8 of us spent 10 nights at the Inns of Banff over Dec04/Jan 05 and we all enjoyed our stay.

Rooms spacious & clean - coffee etc replaced everyday.
Great location with a 20/30 minute walk into the town - refreshing at -34c one day! Especially good location for skiers as its the 1st pickup/drop off for the ski buses.

Hotels Bears Den pub was good but could get busy with standing room only on once or twice during our stay - not a problem though as plenty of nightlife in the town - check out Grizzly House for some fondue & Wild Bills for steak and live music. Bumpers across the road from the hotel has steaks that need to be seen to believed.

The hotels Reflections restaurant can be slow for breakfast - especially if you only have an hour or so before the ski bus - bettter to use the upstairs buffet which has pretty much the same food but you can go at your own pace.

We booked our holiday with Inghams and our rep - Heather - was really helpful with the excursions. Dog Sleds, Skidoo's and Ice Walking are all good. Beware the 2 hour drive into British Columbia for the Skidoos as its an early start and after a heavy night...not good. That was our fault though!

Would stay here again no question - the skiing is superb

Enjoy.

Just returned from a glorious week skiing the Canadian Rockies. Wish I could say the same about the Inns of Banff. The Inns do offer some nice amenities, like very good (and reasonably priced) breakfasts and an outdoor hot pool for apres ski, but our accomodations could have been better. The 2BR condo we stayed in was dark, the bedrooms were quite small and everything was just a bit frayed around the edges. Noise was easily transmitted from adjoining units, and the condos are located at the far end of the property, a long way from the lobby and restaurant. Be aware as well that the property is located on the very edge of the town of Banff, and although the hotel advetises itself as walking distance from the town center, you will most likely need a vehicle. All in all an acceptable stay, but there are much nicer choices in Banff.

We stayed at the IOB from Feb 20 to the 25th. The hotel was fairly clean, and really busy with lots of people. Our room was a spacious and the view from our balcony was awesome. The room was cleaned everyday. I am a very meticulous person about cleanliness, and only saw that the staff kind of missed the corners of the room when they were vaccuming the floors. We were in the B building on the top floor. Getting around the hotel was a little challenging with lots of stairs up and down. However, it was great to get a little more exercise. We had the breakfast package included in our stay. The breakfast buffet was ok, the eggs were powdered eggs, which I dont particularly care for. However, the staff was always very friendly. We also ate breakfast a few times in the restaurant, and the food seemed better there. Again, some items they used powdered eggs. The hot tub was a nice way to end a great day of skiing. And again the view of the mountians from the hot pool was awesome.
Overall a clean place to stay. But if you are looking for luxury, try somewhere else.

Just spent two nights here and enjoyed it - especially the outdoor hot tub which feels sooooooo nice after a day outside in the winter. Beware though - it's only from 4pm-10pm. Room was very spacious, clean and refreshed each day. Bear's Den was quaint and relaxing for a drink. Overall, didn't find any major faults. Would stay again for sure.