Asda Travel Insurance - Finding the Right Banff Hotel

The park is near a cute town with good shopping and restaurants, spectacular in all seasons. And it's on most travelers' must-see lists, uNESCO has named it a World Heritage Site. Banff National Park is one of the most beautiful places in the world.

And sleigh rides, dog-sledding, and there's also snowmobiling, skiers come from all over Canada, during the winter. You can take a gondola up the mountain for incredible views and then hike down. There are gorgeous trails for hiking and mountain biking in summer.

Perhaps the most beautiful time of year is the fall when the larch and aspens paint the landscape with gold.

So the lobby is often jammed, most Banff tours make a stop here. If you don't stay here - it's a very expensive place - come for a look or a drink on the lawn. And Olympic swimming pool, tennis courts, a top-notch spa, with 15 restaurants and bars, it's huge, and today, the hotel has been expanded and updated several times. And it's visible from all over Banff, it was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway on a bluff above the Bow River. Which opened in 1888, the most famous Banff hotel is the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel.

The heated pool is great for relaxing after an active day. Most of the rooms have beautiful views and the terrace is one of the most attractive places in Banff for a drink. So you'll want to eat at the hotel too, is a Five Diamond Award winner, eden, the restaurant at the Rimrock. And there's shuttle service to and from town so you can go shopping or go to dinner without driving. The location is convenient to the hot springs and the Banff gondola - it's about a five-minute walk. The Rimrock Resort is a very nice property that's less expensive than the Banff Springs, located on Sulphur Mountain about five minutes from the heart of town.

There's a fitness center and a Chili's restaurant on site. The loft suites are especially nice, and kitchens, fireplaces, with terraces or balconies. It's a cozy place with a pool area designed to look like the original Banff hot springs, looking like a mountain lodge with lots of stone and wood beams. And it's less expensive than the Rimrock, the Fox Hotel and Suites is one of the newest Banff hotels, closer to town.

The location is convenient to everything. Canadian cuisine is served in the Evergreen restaurant. Coffee makers and Internet access, the 99 rooms have mini fridges. And sauna, jacuzzi, heated indoor pool, the Delta Royal Canadian Lodge has a Grotto Spa.

Two of the best restaurants in Banff - The Sleeping Buffalo and Cilantro - are two more great reasons to stay here. Is an inviting place for a toddy, which looks like a timber-frame lodge, the lobby. And DVD players, fireplaces, all the rooms have patios or balconies. Accommodations here are located in several buildings scattered around the eight-acre property. You can take the city bus into town - it stops right out front. Buffalo Mountain Lodge is one of the best hotels in Banff for those who want peace and quiet, about a mile outside of town.