Banff hotels near Central Park

Pros: Gold floor is awesome! Location is perfect.2

Cons: Room and bathrooms were small

Pros: Good food. Nice spa.

Cons: When checking in we were given what was probably the worst room in the entire hotel—very dark, one tiny window maybe 18 inches wide with no view as promised and next to the noisy ice machine. It took a great deal of time and complaining to get it changed. Two nights later our friends checked in and were given the very same terrible room. One of them was not feeling well and had to go to bed and was forced to play the room game when he should have been able to have an effortless check in experience. It was very difficult to be treated that way at these prices. We have stayed at many Fairmonts and have held events at the Fairmont in San Francisco, our home town. I will not be staying at a Fairmont again.

Pros: Historic castle in downtown Banff

Cons: Activities, services, concierge were all top notch

Pros: Nice good castle looking hotel. The room is large and comfortable. And the outdoor swimming pool is lovely.

Cons: Way too many tourists inside the hotel taking pictures and walking around. Hope the hotel could provide the people who are staying here more privacy.

Pros: The hotel is "iconic" and therefore a must to visit. Expensive but a necessary expense for a unique experience, and the costs of keeping this huge hotel building operating must be enormous Valet parking, concierge service and check in were very efficient Very good and varied retail outlets in the hotel. The local artists etc and their work was impressive Complimentary shuttle bus into Banff We dined at the 1888 "Chophouse". Quieter than the other large restaurant and Adam was probably the most polished waiter I have encountered in 45 years. So much so I wondered if he was a senior staff member leading from the front showing others how to do the job properly.

Cons: Room generally was a little tired and although a good size the bathroom was small and the WC very awkwardly positioned. I should have asked for another room but the hotel is so large that dragging ourselves and luggage back to reception etc was not worth effort

Pros: Location and View was great

Cons: Room was tiny. Not worth $800 USD/night

Pros: Amazing location & the building itself is impressive. The room is super comfortable as well. The concierge was lovely and extremely helpful.

Cons: - Service level all in all is a bit lower than what I would expect from such an upscale hotel, nothing personalized, masses of people moving in every direction, slow service (took 45 mins to deliver an extra bottle of shampoo!). Given the ratel level (around 800CAD per night!) I found it weird that there is a huge extra fee as well to use the Hammam / Jacuzzi and another 30 dollars to park 5 mins away. Anyway I understand the season is short and it makes financial sense to make the most out of the facilities, it just missed a bit of that "extra care" element you would expect in such hotels.

Pros: The experiance of the hotel which is situated in an old Castel.

Cons: Small room and small bath and dirty old towels and the location is 5 minutes from Banff downtown.

Pros: Very premium building and location. Like living in a museum.

Cons: Room can be bigger with a balcony if possible

Pros: The location was incredible. Service was amazing. The view from our room was beyond anything we had imagined. The location just a mile from the town of Banff allowed us access to anything we needed and a variety of places to eat. We also received some great ideas from the concierge.

Cons: The food was greatly disappointing. In fact, the more we spent, the more disappointing the food was. The 1888 chophouse was terrible. Steak was average at best, broccoli was burnt and we were told a couple of the sides were enough for a table of 4 when they were barely enough for single person. The other huge disappointment was the spa. We paid for an evening access to the spa. Something like $100 Canadian. When we entered, there was signage everywhere that no phones or electronics were allowed...not even in the common sitting area. More signs in the locker room, hot tub, and sauna areas. There premier relaxation area was their mineral pool area with 3 waterfall pools. A wonderful place to relax, if the rules were ever enforced. We get in the mineral pool and waterfall area and not one...but 3 men were on their phones or some sort of tablet. Likely recording the women trying to relax and enjoy the amenities. No respect for the rules and disgusting examples of what people have become. When I reported them, we were given two free passes to use on another day. So we thought if we go back at the end of the week,, before heading home, we'd have a good chance of getting some much deserved relaxation. Nope. This time, some guy and his wife and two boys came in with two noodles. they proceeded to have noodle fights slapping each other and screaming like it was some public pool. Then the Dad thought it would be a good idea to lift his boys up and throw them across the pool! There are not one but TWO public pools for families to have fun in. This was the mineral pool of the private (and expensive) spa. Again, complete morons but the spa doesn't enforce their own rules. So if you decide to spend $100 for a relaxing evening or $700 for a relaxing massage, don't expect relaxation. Spend your money wisely and know that there is a significant chance that some moron or perv will ruin your experience.

