COST: $$$
Banff National Park's 550-room lakeside confection.
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From Travel + Leisure, Aug 2003
“Established in 1890, the turreted, 487-room Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, with its stone façade, stands above the shore of the lake and looks east to Mount Whitehorn and west to the Victoria Glacier. Some rooms have balconies....” MORE>>
From the T+L 500
Imposing, European-style 1890 resort on 20 lakeside acres across from Victoria Glacier.
- Stats:
- 550 rooms; 7 restaurants; 2 bars.
- Competitive Edge:
- A sublime destination for mountain adventures, framed by the snowcapped Rockies.
- Rooms to Book:
- Affordable Fairmonts in the new Mount Temple wing, which are 30 to 50 percent larger than those in the historic main building.
- Don't Miss:
- A 4-hour guided hike up the Plain of Six Glaciers.
Last updated January 2008 lastArticle = 8/2003 and lastAward = 01/2008
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