My teenage daughter and I stayed at the Crestwood while on route to a sporting event in Edmonton. The hotel and lobby were very dated and tired, as was the bathroom but the room was surprisingly decent. At approximately 1:30am, we were awoken to very loud yelling, screaming, swearing and banging coming from the room next to us. It was scary and unnerving. If I felt safe leaving the room, I would have left. This continued for 2 hours and after several calls to the front desk, the RCMP arrived and a very confrontational arrest was made with a naked man being drug out of the hotel and his girlfriend screaming down the halls. It took 6 RCMP officers to get the man in the car. At this time, it was after 4am. It took us another hour to calm down and get to sleep.

When we checked out, the clerk said sorry but we were not offered any compensation for the fact we lost 4 hours of sleep and went through this experience. In fact, she noted that 6 RCMP officers 'was a record' from her time working there, which led me to believe that police presence is a regular occurrence.

My advice is to pay a bit more and stay somewhere safe.

My teenage daughter and I stayed at the Crestwood while on route to Edmonton. The place is a bit run down and dated but the person who checked us in was pleasant and aside from a black hair in the very outdated bathroom, the room was clean and pleasantly surprising.

Our experience took a turn around 1:30am when we were awoken by screaming, yelling and banging. This carried on for appx 1.5 hours and after 3 calls to the front desk, the RCMP showed up and there was what sounded like a full take down. Lots of yelling, screaming, crying and swearing. My daughter heard and experienced things she has never been exposed to. It’s now 3:30 in the morning and unlikely we will be getting back to sleep.

Not sure if this is typical clientele but unless you’re desperate, pay the extra $20-30 and stay somewhere better. Sure wishing I had.