Pros: loved the location, staff were all excellent, loved the history and ambience of the hotel

Cons: Our room had no AC and the unit they brought in worked poorly. Management gave us 2 breakfast free fro our inconvenience, but hat was a poor response . Our room was very loud due to the portable AC and was warm all night because it didn't work well. I think Management did the very minimal to appease our situation. disappointing.

Pros: The Fairmont in Banff aka the Castle in the Rockies is a beautiful property in a great location. The walk along the Bow River and the Falls into the town was really beautiful. From the easy check in outside (they are very organized) to the delightful restaurants and spa facilities, this was a very enjoyable stay. Vermillion was our go to breakfast place. We also ate there for dinner (it turns into a French restaurant)...delicious! We also ate at Costello on property which did not disappoint. The room was a bit small, but very comfortable.

Pros: Nice clean facility relatively convenient to the center of Banff.

Cons: Unfortunately, there is a long list of negatives: 1) the staff consisted of an ever-changing group of very young people with limited experience and variable attitudes - some friendly and some completely standoffish. No senior manager could be seen or reached, even when needed (see below); 2) the breakfast is touted as extraordinary in posters placed all over the hotel and the elevators - in fact it is similar to what you get in a cheap highway motel. The breakfast room was impossibly crowded with long lines to get something as banal as a boiled egg; 3) the air conditioner leaked profusely so that one side of the room carpet was constantly wet. When asked to repair it, they left the unit cover in the middle of the room with the unit openly exposing molds and accumulated dirt; 4) the last night of our stay a dog was left alone in the room next to ours. It barked loudly and continuously for a good part of the night, causing a number of guests to complain with the lone overwhelmed night staff. She tried hard, but was unable to contact the manager who had allegedly "forgotten his cell phone in the car." That is the story we were given! Nothing was done about the dog, which stopped barking around 1 am . The next morning I complained to the very young man who seemed to be in charge and he offered - very generously - to remove two nights from our stay. That brought the price to ~$250 per night, a much more reasonable price that the absurd $450 we were supposed top pay. Even at the reduced price, the Canalta Lodge was not a good value.

Pros: breakfast was ok- not great

Pros: Super comfortable and really liked the quiet outdoor hot tubs.

Pros: It was clean, good size room, good bathroom, fridge, micro wave, coffee machine with good Coffee, good hot breakfast

Cons: It is 1 km from downtown. Ok, just a 12 minutes walk.

Pros: free parking

Cons: very close to neighber building, no sun light get in from east window.

Pros: Excellent super friendly staff.

Cons: Weird light bulbs.

Pros: Friendly staff, parking (for a fee), location, a bit out of the busy centre of banff.

Cons: One hot tub was closed and the other was too hot. After we told the staff, they closed the second one as well. The room was very dark, no hooks or shelves to put your clothes on. We asked a quiete room, which was confirmed, but we got a room just above the entrance facing the street where all busses stopped to drop off or pick up people. Poor breakfast.

Pros: Room and bed were comfortable. Lighting horrible.

Cons: 1. Room on first floor was loud and sleep was nonexistent. 2. Employees at front desk were new and no supervisor to help them they the problems with many customers. I felt sorry for the newly hired to not have support. 3. Lighting in the room was horrible.

Pros: Great ambiance and modern mountain design.

Pros: the ungrounded parking was great and the decor nice staff were friendly

Cons: the bed could've been softer wasnt worth paying for a kingsize the balcony view wasnt great train goes all night long bathroom fan didnt work neither did the coffee pot

Pros: Canalta was very comfortable. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful. The breakfast was delicious and even better, the long hours for breakfast made it easy to kick off our day regardless of what we were doing each day. The hot tubs of varying temperatures and the sauna were amazing after long days of hiking.

Cons: The parking deck is extremely tight and difficult to park in. The hotel was a little too far away to be walkable to downtown, but there was plenty of options to make it easy to get downtown.

Pros: The new hot tubs and the nice decor across the lodge

Cons: Toilets were never cleaned, bath tub remained clogged the whole stay, the heating in the room was poor, the bed was very hard, sheets were very thin. Breakfast was not bad but some mornings were worse than others

Pros: - Rooms were very clean and bed are comfortable - Wifi works great!

Cons: - Staff not very friendly - Our room had the water pipes of the adjacent room going through the walls. So whenever someone showered in the room next door we woke up from the noise of the pipes.

