Banff: Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel (4 Star Hotel)

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Address: 405 spray ave , Banff T0L0C0, Canada

Lonely Planet review

  • Becca Blond
  • Lonely Planet author
If you can afford to stay at the Banff Springs, do it. One of the world's most famous luxury hotels, it is a spectacularly designed castle with towers, turrets and cornices. Rooms and public areas inside this baronial palace are equally alluring.

Since it was completed in the 1920s, this 800-room luxury chateau, about 2km (1.2mi) south of downtown, has been the place to stay in Banff. Engulfed by towering peaks, the castle has posed for thousands of postcards and millions of snapshots. Within its thick granite walls are myriad public spaces, bars and restaurants. It's a long-time favourite in among the world's elite, and rooms at the Fairmont are suitably luxurious with a classical elegance quickly disappearing from modern day hotels. Interiors include Jacobean textiles and handcarved furniture. Guests rave about the mineral scrub at the spa, but the resort also arranges fishing, canoeing and horseback riding. Discounts of more than 50% are often available in the winter, when we think the chateau actually looks its most magical.

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