Banff

[keweenawlove]

I'm starting to look at trips for next year for DH and I and Banff had been high our list. I'm in the early planning stages so I'm looking for suggestions of things to do/places to stay. We love hiking/being outdoors which it looks like there's a lot of.

Is it best to stay right in Banff? Any hotel recommendations are appreciated

One last question. We were thinking about going late May/early June. Is that an okay time to go? I know it won't be super warm but is the weather generally good enough to get outside without freezing? TIA!

[chicago]

No one has responded to your post, so ill throw in the little bit of knowledge I do have. A coworker of mine went last June and stayed at the Rimrock. She loved Banff and still talks about how much she loved the hotel.

That's all I've got!

[spankswife]

I haven't been (yet!), but I have also heard great things about Lake Louise...

[keweenawlove]

Oct 10, 2012 23:35:38 GMT -5 @sfgal530 said:

What's your budget? If you can afford it, the two top properties in the region seem to be the Fairmont Banff and the Fairmont Lake Louise (an hour or so away).

I saw those and they look amazing. I think they're a little out of our budget. We normally don't splurge too much on hotels. We're fine with a simple place that's clean and in a convenient area. A hot tub would be nice too. I've been poking around on Expedia and it looks like we'll be able to do it for around $150 a night... maybe... We're willing to spend a little more (maybe up to $200) if it was really cool.

Lake Louise looks beautiful too! I was thinking about maybe staying a couple nights there and a couple in Banff. We'd most likely fly into Calgary. Is it worth spending any time there?

[lolo]

Definitely visit beautiful Moraine Lake, which is pretty close to Lake Louise, but not developed. It is one of my favorite spots in the world:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moraine_Lake