Excellent house with helpful contact in village
Review Submitted: February 10, 2009
Date of Stay: January 2009
We stayed in canmore as a base to visit some of the ski resorts around Banff.
The house is very comfortable and accommodated 7 with ease, though there is only one seperate bedroom, one couple in the lounge and three singles in the mezzanine which is fairly private, but not an actual seperate bedroom.
You get a Banff park pass which is great as its about $10 daily entry, internet access which worked flawlessly once we had the access code, nice kitchen, big plasma tv and an account at the local DVD rental shop.
The 'bathroom' on the mezzanine level is not enclosed, its open plan with the actual bedroom which is very odd and means you have to really get on with the people you are sharing with if you plan on using it as a toilet/shower.
We couldnt get the hot tub working properly, we could only get the circulation jets going..no bubbles or massage jets. We got no answer to our queries about this.
Its about 20-30 minutes to Sunshine Village, the biggest in the area. We took 2.5 hours to get to kicking horse which is fabulous in fresh snow. Revelstoke would take an age..about 4.5 hours. The highway across the province border into BC is often closed in heavy snow conditions so check it before you leave.
In conclusion the house is very comfortable and well provisioned, you can fit 7 in if you want to save money but bear in mind the reduced privacy. The ladies on call in the village were mostly very helpful but didnt help with the hottub. Its right next door to a supermarket which is good but also means if they are snow clearing in the morning its noisey. There are also very large and long goods trains passing within hearing range so take ear plugs if you are a light sleeper.
Recommended for:
Girls Getaway,
Sightseeing,
Families with Teenagers,
Families with Young Children,
Romantic Getaway
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Helpful votes: 4/4
