It’s such a beautiful property, and the service is top-notch!

It was ridiculously expensive, but to this day I haven’t found better duck. They made the experience really special - by the next morning we nearly forgot about the whole driving fiasco lol

Thank you! It was an experience we’ll never forget - can’t recommend enough!

I know… I’ll never live it down 😅 We completely lucked into it lol - thanks for following along!

Nous espérons que vous resterez à l'avenir et vous souhaitons un moment incroyable si vous le faites. Merci d'avoir regardé!

I’m jealous! Whereabouts did your brother stay when he worked here? Do they have employee rooms in the hotel?

@@fueledgti They have staff housing behind the hotel. I got to walk around the undrgout tunnels they have as well.

That’s so cool! We knew there was staff housing but had no idea there was an underground tunnel - thanks for sharing!

We’d love to visit for Christmas time, it sounds magical - maybe next year! Thanks for the tip, and thanks for watching!

Well one of us is - the Canadian is the one that forgot the winter tires though 😂 Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching!

Thank you! 🙂

No problem!

Thank you!

It’s worth it to stop in just for tea to warm up - definitely recommend it!

I agree you need winter tires during winter in Canada UNLESS you live in Vancouver or Victoria, both of which are located on the coast of British Columbia. During the winter it's mostly rain in those two cities and everyone freaks out if there's snow since neither city is really equipped to deal with it, unlike the rest of Canada that considers it "business as usual" when it snows in winter.

Have an amazing time! It’s so beautiful!

The balcony and view are definitely the selling points - that said, I’d never pay the full room price. I’d agree the food is also excellent, but overpriced. If one has no regard for money, it’s the perfect location to get away; for us, it was an amazing experience but one we’re content with having only once.

@@USofEh I live in Calgary/Rocky View and I don't go out there even though I can do a round trip if I leave home in the morning, I can be back home the same day so I am oblivious to the existence of Banff and Lake Louise or Jasper but Alberta has amazing acreage properties besides the mountain retreats. It looks like an alright deal for a honeymoon getaway. That room should be upgraded but that's all. A family with a reliable vehicle like a SUV can go to those places any time and experience the largeness of the scale and the isolated beauty that challenges the senses and the mind but not have to become desensitized to it which might happen if you lived in Banff or Canmore. Glad to hear that you avoided that super high price. It maybe gets busy there and than they can get that much for their biggest suites.

Living nearby certainly would have its perks! We’ve talked about the Calgary area as an option down the road, when we finally settle - there’s an allure to having an acreage while being able to day trip the mountains. Sounds like you’ve struck that balance! 🙂

They fly private helicopters in Rocky View because the larger acreages have helicopter landing pads on their properties. Who really knows what goes on in those mountains.

This was October 16th-18th. Your best bet is sometime in early to mid October, but it’s hard to put an exact time on it - we got really lucky because it was some of the first snow for the season. Also be sure to look at weather for Lake Louise specifically, not just Banff or Jasper, as it sits at a higher elevation and will get snow before the other two.

There’s an ice festival in February that is neat to see, walk on the lake, skate, ice castle and carving. There’s a bus from calgary. Deer lodge is just down the road if this is too pricey, we are staying this weekend book two nights get the third free. Should check out emerald lake as well, on the way to golden.

No, but the tub is a good size!

Very lucky! Sketchiest drive of our lives - we ended up buying an SUV after this haha! This was the reason we got AWD!

It’s all about the location - Lake Louise is one of the most famous lakes in Canada, and it’s a very high end hotel.

May have changed since we stayed, but pricey nonetheless!

Could use some updating for sure, but we really enjoyed the view and the balcony 🙂

How would anyone know without the commentary? 😂

@@USofEh You are right . without the commentary how would I know what a chair or hanger is?

Not sure what the current rate is - this was 4 years ago!

This was October 16-18, 2020. Mid-October seems to be the best time to get the best of both worlds; snow and blue water. But be mindful that the Tea House closes after Thanksgiving, so it was closed when we were there. If you’re wanting to hike up to it, I recommend going a bit sooner!