Banff Aspen Lodge

Nice rooms. Comfortable beds. Quiet with nice porch area. The only downside was that the restaurant service opened almost 15 minutes late, which forced us to rush our meal since we had a deadline to catch bus to the Rocky Mountaineer. We had notified the staff of our deadline (and there were about a dozen others too), but nobody seemed too concerned or informed. Nothing was awful, but nothing was stellar either.

Great stay. Just on the beginning of Banff ave. perfect location. Standard room with good size balcony. Hot tub was nice at night. And breakfast included is actually worth going to. I recommend a stay here.

1. Easy to walk to for a good night out in Banff. 2. Clean, classy hot pools complete with a poolside gas fireplace. 3. A totally comfy bed.
If you need anything more than these 3 things while you are staying in Banff, you are probably doing it wrong.
That hot pool though! Aspen ups the anti on the romantic… ness of sitting in a hot tub while snowflakes fall on your head by adding a poolside fireplace. A freaking poolside, stone, gas fireplace! incredible! It doesn’t do anything to keep you or the area warm out side of the pool, mind you. It is winter, remember. But sitting in a hot pool while it’s snowing, drinking mystery liquid from a travel mug and watching a fire? Damn, Aspen. You sexy.
I thought the room setup was a little strange. The bed is right there when you open the door, with the bathroom in the middle… You through a doorway across a tile floor midsection with the bathroom sink and through another doorway to get to the living room. It would be kind of cool if there was 2 beds as each person would get a little more privacy, almost like 2 separate bedrooms, but with a 1 bedroom option it feels a little closed off. I had just never seen this before… still a fantastic stay!
Great spot to stay in town for the price!

Location is great. Front desk is friendly and helpful. Breakfast is free but wish they had waffle maker. And need to have hot cocoa in the room for those who don’t like coffee and tea. Room is comfy too.

Great location, clean, nice room. We stayed in July and temperatures were in the 80’s. We had to use the electric fan the hotel provides. Possibly contributing to the room temperature was one area of the floor from the middle of the room almost back to the bathroom which was noticeably warm through the several days we were there. This was room 234 and later I noticed that an utility room and possibly the sauna was under our room. That could explain the floor heat.

Superb. I can’t praise this hotel enough. Great location, great facilities (including integrated coffee shop and hot tubs). ALL the staff are professional, super-​friendly and helpful and will go the extra mile to make you feel a valued guest and make your stay the best it can be. There is a great camaraderie at the Aspen and the hot tubs are a real social event to meet other guests and share ski stories. There is a cool Eco-​initiative too where you can forgo room cleaning for a $ 4 donation to a local charity or get a voucher for a free coffee at Whitebark. We wouldn’t stay anywhere else when we come back to Banff. Sue and Carina — you are awesome. Thanks guys!

Stayed here during the Xmas holidays. Location is great. Close to shops, restaurants, and the main strip. I booked with Expedia for a rate of ~$ 120 a night and received an upgrade when we arrived. Instead of one queen bed, we had two! We were also located on the second floor in a room with a balcony. Layout of room was a little peculiar i.e. one bedroom with queen bed as you enter the room, followed by the washroom and closet area, then you get the second bedroom and queen bed after. Peculiarity did not bug me, it tickled me. Would be awesome for those folks planning to have more than 2 people in a room. More privacy. Hehehe. Room was nice and clean. As mentioned from other reviewers, noisy fridge so we simply unplugged it. Free buffet breakie every morning which I like. Spread is much better than a ‘continental breakfast’. Besides the usual yogurt, cereal, coffee, juice, muffins, bagels, and toast you also had ham, sausages, eggs, and pancakes. Not much to complain about for ‘free’! I actually was impressed. Lol. Loved the outdoor hot tubs. Two of them in total, side by side. The one by the fireplace is much smaller and cozier than the other. I have noticed that not many hotels in this price range in Banff have outdoor hot tubs so this was definitely a winner! We used it multiple times and enjoyed ourselves tremendously. Hotel staff was very friendly. Loved the guest lounge too with two computers for guest use, some comfy chairs, magazines, and free local apple cider. It’s the small things that matter I find when travelling. Simple comforts ;-) If I go back to Banff, I’d stay here again happily, especially at that rate! :-D

This hotel was great. The location was nice and it was an easy walk to the heart of downtown. The hotel staff helped me with jogging paths and restaurant choices which was great. The hotel has no a/​c and it was a bit hot during our stay. Some rooms have windows in the front and balcony doors in the back which allows for crosswind. I’d suggest one of those rooms in summer. The hotel first gave us a first floor room but we were worried about leaving the door open to the street at night with two small kids who could wander out so we switched to a room upstairs (which unfortunately had no crosswind). Breakfast was so-​so and the staff was super vigilant about making sure you belonged there… almost a little rudely so.
But all in all this was a nice place. I would stay there again!

