Best Things Nearby:
Banff National Park, Icefields Parkway to Jasper, dramatic mountain passes to BC

Best Things About the Resort:
Great location for an active family. A wonderful location for people who want to follow the snow or sun. You can be in BC at Panorama or Kicking Horse within 2 hours, Lake Louise or Nakiska in 45 minutes, Sunshine in 30, and Norquay in 15. Don't take a ski vacation in Alberta in January - way too cold. Mid- to late February through March is ideal for snow and temperature.

Resort Experience:
The resort is located outside the main town of Banff, so you need to use the resort shuttle to town or have a car for evening activities outside the resort. Ski hill buses make regular pickups for Lake Louise, Sunshine, and Norquay. The resort has a good restaurant, bar, pool, sauna, and two hot tubs. It also has conference facilities.

Two-bedroom, plus pull-out couch actually equals three queen beds, so you can sleep up to six only if they all share.

The biggest drawback is the lack of in-room high-speed Internet access. Regulations governing the national park are restricting all the hotels in the area in one way or another. There is an Internet cafe in the resort bar and others in downtown Banff, but that's rather inconvenient if you plan to bring your work with you on vacation. On the other hand, it's a great plus for family members who would prefer not to fight for attention with the electronic leash.

• Unit Type: 2 Bedroom
• Activities: Very Good
• Amenities: Fair
• Unit Satisfaction: Good
• Family Friendliness: Very Good
• Service: Very Good

The accommodations were nice and clean but SMALL. The catalog shows that it sleeps six, but it really should read four maximum! It is too small to accommodate more than that. The living room, dining room, and kitchen are TINY, so more people than that would make it very cozy to say the least! It was a challenge to figure out where to put our clothes because there wasn't enough space.

In addition, there was not enough room in the kitchen for a regular stove, so there was just a stovetop and no oven.

I would definitely recommend this place if only four people stay here. The employees were all very pleasant and very accommodating.

This place is in Banff National Park, and the park is absolutely beautiful.

Our room was advertised as having a bedroom and another bed in a couch pull-out, but we were glad there was only the two of us. The room was cramped, to say the least. We never were able to get the fireplace to work (yes, we know how), and so the fee we paid to get firewood was wasted. Despite these setbacks, we weren't there to spend time at the resort.

The scheduled pickups for the ski resorts were right on time and easy to use. We traipsed down to the activities center, where they arranged for us to go heli-touring with no fuss. They offered an indoor/outdoor pool (heated), squash courts, games for loan, and all kinds of other things that made you feel at home. The shuttle into town was also a godsend—they even ignored the hourly schedule if you asked nicely for a ride.

We got what we needed and wanted, and if we had a bigger room, we would certainly go back.

Best Things Nearby:
The town was a 5-minute drive away. That was great. It has pretty much everything you would want for shopping, plus the view of the mountains surrounding the town. Awesome!

Best Things About the Resort:
The best thing about the resort was that the gym had all top-notch equipment, and the best thing was the outdoor hot tub. We loved it.

Resort Experience:
The vacation was great except that I was severely bitten by fleas from the bed, so I’m just letting anyone know that it could happen to you. They allow pets at the resort, and I guess they don't spray the rooms until someone is bitten. Now, they said that they sprayed the condo after I left, but I hope they replaced the bed because they were in the mattress and spraying will not be enough to get rid of them.

• Unit Type: 2 Bedroom
• Activities: Good
• Amenities: Good
• Unit Satisfaction: Poor
• Family Friendliness: Very Good
• Service: Poor

Best Things Nearby:
Silvertip Golf Course, the rock and mineral shop downtown, fresh air everywhere, and gardens at the government building

Best Things About the Resort:
Friendly staff, pool area and barbeque area, and the playground for children

Resort Experience:
Our stay at this resort was very relaxing. We vacationed with our year-old granddaughter, and the three of us enjoyed ourselves differently than just a couple or family with older children. The gravel in the playground area was very clean for children. The picnic table outside every condo building was relaxing to sit at while she played in the grass. The shuttle service to town is very convenient for the guests. Little people receive a welcome gift upon check in--small toy for tots and a coloring book and crayons for older children. This is a great gesture. The bathroom amenities included vanilla-scented soaps and lotion. The kitchen was adequately stocked with cooking utensils, including a microwave/convection oven. We ate breakfast and cooked a relaxing dinner daily instead of going out with the baby. A daily newspaper and fresh apples are available in the beautifully decorated lobby area for a relaxing morning read. My husband golfed daily on the nearby courses and especially enjoyed the vastness of Silvertip Golf Resort in nearby Canmore with its 12 miles of cart track. A passing thunderstorm one night released the fresh scent of the fir trees, a delight to the sense of smell.

• Unit Type: 2 Bedroom
• Activities: Very Good
• Amenities: Very Good
• Unit Satisfaction: Very Good
• Family Friendliness: Excellent
• Service: Excellent