Family-Friendly Hotels at Calgary Airport

This guide lists the family facts each of the ten hotels on this site publishes on its own website: kids-stay-free rules, cribs, connecting rooms, family suites, pools and breakfast. Where a hotel publishes nothing, the guide says so; confirm those details with the hotel before you book.

Hotels inside the terminal

The Calgary Airport Marriott In-Terminal Hotel is reached on foot from baggage claim, so there is no shuttle to wait for with luggage and children. It lists a Family Suite of 58 to 62 m² and an indoor pool open 6:00 am to 11:00 pm; booking sites list free cribs on request. Breakfast is charged. Delta Hotels Calgary Airport In-Terminal is also reached on foot. Its rooms have pullout sofa beds and its one-bedroom suites have a separate living room. It has no pool. Neither hotel publishes a kids-stay-free age or connecting rooms.

Shuttle hotels that publish family facilities

Hilton Garden Inn Calgary Airport states that kids under 16 stay free and lists kids menus, toys, adjoining rooms, cribs and an indoor pool. Breakfast is charged. Hampton Inn by Hilton Calgary Airport North lists cribs, connecting rooms, a kids menu at the Hangar Kitchen & Bar, a free hot breakfast and an indoor pool. Holiday Inn Express Airport Calgary lists connecting rooms, cribs, one- and two-bedroom suites (the two-bedroom suite has three queen beds), kids eat free, a free breakfast, and an indoor pool with a waterslide open 7:00 am to 11:00 pm. Sandman Signature Calgary Airport Hotel has suites with a king bed, a sofa bed and a kitchenette or full kitchen; its pool and hot tub open 9:00 am to 10:00 pm.

Other hotels near the airport

The Westin Calgary Airport lists a free grab-and-go breakfast from 6:30 am to 11:00 am and an indoor pool open 6:00 am to 10:00 pm. Every standard room at Hyatt Place Calgary Airport has a sofa-sleeper; hyatt.com mentions no pool, and breakfast is free only for some World of Hyatt members. Hotel 11 by Sonesta Calgary Airport has a Junior King Suite with a separate sitting area and a pool and hot tub open 24 hours. Courtyard by Marriott Calgary Airport lists a one-bedroom family suite; booking sites list free cribs on request. None of these four publishes a kids-stay-free age.

Getting to the terminal with children and luggage

The two in-terminal hotels are reached on foot. Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn Express and Sandman Signature run free shuttles 24 hours a day. Hotel 11 sends its shuttle on demand from the airport and hourly from the hotel. The Westin runs its shuttle on request. Courtyard runs hourly from 4:15 am to 11:30 pm and needs a reservation. Hilton Garden Inn runs its shuttle Monday to Friday. On Calgary Transit, children 12 and under ride free; see Calgary Airport to downtown.

Family facilities at YYC

yyc.com lists Fun Zone play areas before security (domestic terminal by Doors 1 and 3, international arrivals by Door 16) and after security (by Gates D72, E82 and E70 to E75); they are not supervised. Nursing rooms with a rocking chair, change table and power outlet are in the domestic terminal before security by Door 1 and after security in Concourses A, B and C. Large accessible all-gender washrooms have room for parents with small children. yyc.com does not publish a family security lane; each checkpoint has accessible lanes. Breast milk over 100 ml is allowed; declare it at screening. For long layovers see the day rooms guide, and for travelling with animals the pet-friendly hotels guide.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Calgary Airport hotels publish a kids-stay-free policy?

Hilton Garden Inn Calgary Airport states on hilton.com that kids under 16 stay free. The other nine hotels on this site do not publish a kids-stay-free age; confirm it with the hotel when you book.

Which Calgary Airport hotels list cribs and connecting rooms?

hilton.com lists cribs and connecting rooms at Hampton Inn by Hilton Calgary Airport North and Hilton Garden Inn Calgary Airport, and ihg.com lists both at Holiday Inn Express Airport Calgary. Booking sites list free cribs on request at the Calgary Airport Marriott In-Terminal Hotel and Courtyard by Marriott Calgary Airport. The other hotels do not publish these details.

Where can children play at Calgary Airport?

yyc.com lists Fun Zone play areas before security in the domestic terminal (Arrivals level by Door 3, ages 3 to 5; Departures level by Door 1, ages 5 to 12) and in the international arrivals area by Door 16, and after security by Gates D72, E82 and E70 to E75. The Fun Zones are not supervised.

Information last verified: October 2, 2026