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Cool! I actually just stayed at a Moxy hotel in Paris a while back. First time I had heard of them, and found out that they are also under the Marriott umbrella, on the more affordable side. A good fit for East Village IMO.Truman has updated their webstie and confirmed the brand. Moxy.
Moxy Hotel – Truman Development
Very similar to Germain and Alt, which is also the same company
I assume this means they have the data to backup this number of hotels in this area.
They definitely have the moxie.
I didn’t know we had so many Marriotts in either city! Calgary has been on tear as far as downtown hotels go.
I feel like I am taking crazy pills and this location should be where the new Fairmont goes, and its rumored location is where a new more affordable hotel would go.
Can't build any height at all at this site.
Expensive hotels like Fairmont is mostly supported by corporate or rich people spend. This location is too far from the downtown offices and the East Village isn't a wealthy neighborhood either. Like in Toronto, where Park Hyatt and Four Seasons are in Yorkville, and in Montreal, Sofitel/Ritz/Four Seasons are in the Golden Square Mile. We don't really have that kind of wealthy retail area.
It is a lifestyle neighbourhood, though. People who live there who want a new build, on the river and close to urban parks, and walkable to downtown (whether that's for work or for nightlife/restaurants).
Tourism has grown rapidly in the past decade. Alberta receives around $3.5 billion a year from overseas and transborder tourists, and about $3 billion of that is in the Calgary Banff area.
Right. Sorry I didn't mean it as a slight to the East Village. It was mainly a response to why the Fairmont wouldn't really work here but a Moxy does, which is the same as the vibe you described.
It's also not a Calgary only phenomenon. This helps put our level of hotel development in perspective.
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