There is so much history in the Banff Springs Hotel. It is great just to walk through and see it all!
It is great at Christmas because there are Christmas Trees throughout the hotel, but any time of the year the Banff Springs is beautiful!
I had a private tour which started at the old entrance. The old entrance is at the back of the hotel. When the Banff Springs was built, the architect flipped the blueprints, so the entrance was at the back instead of the front! It was this way for years! it is only in the last 15 or twenty years that the front of the hotel was refinished so that it could be used as the main entrance.
The back entrance is beautiful and really showcases what the hotel is about. Upstairs you can really notice the details that make it the "Castle in the Rockies". There is a medieval banquet hall, complete with a knight in shining armour! Our tour took us down a wing that overlooked the pool. This was an open hall with chairs and side tables to relax at. The fireplace at the end of the hall is original and still works!
We looked at two banquet rooms and the solarium, which was very bright and sunny!
Then we walked down the haunted staircase! A young bride was getting married at the Banff Springs, before electricity, and the staircase was surrounded by candles. Her dress caught fire and she fell to her death at the bottom. This is one of the most famous ghost stories of the Canadian Rockies. Her ghost is said to still walk down the stairs and people dancing and music can be heard in the hall at the bottom (it is now a restaurant).
There is a lot to see at the Banff Springs Hotel. One visit is never enough!
To book a room, please visit: http://www.fairmont.com/banff-springs/
It is great at Christmas because there are Christmas Trees throughout the hotel, but any time of the year the Banff Springs is beautiful!
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| View from the 11th floor |
I had a private tour which started at the old entrance. The old entrance is at the back of the hotel. When the Banff Springs was built, the architect flipped the blueprints, so the entrance was at the back instead of the front! It was this way for years! it is only in the last 15 or twenty years that the front of the hotel was refinished so that it could be used as the main entrance.
The back entrance is beautiful and really showcases what the hotel is about. Upstairs you can really notice the details that make it the "Castle in the Rockies". There is a medieval banquet hall, complete with a knight in shining armour! Our tour took us down a wing that overlooked the pool. This was an open hall with chairs and side tables to relax at. The fireplace at the end of the hall is original and still works!
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| Wing that overlooks the pool |
We looked at two banquet rooms and the solarium, which was very bright and sunny!
Then we walked down the haunted staircase! A young bride was getting married at the Banff Springs, before electricity, and the staircase was surrounded by candles. Her dress caught fire and she fell to her death at the bottom. This is one of the most famous ghost stories of the Canadian Rockies. Her ghost is said to still walk down the stairs and people dancing and music can be heard in the hall at the bottom (it is now a restaurant).
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| The haunted staircase |
There is a lot to see at the Banff Springs Hotel. One visit is never enough!
To book a room, please visit: http://www.fairmont.com/banff-springs/
~Angie
