The multiple award winning Eden restaurant at the Rimrock Resort Hotel combines one of the finest dining experiences in Western Canada with some of the best views anywhere in the Canadian Rockies. Choose from a 3, 4, or 5 course Table D’Hote menu, a 6 course Chef’s Tasting Menu or a 10 course Grand Degustation menu. French cuisine such as Spring Creek Beef Tartare, and Foie Gras Croque Madame, is expertly combined with locally inspired creations such as Alberta White Tail Deer and British Columbia Squab, and with the help of the sommelier each course can be paired with an ideal wine from the cellar of over 17,000 bottles.
View the full menu here.
Battle of the Breakfasts
Banff bed and breakfasts come in all shapes and sizes, but one thing they do have in common is that they provide breakfast included in the room rate. At BanffHotels.org we thought it would be interesting to highlight some of the best breakfasts offered by a B&B in Banff, and after extensive research, here are our findings:
Best Gourmet Breakfast in Banff
Most Banff bed and breakfasts serve a continental breakfast, but at the Buffaloberry B&B guests are served a gourmet breakfast with a different hot item each morning, along with fresh fruit, juice, home baked goods, coffee and tea. Hard to beat!
Best Healthy Breakfast in Banff
The Banff B&B with the best healthy breakfast is undoubtedly Treetops Banff Bed and Breakfast. Their continental buffet breakfast includes seasonal fresh fruit, which is often locally grown berries, a variety of cereals, yoghurt, a selection of breads, bagels and muffins which can be toasted, preserves, hard boiled eggs, a selection of juices, coffee and a selection of teas. The perfect foundation for a healthy day in the mountains!
Best Breakfast for Treats
Mountain Home B&B host Lynne is an expert in the kitchen, and each morning guests enjoy the fruits of her labour, such as home made baked goods, home made preserves, blueberry pancakes, Belgian waffles and French toast. Needless to say, breakfast is one of the highlights of staying at this Banff bed and breakfast.
Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
So you’ve decided to stay at the Banff Springs Hotel but you’re overwhelmed with the selection of rooms, which means it’s time to read our bare bones guide to navigating the room types at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel.
To keep things simple, we have filtered the information down to room size, bed configuration and views, and we have only included rooms and have omitted all specialty suites.
Rooms at the Banff Springs either have a valley view or are on the mountain side of the hotel. The valley view, overlooking the Bow River, Spray Valley, or Tunnel Mountain, is the hotel’s premium view, and valley view rooms are more desirable and more expensive than the same room on the mountain side. We have also included room rates, as quoted on the Banff Springs website for a one night stay in peak season.*
Fairmont Room
This is the standard entry level room for the Banff Springs, with either one king, one queen or two twin beds. At around 250 sq ft, these rooms are fairly small by Canadian standards and you are really paying for the facilities of the hotel rather than for the room itself.
$429/night
Fairmont Viewside Room
Identical to the Fairmont Room but with valley view.
$489/night
Deluxe Room
At 385 sq ft, these rooms offer more space than the Fairmont Room, and come with either one king, one queen, two twins, two queens, or one queen plus one twin bed. This room type is an upgrade from the Fairmont Room, however at the time of writing it was surprisingly available at a lower price.
$419/night
Deluxe Premier Room
These rooms are bigger still at 400-500 sq ft and have the same bed configuration as the Deluxe Room above but offer the added comfort of a sitting area.
$549/night
Deluxe View Room
Identical to the Deluxe Room but with valley view.
$529/night
Deluxe Premier View Room
Identical to the Deluxe Premier Room but with valley view.
$589/night
Signature Room
These rooms are approx 450 sq ft, have a valley view, one king bed, and are more elegantly decorated and furnished than the rooms above.
$629/night
Fairmont Gold Room
The Fairmont Gold floor is like a boutique hotel within the Banff Springs, with a private reception, dedicated staff, and exclusive Fairmont Gold Lounge where complimentary breakfast and evening appetizers are served.
Fairmont Gold Rooms are 268 sq ft, exquisitely appointed, have one king bed and either mountain or valley view.
$589/night
Fairmont Gold Deluxe Room
At 306 sq ft, these are in a similar style but larger than the Fairmont Gold Room, with either one king or two queen beds, also with mountain or valley view.
$649/night
*The example date used for room rates was July 21st 2009. Please note that these rates can and probably will change, and are included purely for comparison purposes. For current room rates, please visit www.fairmont.com/banff-springs/.
For reservations at the Banff Springs, call 1-800-257-7544, or visit www.fairmont.com.
