is plenty of opportunity for swimming, hiking, and bird watching.
Red Deer
This community between the cities of Edmonton and Calgary is known for its friendly hospitality.
Situated in the gently rolling parkland of Central Alberta, Red Deer is a prosperous city with plenty to offer visitors. Red Deer is situated on the 'Boomtown Trail', a connected collection of communities with the distinct architecture of the Boomtown period still maintained. Set off on a self-guided tour of these communities or take part in a guided tour aboard an authentic steam-train. Red Deer took its name from Scottish settlers who mistook the elk in the area for the red deer of their homeland. The city is close to the Lake Country's Sylvan and Gull Lakes.
Rocky Mountain House
Delve into the rich history of the fur trade at the Rocky Mountain House National Historic Park where marked trails take you through four original fur trading posts.
What is now a timber, agriculture, oil and gas resource center was once the site of four fur trading posts in the early nineteenth century. The National Historic Park site features a walking trail system where audio guides and illustrated signs take visitors from post to post. For the nature enthusiast, there are several signs depicting the plants of the region as well as other natural points of interest. Wildlife near Rocky Mountain House includes elk, deer, mountain goats, bears, and bighorn sheep. Outdoor activities such as golf, white water rafting, canoeing and trail riding are among the most popular things to do while visiting.
Vegreville
Visit the world's largest painted Ukrainian Easter egg!
The first settlers in Vegreville were of Ukrainian heritage, and today the town boasts its heritage with its humungous Easter egg (the world's largest, in fact, standing 9 m/30 ft high.) In July, the Pysanka (Ukrainian Easter Egg) festival showcases Ukrainian culture and features the country's best Ukrainian dancers.
Whitecourt
Whitecourt is built at the fork of four rivers, so water sports such as fishing and boating are always popular here.
A water sport lover's paradise, Whitecourt is the meeting point of the McLeod, Athabasca, and Eagle Rivers, as well as the Beaver Creek. The town hosts family riverboat races and rallies each year. In the winter, Whitecourt is the snowmobile capital of Alberta.
Our Bonnyville hotel has many room types. Each guest room features a microwave, refrigerator, complimentary high-speed wired and wireless Internet access, and HD TVs with in-room movies. Amenities include an indoor hot tub, fitness center, guest laundry, 24 hour business center. Our complimentary hot breakfast has waffles, French toast, cheese omelets, bacon and freshly baked muffins.
This Bonnyville hotel is conveniently located off Highway 41. Each room comes with special touches like antique furniture, microwave, and refrigerator. A fitness center, free breakfast, free WiFi. guest laundry facilities and meeting space. Jacuzzi suites as well as accessible and non-smoking rooms are available.
Situated in the east-central part of Alberta, this hotel in Bonnyville offers easy access to the Lyle Victor Albert Performing Arts Centre. This pet-friendly hotel is surrounded by nature with the advantage of camping, fishing and hunting. Deluxe hot breakfast, business center, hot tub, steam room or exercise room are available. Free WiFi, coffee and parking.
Our Cold Lake hotel has rooms and kitchenettes that are smoke-free. You'll find a lot of great amenities waiting for you in your room. Spacious, newly decorated rooms and kitchenettes, all with blackout blinds. Choose between rooms or kitchenettes with 2 Double beds, 2 Queen beds or a king bed, each with award winning Simmons mattresses.
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Downtown Cold Lake: 6.5km
Our Cold Lake motel is a clean, comfortable Northern Alberta accommodation. Each of the 48 units features cable TVs, air conditioning, laundry room and guest laundry service available. BBQs are available for guest use as are vehicle plug-ins. Pets are allowed at the discretion of management.
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Downtown Cold Lake: 1.1km
On Highway 28, our newly constructed, modern Cold Lake hotel features comfortable rooms with modern amenities like free Wi-Fi Internet access. Begin your day with free continental breakfast. If you need to relax, you can soak away your worries in our soothing hot tub or work out in our fitness room. Guest laundry facilities are available and we offer free parking for your car, truck, bus or RV.
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Downtown Cold Lake: 9.3km
This new Edmonton hotel is located just off of Highway 2 and offers spacious well-appointed guest rooms with upgraded amenities - like comfortable pillow top mattresses, an in-room microwave, personal refrigerator, flat screen televisions with cable satellite and free high-speed Internet access. Start each morning with a complimentary full breakfast. Enjoy a swim in our indoor saltwater pool.
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Airport: 35.2km
Downtown Edmonton: 14.7km
Our Edmonton hotel has homestyle atmosphere and offers the best highway hospitality for all travelers, truckers, and tourists. Only seconds away from the stunning Yellowhead Casino, our home away from home is also the perfect place to enjoy a night on the town. Enjoy the convenience of being minutes from the city's biggest attractions.
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Airport: 6.1km
Downtown Edmonton: 11.4km
Our Edmonton hotel is near the West Edmonton Mall, Telus World of Science and the Edmonton Valley Zoo. We offer a fitness center and free parking for vehicles of all types. Make a splash at our indoor waterpark, featuring a water slide, pool and whirlpool. Our guestrooms have flatscreen TV with HD cable package, mini-refrigerator, Keurig coffee maker, microwave and free Wi-Fi Internet.
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Airport: 39.4km
Downtown Edmonton: 9.8km
Our Edmonton hotel is ideally located close to many local points of interests: the University of Alberta, the Royal Alberta Museum and Northlands Spectrum horse racing park. We are also minutes from the Shaw Conference Center, the Commonwealth Stadium, featuring the Edmonton Eskimos football team. This pet-friendly hotel offers guests free local calls, free coffee and free parking.
