Canmore Accommodation
Canmore accommodation is another option to visit the Banff ski resorts. The town of Canmore is located just outside the Banff National Park, so it has seen a lot of growth and development in recent years. It’s a cute tourist town with a vibrant outdoor culture, and the main street is lined with trendy cafes, restaurants, shops and galleries.
Canmore is 26km southeast of
Banff, and 32km from
Norquay Ski Resort and 43km from
Sunshine Village Ski Resort. It’s ideal if you have a car to get around, but there are hourly ROAM buses between Canmore and Banff, and from Banff you can get ski resort shuttle buses.
Accommodation Downtown Banff
Staying in Banff accommodation close to the downtown area is ideal if you want to be within easy walking distance of a range of restaurants, bars and shops. Staying in a Banff hotel close to the central hub also makes it easier to catch a bus to the ski resorts if you don’t have a car.
Other Accommodation Options
If you think you'll spend more time skiing at Lake Louise than Sunshine or Banff Norquay ski resorts, you may want to consider choosing
Lake Louise accommodation. The village of Lake Louise is 58km from Banff.
Outer Banff Accommodation
There are lots of Banff hotels and accommodations located more than a couple of kilometres from the town of Banff. These tend to offer better value for money than the hotels within close proximity of the Banff CBD, and some of the lodgings are perched up above the town and offer fantastic views.
Having a car will be beneficial but it’s possible to get into town using the ROAM bus service, and a few of the outer Banff hotels are on the shuttle circuit to get to the Banff ski resorts.
Banff Accommodation
There are lots of hotels in Banff to cater for various budgets, ranging from the Banff Springs Hotel which is more like a castle, to deluxe hotels, and various cheap and cheerful inns. Other Banff lodging includes motels, B&Bs, and hostels.
The Banff ski resorts are within the Banff National Park so with the exception of the
Sunshine Mountain Lodge at Sunshine Village, there is no ski-in ski-out accommodation or on-mountain lodging, thereby necessitating a daily commute to get to the ski resorts. Most people choose to stay in the town of Banff or its outskirts. Or you can stay a little further afield in
Canmore accommodation, or if you think you’ll spend more time at the Lake Louise ski resort then you can stay in
Lake Louise accommodation.
If you don’t have a car, the hotels in Banff with pick up points for the Banff ski resorts shuttle service include:
Rocky Mountain Resort;
Inns of Banff;
Banff Caribou Lodge;
Delta Royal Canadian Lodge;
High Country Inn;
Ptarmigan Inn (with the
Moose Hotel next door); and
Fairmont Banff Springs. Or most of the other downtown Banff accommodations are just a short walk to a bus stop.
Sunshine Ski Resort Accommodation
There is only one option for on-mountain accommodation at
Sunshine Village - the Sunshine Mountain Lodge. This up-market hotel provides the fantastic convenience of being ski-in ski-out, and facilitates opportunities for first tracks. This is the only Banff ski-in ski-out accommodation or on-mountain lodging.
The only potential downside of staying on-mountain is that there is limited après and nightlife at Sunshine Village.