Canada's Castle in the Rockies - Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel

The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel is aptly named "Canada's Castle in the Rockies" and superlatives are tossed about freely when describing the grandeur and elegance of this world-renowned Canadian Pacific Hotel.

Quite frankly, it is a national treasure and all the hyperbole is found wanting when you vacation at this classy hotel, with its Four Diamond Lodgings rating.

It's situated a short distance from the town of Banff, in Banff National Park, Alberta - Canada's first national park, established in 1885, following the discovery of nearby hot pools in 1883 - in the awesome Canadian Rockies.

The hotel is about an hour's drive from Calgary, Alberta which is located on the Great Plains, east of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, in southwest Alberta. Calgary is served by an international airport and transcontinental railway, and is bisected by the Trans Canada Highway. It is a fully modern city with a population of about 1 million, whose economic engine is fueled by agriculture and the oil and gas industry.

Calgary hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics and its Pengrowth Saddledome is synonymous with the National Hockey League Calgary Flames. It's also well known for its nearby Spruce Meadows, an internationally acclaimed show jumping and equestrian center on the edge of the city. Calgary is perhaps best known for its annual, world-famous Calgary Stampede, long billed as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth". The Calgary Stampede features rides, pancake breakfasts, horses to light shows, rodeo, chuck wagons, displays of Alberta's agriculture and top name acts on stage shows.

The Banff Springs Hotel is a on-of-a-kind mountain resort and retreat.

It features such a wide array of facilities and attractions that visitors need not leave the confines of the property to enjoy a full-blown holiday experience.

With its many and varied shops, array of five dining rooms, four pubs & lounges, the recently renovated world-class Willow Stream European-style spa, championship golf course, outstanding winter ski packages, fitness centre and indoor pool, elegant rooms and accommodations, hotel guests can easily pamper themselves to the point of over indulgence.

The hotel is a short walk to the Banff town site (proper) for those guests who wish to do some additional shopping or sightseeing while in Banff National Park.

Tours of the park depart daily from the front door of the hotel.

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