We stayed for one night at Avens Renaissance, and Marie-Joelle was so extremely helpful initially on the phone, telling me of all of the hiking possibilities in Canmore and area, and also that the stay would include free admission to the Banff Hot Springs, which was a $22 saving for the three of us.

Avens has a lovely little garden area, and a very comfortable sleigh bed. We had a wonderful sleep there, it was very quiet and peaceful, no street noise whatsoever.

The bathroom was very nice, lovely and clean, and it also had a sitting room with a couch, TV and DVD's. The only problem was that they don't have cable, so there wasn't any TV, which annoyed my husband, who was hoping to watch a show he liked.

The breakfast the next morning was terrific - she had plenty of cereals and granola and dried fruit, and the home made banana walnut poppy seed pancakes were simply out of this world! I would recommend this B&B to someone wanting personal treatment, since she only has the one suite. My son was given a bed in her studio, which was very kind and considerate of her.