Ha! I thought I'd written a review for this venue but apparently I just drafted it in my head and…read morethat's as far as it got. I've been spending a lot more time here in 2012 than I have before. I used to come once a year or so for a corporate town hall, but my current company holds a speaker series here pretty much once a month. Getting to the Metropolitan Centre is easy by foot - there's an entrance on the +15 level and ground level to outside. Parking is like any other parking downtown, so we won't dwell on that. There are multiple sizes of rooms, from a boardroom table of 12 very comfortable chairs with an awesome view of downtown, to rooms that seat 500+. In terms of catering, I've only ever had the sandwiches, but they're really good and the catering staff can tell you exactly what's in them, which impresses the heck out of me considering some of the service you get nowadays. And the cookies are legendary. Let's leave it at that. The staff is also very accommodating - they have no issues pulling in extra chairs if you exceed what you've got available, and once I had opted to stand at the back instead of taking up a chair and they brought one just for me. That's service! As an event venue, I'd definitely recommend the Metropolitan Conference Centre to any company, organization or event. Review #27 of Yelp's 30 Day Challenge 2012

So impressed with the Metropolitan Center! Fantastic staff, amazing with dietary concerns and their…read moremeals usually include gf items, that are also great about labeling dishes and being well informed. Such a wonderful event center, I highly recommend them!

We had our daughters 3 birthday here and everything was amazing! The staff were awesome to deal…read morewith leading up to the day and they made the party really fun and special. The games they had for the kids were great and they had so much fun! It was great ol' fashion fun! I would highly recommend :)

Was helping with an event that was supposed to have the full centre rented, but they also rented to…read moreanother customer. The other customers were cutting across our space to access facilities which was causing interruptions to our event. They were also coming into buildings that we needed silent and free of interruptions. The centre itself has so much potential, but is poorly managed. There was no soap in the ladies bathroom. Garbage and food all over the place from the previous renters. Sticky, dirty floors that were also rotting in some places so bad that you could feel the floors flex as you walked over them. The concession was insanely over-priced, $7.50 for just a burger, no fries or drink included. And the girl at the counter tried to suggest that she was doing me a favour for not charging for a slice of processed cheese and a couple onions.

Went to the new renovated BMO centre for our annual Signature Christmas Market or what they call it…read moreFestival or Crafts. Since Covid a lot of vendors have left, struggled the past few years. This year this Christmas market was larger than years past after Covid. We found it very well attended, for a four day event. Vendors varied from, Pet, Jewelry, Clothing, Food & Drink, Metal Art, Body Care, Ceramics, Kids & Toys. Managed to find one of a kind Christmas gifts I'm sure the grandkids will love. Parking has changed on the Stampede Grounds. No longer booths that have staff taking money for parking, now have public parking meters all over the lots. After parking you walk to the meter and enter your license plate number and pay a flat rate of $18.00 to park no matter if one hour to a whole day. We no sooner parked our vehicle the parking and paid authority drove in and started taking pictures of plates. If you don't want to drive down there is a LRT Red Line that stops right of the grounds. -plenty of parking at a price Beautiful Building architectural design

Even though it was my first check-in at the BMO Centre- this was my third time being at the BMO…read moreCentre. 1- Grad Banquet that was perfect to host my big high school with delicious food! 2- To see Tony Robbins where we also got lunch in the Palomino Room! 3- BeerFest! Beerfest was so big here that it took up two rooms and it was os much fun!

Stayed in this hotel as we had an appointment early the next day. The check in staff was friendly…read moreand very efficient. The hotel was clean, and comfortably welcoming with a few seating arrangements that encouraged patrons to settle in and relax for a few. Our room was very pretty but a little dated, and this is the first hotel room I've ever used that had (fake) hardwood floors instead of carpet. But for the price, location and ease to get into were fabulous.