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Airport: 22.5km
Downtown Edmonton: 11km
Our Edmonton hotel has spacious suites that offer cable satellite television with complimentary high-speed Internet access. Take in a quick bite to eat or relax with a refreshing beverage or just enjoy the excitement of our VLTS. Splash around our saltwater swimming pool, work up a sweat in our exercise facility or play a game in the game room.
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Airport: 38.9km
Downtown Edmonton: 9.5km
Our West Edmonton hotel is minutes away from Edmonton's major businesses and attractions, including the West Edmonton Mall. Our 105 smoke-free classic guestrooms and suites are larger than accommodations at other West Edmonton hotels. A stay includes a delicious buffet breakfast, a 32" flat screen TV to a mini-fridge and microwave and free unlimited local calls and high-speed internet.
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Airport: 11.9km
Downtown Edmonton: 10.4km
We are located in Edson between the west and eastbound routes of Hwy 16, within a 2 minutes walk to restaurants, coffee shops, convenience stores and fueling stations. Start your morning with one of our morning newspapers and a complimentary continental plus breakfast. We have complimentary high speed wireless Internet in our guestrooms and lobby area. Laundry and free DVD movies are available.
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Downtown Edson: 1.2km
Our Hinton hotel offers the comfort and privacy of a luxury hotel with the ambiance of an old Country Inn. Our location in the foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, will give you the enjoyment, peace and quiet that you deserve. Each of our 9 rooms are uniquely decorated in a different country theme, antiques, assorted decor and colors. A continental breakfast is included.
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Downtown Hinton: 5km
Offering a daily breakfast, this Red Deer motel features classic rooms with free Wi-Fi. The River Bend Golf Course is 2.6km from the motel. The motel provides each room with individual climate control. Each includes a microwave, a refrigerator and cable TV. A cash machine and laundry facilities are available at the motel. Pets can stay for a surcharge.
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Downtown Red Deer: 2.1km
Downtown Three Hills: 105km
Each guest room Red Deer hotel features high-speed wired and wireless Internet access, an in-room microwave and mini-fridge, pillowtop mattresses and an ergonomic desk chair. Enjoy in-room movies, satellite cable on a flat screen TV and complimentary local calls and newspapers. Start each morning a free full breakfast. Take a swim in our indoor pool and whirlpool or enjoy our exercise facility.
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Downtown Red Deer: 4.5km
Our Red Deer hotel is conveniently located just off Gaetz Avenue. At our hotel, you can expect clean, comfortable rooms at an affordable rate. We are located just minutes from downtown, the Centrium Sports Arena, Westerner Park, Collicut Centre and just around the corner from the Bower Place Shopping Centre.
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Downtown Red Deer: 4.7km
Located at the intersection of two major highway corridors (Highways 2 and 11), half way between Calgary and Edmonton, Service Plus Inns Red Deer is the perfect location for east-west or north-south travel. Also convenient to Sylvan Lake, Joffre and other tourist and corporate locations as well as Westerner Park, Waskasoo Park and major shopping and tourist facilities.
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Downtown Red Deer: 3.4km
Our Sherwood Park hotel has a 24-hour front desk. Edmonton International Airport is 21 miles away. Exercise facilities. Wireless internet connection in public areas. 100% smoke-free hotel. Complimentary full breakfast, choice of breads, cereal, fruit, yogurt, hot eggs, hot breakfast meat, other hot items. Indoor pool, heated, saltwater. Hot tub. Exercise facility, open from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
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Airport: 17.4km
Downtown Edmonton: 14.8km
Downtown Sherwood Park: 4.8km
Ramada Limited Edmonton East/Sherwood Park is conveniently located in Sherwood Park, Alberta close to Broadmoor and Baseline and 12 miles from Downtown Edmonton. This Edmonton hotel provides free continental breakfast, free wireless high speed internet access, computer desk and coin laundry facility. A newly renovated fitness room has treadmills, stationery bikes, elliptical and universal gym.
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Airport: 18.2km
Downtown Edmonton: 13km
Downtown Sherwood Park: 3.7km
Our Stony Plain hotel has 110 rooms and suites. Suites available with fireplace or whirlpool. All rooms come with fridge, microwave, hairdryer, iron and ironing board, in-room coffee maker and high speed Internet access. Boardroom and banquet room available for all meeting needs. Deluxe continental breakfast included. Indoor pool with three-story waterslide, whirlpool, steam room and fitness room.
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Airport: 34km
Downtown Edmonton: 35.5km
We are conveniently located on Wetaskiwin's Auto Mile. We are just 1 kilometer east of the Reynolds Alberta Museum and Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame. Enjoy challenging golf at one of two scenic golf courses just 3 kilometers north. In the city center revisit the past at Wetaskiwin & District Museum.
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Downtown Wetaskiwin: 2.8km
Our Whitecourt hotel has clean spacious rooms, free full breakfast, coffee-tea in lobby, a business center, meeting space, and Wi-Fi throughout the hotel. All guest rooms include microwaves, mini-fridges, hairdryers, coffeemakers, 42 inch flat panel satellite TV, desk with lamp, and table with chairs. Kids Stay Free Policy (11 and under in parent's room).
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Downtown Whitecourt: 1.7km
Our inn is located in Blackfalds shopping district. Our hotel includes a hot tub and sauna. We provide a hot breakfast daily for our guests. Free WiFi is available. Flat screen TV's are provided in the rooms along with a desk, coffee maker, and an en suite bathroom that comes with free toiletries. We have a shared lounge, a fitness centre, and a business centre on site.
Our Westerose bed and breakfast features free WiFi and a BBQ and offers a pet-friendly accommodation with prior approval. Free off-street parking is available. Each of our room features one queen-size bed and a private ensuite bathroom with a shower. Both rooms share a living area with amenities (TV/DVD, Fridge, Microwave etc.) and patio with BBQ and fire pit.
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