Rimrock Banff

The facts

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Rooms

320 Source

Operator

Accor Source

Brand

Emblems Collection Source

Type

Resort Source

Suites

Studio King and Studio Peak View suites are 400 sq ft (37 sqm). Wellness Studio Peak View with Private Terrace and the One Bedroom King suites are 600 sq ft (55 sqm). The Infinity Two Bedroom Suite is 1,150 sq ft (106 sqm), for 1 to 6 adults. Source

Suites

The Accor release says the Infinity Two-Bedroom Suite opens onto a wraparound terrace of more than 1,260 square feet with a barrel sauna, fire table and panoramic views. Wellness Studio suites add recovery amenities, wellness minibars and access to the Expeditions gear-lending programme. Source

Setting

Within Banff National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, surrounded by more than 2,500 square miles of protected wilderness. Built into the mountainside high above the town of Banff, with terraced architecture that extends toward the Bow Valley. Source

Address

300 Mountain Ave, T1L 1J2 Banff, Alberta, Canada Source

Getting there

A 90-minute drive west of Calgary International Airport along the Trans Canada Highway, or by the Banff Airporter shuttle from the airport. The page puts the resort just minutes from downtown Banff and within walking distance of the Banff Gondola and Banff Upper Hot Springs. Source

Dining

Four venues. Parker's Table is the signature restaurant, with seasonal Canadian cuisine. Rimrock Social serves global small plates and crafted cocktails. Rimrock Market is a mountain coffee bar and biergarten, with Chronicle Coffee. The Listening Room is a hideaway for rare spirits, vinyl and conversation. Source

Bar

The Listening Room, for rare spirits, vinyl and conversation, and Social, for crafted cocktails. Source

Spa

The Bathhouse covers 9,600 square feet of indoor and outdoor hydrothermal space, with hot and vitality pools, saunas, aromatic steam, cold immersion, a suspended meditation room and the Aurora sensory room. Open daily 6am to 10pm, with no reservation required. Source

Pool

A mountain-facing infinity pool at the Bathhouse. Source

Activities

The Expeditions Centre offers more than 50 seasonal activities, led by Pathfinders, from guided hikes, forest bathing and alpine yoga to canyon ice walks, Indigenous cultural encounters and Athabasca Glacier excursions. The 3,800-square-foot Active Centre has Technogym and Peloton equipment and climbing and bouldering walls. Source

Fees

Parking costs $54+GST a day for valet and $39+GST a day for self-parking, in a covered, heated parkade directly connected to the hotel. Source

History

Born beside the steaming pools of the Upper Hot Springs in 1895, as the Hot Springs Hotel. It grew into a 320 room retreat carved into Sulphur Mountain. Source

Website

emblemscollection.com