Pros: The staff is very friendly, informed and know the area. Very clean hotel. The food at the restaurant is tasty.

Pros: It was available when I needed

Cons: The price

Pros: Smiley staff!

Cons: Room cleaning was a little slapdash. Room was clean but beds not made properly - sheets and duvets just tugged back into place.

Pros: the location and staff were exceptional. the hotel had its own parking garage which was great. the hotel was very close to a bus stop downtown

Pros: Good location, comfortable beds

Cons: Everything was fine

Pros: I like the size of the room it fits us as a family .

Cons: i asked for a nice view that hopefully we could see the mountain from the window. I thought theres a swimming pool for kids. :(

Pros: Location was good. Comfortable. Reasonable priced.

Cons: Free continental breakfast

Pros: The hotel was okay. I did have a good experience with the front desk who helped me arrange an airport shuttle.

Cons: The food in the restaurant was not great and I was not able to park in the garage. It was full. This was a problem, because it was raining and we had bags to unload.

Pros: The front desk supervisor, was extremely helpful, friendly and funny. Great representation of the hotel and Banff. We would definitely stay here again when we return to Banff.

Pros: Spacious room and bathroom. Working Wifi. Covered parking. Comfy beds.

Pros: Room size was excellent. Room was very quiet. Away from the very crowded downtown.

Cons: Bathroom was very small. Some of yhe staff could have been more friendly espically yhe ones that made up rooms.

Cons: Construction across street No iced tea

Pros: Great location, we had a nice stay. Seemed like the bathrooms were newly renovated although the room itself could use a bit of an update. Nice pool and the staff were very friendly.

Cons: No free WiFi

Pros: Everything

Cons: Nothing

Pros: They were nice enough to upgrade my accommodation to a bigger room

Pros: great location

Pros: It was awesome being in a central location

Cons: The air conditioning had trouble keeping the room cool

Pros: Great location and great property! Friendly staff and excellent service!

Pros: Nice and quiet, comfy bed and nice clean bathroom

Cons: Just a bit pricey, lots of extra costs... parking etc... 450$ for just one quick night

Pros: Good Location, beds were comfortable. The room was nice and clean.

Cons: AC useful for hot days

Pros: the breakfast was good, variety and ready made/but fresh eggs that you could pick up right at the griddle. Th edrive to the airport was longer than expected( thought I was closer based on the website and map.)

Cons: The elevators were a bit slow, possibly cause of the long weekend traffic/capacity at the hotel?

Pros: Great location!

Cons: Temperature in room was hard to maintain at night.

Pros: Everything.All good from staff through to comfort,amenities and location.

Cons: Nothing.All good

Pros: Locations locations locations. Recent renovation has the hotel rooms present a modern feel.

Cons: Only 1 lift working during our stay for 3 nights. Delays in getting to our 3rd floor room. Basement parking needs a good sweep overall. Floor is covered in thick fine dust/dirt.

Pros: The location was nice. Very close to everything. Staff was friendly.

Pros: The location was perfect!! So close to the walking strip and a grocery store and all the shops and restaurants. The view of the mountains was spectacular. Underground parking was great. The staff was friendly and informative.

Cons: The price was raised up about 3 times the weekday price because it was the weekend. Lack of microwave in the rooms. Pretty thin walls.

Cons: Bathroom door was off hinges

Pros: The location of the hotel to the town centre was excellent and the facilities at the hotel were fantastic. Certainly recommend staying at the Elk & Avenue Hotel.

Cons: There was only one lift working which created hassles for trying to use the lift to get to your floor with so many guests at the hotel.

Pros: The housekeeping staff was nice.

Cons: The staff was really unprofessional including the manager (housekeeping staff was amazing). They never greeted us when entering the lobby. Check in information was minimal and not welcoming. WiFi does not work and staff was no help

Pros: Great location...in the heart of town. Also the very friendly staff.

Cons: The beds were a bit creaky...and it would be nice to have TWO working elevators.

Pros: Great location, cozy room, friendly staff!

Pros: Good Central location

Cons: Room was awful, refused to move us because we booked through booking com

Pros: The location is great.

Cons: Very noisy at the room. They provide earplugs for a reason. The curtains don't block the sun. We were very tired one day after difficult hiking and couldn't sleep early (the sunset only around 9 pm). We had to wait 20 min. for extra shampoo since only the receptionist can provide it to your room and they were busy with check ins.