We have stayed here a few times because if the proximity to downtown Banff. The hotel is clean, rooms are clean. Good beds. Not like sleeping on a slab of wood. Very quiet. Front desk staff are wonderful and friendly. Would stay again and again.

We have been staying here for over 20 years and mixed other buildings in even the Banff Springs but always we return here for value and location. Are there more luxurious places in Banff - yep. But not many that are as professionally run and consistant in service and quality. The breakfast buffet is excellent value and when they open the theme buffet bring your cowboy boots and wagon sized appetite - it's great.

Stayed at Banff Park Lodge for three nights to go sking at Louise and Sunshine.
Arrived Christmas Day with a fifty dollar plate buffet, didn't go as menu showed nothing worth fifty dollars, wet to Tim's instead.
Room was good size with two queen beds, clean and well kept. Staff were friendly and helpful.
Access to hotel from street was limited either front door or key card into underground garage at back either way long walk to room. There were doors closser to our room but couldn't access them from outside, they need to add card access to these doors.
Parking is mostly underground so if you have a vehicle over six feet high otherwise you park in the back along the building into the alley and as you go down the line the length of your vehicle needs to decrease, so small cars parked in long spots leaving trucks no place to park except to block alley. Very limited outside parking. Vehicles that could easily park underground were taking up spots at outside parking. Fortunately there is 12 hour free parking across the street, but it fills up quick at night as trucks etc can't pak at hotel.
Went to the Banff hot springs, nice, clean.
No free internet.
Good location to walk main drag ans shop

The Lost and Found Department at the Banff Park Lodge is just excellent! We had left a dear stuffed animal (or maybe he wanted to extend his stay!) at the Banff Park Lodge, and contacted Lost and Found who let us know that they had it and helped coordinate a shipment back to our home in Brooklyn and calmed us down about the whole thing. They also commented on how sweet the stuffed animal was which brought a lot of smiles to our home!

We had a great time at Banff Park Lodge. It's close to everything in the town, and features underground parking which is such a treat when it's so cold outside!