Banff Springs Hotel, Scottish Baronial hotel in Banff, Canada.
The Fairmont Banff Springs rises among the Canadian Rockies with 739 rooms across 15 floors, featuring stone walls and turrets at the meeting of two rivers.
Built in 1888 under William Van Horne's direction, the hotel burned in 1926 and reopened in 1928 with its current Scottish Baronial architecture by Bruce Price.
The hotel maintains traditional mountain luxury with period furnishings, crown moldings, and original fireplaces throughout its halls and guest chambers.
The property includes 12 restaurants, a 40,000-square-foot spa with mineral pools, and a 27-hole golf course designed by Stanley Thompson in the 1920s.
The stone fortress stands as Canada's first national park hotel, earning recognition as a National Historic Site while operating continuously since the 19th century.
Location: Banff
Architects: Bruce Price
Architectural style: Scottish baronial architecture
Floors above the ground: 15
Elevators: 23
Address: 405 Spray Avenue T1L
Website: https://fairmont.fr/banff-springs
GPS coordinates: 51.16417,-115.56167
Latest update: May 26, 2025 19:49
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Banff Upper Hot Springs
1.5 km
Cave and Basin National Historic Site
2.1 km
Tunnel Mountain
1.6 km
Banff Gondola
2 km
Bow Falls
130 m
Upper Hot Springs
1.5 km
Banff National Park Pavilion
1.1 km
Whyte Museum
1.5 km
Banff Park Museum
1.3 km
Walter Phillips Gallery
839 m
Bow River Bridge
1.2 km
Bow Falls
365 m
Banff National Park Administration Building
1 km
St. George's-in-the-Pines Church
1.3 km
Beaver Lodge
1.5 km
Upper Hot Springs Bath House
1.5 km
Upper Hot Pool Residence
1.5 km
St. Paul's Presbyterian Church
1.7 km
Cambrian Pavilion
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Luxton Residence
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Tarry-a-While
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Rundle Memorial United Church
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Tanglewood
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Devonian Pavilion
1.1 km
Harmony Lane
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Information Building
1.6 km
Dave White Block
1.4 km
Cave and Basin Bathing Pavilion
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