This hotel was easy to get to and within a 10 minute walk from the Greyhound station. We stayed on the second floor and had to go to through a door to outside to get to our room. The keys didn’t work the first time so I went downstairs and all was good when she swiped them again.
We were pleased with the room layout. There was a bed when you first walk in and then 2 sinks on your way to the other bed and balcony. The toilet and tub were just off by the sinks. This is great for 2 people as it feels they each have their own room with bed and TV. I was hoping for a better view as I asked on the reservation form but it was still decent of Banff Ave and mountains.
It was a little noisy in the night when trying to sleep from the hum of the fridge (although they offer to unplug it if guests want), voices from neighbouring rooms, and the train. It can get a little warm and there’s no AC as the controls are for heat. You can open the balcony door but the noise level will increase so that was the only complaint.
The breakfast is lovely. We enjoyed the complimentary coffee/​tea/​juice, the granola was amazing, and oatmeal and fruit were all good. But the highlight of this hotel, are the hot tubs. We used the smaller one that had the fireplace but couldn’t figure out how to turn on the jets. There was a person in the larger tub and he came over to ask us if we wanted the jets turned on as the control was by his tub. It would have been nice to have the control by our tub. But relaxing and warm water, loved it! It’s not private as many guests would walk by to get to their rooms. There’s also a sauna by the tubs.
Location is great and everything was within walking distance. Friendly staff and would definitely stay here again.

stayed here for 3 nights in jan 2013.
not sure about the pricing as it was all part of our trip package but the hotel seemed to be very nice.
we had a room with one queen bed and two twin beds separated by bathroom in the middle. the rooms did get stuffy through the night but balcony door usually solved the issue.
there is a hot tub pool right in the middle open area with dry and wet saunas on the side.
the breakfast was included in our deal and had plenty of food and varieties of food for all.
they don’t have ski shuttles stop at the hotel but it stops just 1min walk to a hotel next door.
very nice service (they helped us printing out our boarding passes last minute) and generally very nice hotel.

Excellent price and value for being right in the middle of Banff. Don’t let the chabby exterior fool you the rooms are very nicely renovated the free breakfast was very satisfying and the staff was overall very nice. For the price point, it’s definitely a deal!

We stayed there a few weeks ago. I liked the way the room was setup with two queen beds separated by the bathroom, which gave each room more privacy. The décor was modern and sleek. Downside was the lack of air condition so we had to open the windows, but then it was noisy outside. Also, the free wifi was not working. We asked the front office but they could not fix it. The free breakfast was very minimal with fruit, toast, oatmeal and cereal.

We stayed one night there during winter and I got headache more than sleep. Very noisy at night, there were noise from the air conditioner, from roof, from neighboring rooms and even from a train passing nearby! And it was hot at night. Apart from that it has clean and classy rooms. The complementary breakfast is acceptable but you’d only have sweet options. The wifi although free is very slow. Overall it is a nice looking place but not comfortable.

We stayed at the Banff Aspen Lodge for four nights in December 2010. Our room rate was $ 95/​night. This included parking, wifi, and continental breakfast. IT’s location on Banff Ave is great, just one block from where the shops and restaurants start
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The hotel has recently been remodelled and looks great, you can still tell it is an older hotel that has been spruced up (layers of paint on door frames) but everything is clean and refreshed. The breakfast room is beautiful, but the breakfast was minimal, however, when it is included I won’t complain. It filled me up enough for a day of skiing. The two outdoor hot tubs were great! Large and very modern, unfortunately the fireplace beside the one tub wasn’t working. But we still managed to enjoy a daily soak. The service was good and friendly. The room was simply decorated and had a small fridge and old school TV (i.e. not flat screen). The beds were comfortable and the sheets were soft, and the duvet was white…(I cannot stand hotels that still use those old scratchy stitched floral bedspreads. YUCK!) My only complaint is the the room was fairly warm, it was nice to have heated floors but you could not cool the room down at night. The only option was to open the patio door but then you got street noise and light pollution. I would definitely return at the price we paid.