Fairmont Hotel Macdonald | |
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Former names | Hotel Macdonald (1915–2001) |
General information | |
Architectural style | Châteauesque |
Address | 10065 100 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta |
Country | Canada |
Coordinates | 53°32′25″N 113°29′21″W / 53.54028°N 113.48917°W |
Opening | 5 July 1915 |
Cost | C$2.25 million ($57.9 million in 2023 dollars[1]) |
Owner | InnVest Hotels |
Management | Fairmont Hotels and Resorts |
Height | 47.7 m (156 ft)[2] |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 11[2] |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Ross and MacFarlene |
Developer | Grand Trunk Pacific Railway |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 198 |
Number of restaurants | 1 |
Website | |
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Official name | Hotel Macdonald |
Designated | 27 November 1984 |
The Fairmont Hotel Macdonald, formerly and commonly known as the Hotel Macdonald (colloquially known as The Mac), is a large historic luxury hotel in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Located along 100 Street NW, south of Jasper Avenue, the hotel is situated in the eastern end of downtown Edmonton, and overlooks the North Saskatchewan River. The 47.7-metre-high (156 ft) hotel building was designed by Ross and MacFarlene and contains eleven floors. The hotel is named for the first prime minister of Canada, Sir John A. Macdonald.
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company opened the hotel on 5 July 1915. Built as an early-20th century railway hotel, the Châteauesque-styled building is considered one of Canada's grand railway hotels. Following Grand Trunk's 1919 bankruptcy, Canadian National Hotels assumed management of the hotel. The building has undergone several renovations since its opening, and an expansion wing to the hotel building was added in 1953. In 1983, Canadian National Hotels ceased operations, and demolished the building's expansion wing in the same year. The hotel property was later sold to Canadian Pacific Hotels in 1988, and was restored and reopened to the public in May 1991. The hotel is currently managed by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts.
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