Fancy rooms and lobby, I want to go here every day! I had a great breakfast and the hallway is fancyread more

stay was great and cheap because we happen to travel in the same week of G7 summit where all the…read morehotels are expensive, also nice pool, newly remodeled, free fancy breakfast buffet and voucher to their restaurant, worth every dollar

For several years it was a family tradition to go to the Carriage House and have the Mother's Day…read moreBrunch Buffet. This year, was our last year as a family to celebrate Mother's Day, and we chose the Carriage House. The decor in the grand ballroom was beautiful the fact they split the two venues to add more availability was good, too. The service for plate takeaway was excellent. However, the food was not. The smoked salmon was very fishy, a little off. The potatoes dry, waffle so hard it darted off my place and the Bennies had a rock hard bottom in two cases. This was despite the fact everything was replenished frequently. The eggs. I've never seen a block of scrambled eggs before, but there it was! And it was as tasteless as it appeared. The two saviours were the lovely orange smoked ham and the crab legs. Dessert would have saved the meal if it tasted as good as it looked. The B52 cheesecakes was sour, the stuffed cream puff dry and tasteless, only the orange pudding saved the dessert. But be prepared, folks, the Carriage House now has security against Dine and Dashers, ominous well dressed young men who look a bit formal, AND an 18% Gratuity on top of the $65.00 per person with no seniors discount. Which is unfortunate because so many families have seniors in their parties these days. Thank you Carriage House for many previous great brunch buffets, sorry to say good bye, we must. 5/2026

Azuridge is an amazing hotel with lots to offer! The service was incredible, the food was delicious…read moreand the rooms are immaculate! The lounge is a good way to get snacks and drinks! The restaurant is to die for and the staff are really nice. The view is one of the best parts. You aren't too far from Calgary but you seem to be in a completely different world! A gorgeous view of the mountains!!! All in all, 10/10!

The most magical place in Alberta!…read more A friend of ours attended a vodka tasting event at Azuridge and we were blown away by the pictures, the estate seemed like it came out of a magazine, not an amazing local place! We had hoped they would accommodate a tiny wedding, and they did not disappoint. Everything from the first email, to the subsequent visits, has been over the top amazing. I had considered waiting to write this until our event was completed, but honestly, you neeed to know about this place. It is so posh and perfect, everyone who works there is on fire to make your experience amazing. Entering the gate into the estate sets the tone for the experience you are about to have. We came to tour the estate, brilliant experience, they have every single tiny detail perfected. Our engagement photos followed by some drinks in the beautiful Opal dining room? The photos are stunning, and we were so touched that a server we had not met yet congratulated us on our upcoming wedding. We are probably not this venue's typical clientele, but we have been treated like royalty since our very first contact. If you are ever so lucky as to have the chance to work with Trevor, jump on that opportunity. He is so amazing at what he does and takes care of all the little details you might not have even considered, which just adds to the magic of this place. If you are looking to be pampered and spoiled, or perhaps a little getaway, you won't find a better place to go in Alberta.

We had a fantastic time hosting a corporate event in the space, and look forward to future reasons…read moreto come back. This is certainly an exceptionally charming space in the heart of the old industrial district of Calgary. We especially enjoy the classy brick walls, large windows, and welcoming fire places. Everything is absolutely fantastic. Plenty of parking, and a great little spot to host your event or have your wedding.

I came here for a corporate / charity event. I was in the Macleod hall and I have to say it was…read morebig. The conference room is huge, nice and clean. Catered food there was not bad. From the outside it doesn't look like wow but inside is quite impressive. Great facilities and its great for corporate event or meeting. The hall can fit a lot of people. Only issue is that I don't think you can get to the building through the plus 15. It is connected to Hyatt and that's about it.

Has teachers Convention here on Thursday and Friday and it is a very nice location!…read more It is a big space and the halls are huge. I like that the Telus Convention centre and Hyatt are attached because when we had to walk from building to building we didn't have to go outside which was very nice!