They may call themselves a ‘base camp’, but that’s definitely only in spirit — not in style. Thanks to its location, Banff Aspen Lodge is favoured by those wanting to pitch up and experience all the attractions of this popular ski and spa town, from its snow sports to its famous hot springs. But its style is far from ‘base camp’. Smart and swanky, its rustic-meets-chic décor is matched by a series of extra touches that make an ‘outdoorsy’ holiday uncharacteristically comfortable, like complimentary WiFi, ski and bike storage, the coffee and cake-stocked Whitebark Café, and a steam room and sauna for soothing adventure-weary muscles. You can start your day filling up at the breakfast buffet, with its local bacon and sausages and home-baked treats. And you can end it in an outdoor hot tub with a crackling fireplace.
Amenities
Families
Ski
Free Parking
Hot tub
Internet Access
Laundry Service
Restaurant
Where is it
In the heart of Downtown Banff, a short stroll to local restaurants, museums, shopping and galleries. Transfer time from Calgary Airport: 1 hour 30 minutes.
Hotel information
89 rooms. All with TV, clock radio, complimentary WiFi access, kettle, coffee maker, mini-fridge, hairdryer, iron and board and safe. with 1 queen-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults.
Superior Rooms are equipped with a balcony or patio and feature 1 queen-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults.
Premium Rooms are more spacious and feature a balcony or patio, with either 1 queen-size bed and 2 single beds or 2 queen-size beds, sleeping maximum 4 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.
Breakfast Room serving a variety of hot and cold breakfast items including house-made granola and baked goods. Whitebark Cafe serving organic coffee and premium tea along with pastries and baked goods. 2 outdoor hot tubs with an outdoor fireplace. Steam room and sauna. Complimentary WiFi access. Laundry service*. Ski lock-up and ski and bike security. Complimentary parking.
*Denotes local charge.
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Limited parking spaces
May 9, 2025JayY_Canada
We stayed there on May 3rd, 2025 - a relatively busy night in off-season. Booked this hotel because it includes free on-site parking, which can be difficult in Banff.
We arrived late at 9pm; all on-site parking were full; after a long day of driving, I had to spend an extra half hour to find street parking and purchase a national park pass which…
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We stayed there on May 3rd, 2025 - a relatively busy night in off-season. Booked this hotel because it includes free on-site parking, which can be difficult in Banff.
We arrived late at 9pm; all on-site parking were full; after a long day of driving, I had to spend an extra half hour to find street parking and purchase a national park pass which is required to park on the street; furthermore, we must move the car the next morning by 8am.
Everything else about this hotel was rather good; just the parking situation was disappointing. Be aware if you are going to arrive late.
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Two day stay in Banff
May 9, 2025Justin S
Our stay here was pleasant and the staff were always very nice and accommodating. The front desk guy was awesome and gave us a mountain view room on the 3rd floor. We didn't use the hot tub so I can't comment on that. The breakfast selection was decent and had all the typical items. Overall we'd definitely come back to stay.
Nice place to stay
May 8, 2025katelee814
Walkable distance to most places in Banff downtown area, great accommodation, provides breakfast, and has two small cute pools! Rooms were very clean and comfortable
Pleasant stay
May 7, 2025stevesan2025
Was in town attending a conference. Staff were very accommodating with early check in and upgraded my room which was nice. Breakfasts were great, better than average hotel breakfasts. Didn’t get to use the hot tub or saunas as they closed too early which was a disappointment but would definitely stay again. Sheets were a bit weird, has some…
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Was in town attending a conference. Staff were very accommodating with early check in and upgraded my room which was nice. Breakfasts were great, better than average hotel breakfasts. Didn’t get to use the hot tub or saunas as they closed too early which was a disappointment but would definitely stay again. Sheets were a bit weird, has some plasticity feel.
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Don’t stay in room 339
May 5, 2025ABILBPoole, United Kingdom
We checked in with nice vibes! Very welcoming and quickly got to our room after travelling from Kamloops we couldn’t wait to explore what Banff had on offer.
We got an early dinner and came back to our room for a good night sleep for a day of skiing the next day.
Our early night was not such an early night!
We stayed in room 339 - very odd…
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We checked in with nice vibes! Very welcoming and quickly got to our room after travelling from Kamloops we couldn’t wait to explore what Banff had on offer.
We got an early dinner and came back to our room for a good night sleep for a day of skiing the next day.
Our early night was not such an early night!
We stayed in room 339 - very odd layout but we worked with it. - not a lot of room/places to store big suitcases which we were travelling with. A nice balcony as had dual viewing of mountains and street view. But the noise!! - it was now 1am and still not asleep after being in bed since 10pm. There was such a noise to which we thought was coming from the extractor in toilet or A/C which not ethier were the case as we switched them off.
After waking up my husband who can sleep through anything. We opted to go downstairs and see what they could do, cutting a long story short the man on reception knew the noise straight away! We told him the room and he explained that we were the room under the a/c unit for the whole of the hotel! Welll!! - the noise was like we were under a helicopter about to take off constantly.
The man on reception was very helpful and offered us many different rooms at 1am.
Although we were quite takeaback when he said all belongings need to be out tonight as we have a full hotel tomorrow. So without the noise even being sorted out he was going to out someone in room 339 without noise even being looked at!
Thank you to that helpful man. You made our night sleep more manageable. Although when we got in the new room 245 the fridge was very noisy we just resided to unplug the fridge which was an easy fix!
After all this mishap we couldn’t fault the breakfast the friendly staff and the hotels amenities. Hot tub and sauna was used by us every evening after our long days of skiing and walking. It was a nice wind down before going for dinner.
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Limited parking spaces
