Travelled to banff end of jan begining of feb 2007 to ski. We stayed in a 2 bed condor. The hotel facilities were excellent. There was a swimming pool, sauna, inside jacuzzi and out door jacuzzi. The hotel provided daily activities free of charge, i.e short walks to near by tourist attractions. We ate in the bar on a few occasions which was great. The restaurant was nice. The hotel also offered a regular bus service to banff centre and back on the hour (the hotel is just on the outskirts of banff, to long to walk in the cold weather). The only downside is the room we stayed in could do with an update, i am led to believe they are in the process of updating all the rooms. Would stay here again.

We stayed at the hotel February 25 - March 3, 2007. Read the previous reviews and went forward with some trepadiation since our friend got the place thru his time-share condo association. We were lucky enough to stay on the side where the hot tub and pool were. I can see a problem if we had been placed on the other side of the road, it would have been a bit of a walk. The 2 bedroom condo we stayed in was OK. The decoration was passable, although unimaginative. I can see where others complained. It was not well stocked (pots, pans, dishes) and small. It was ok for two couples who were close friends.

The hot tub and pool area was more than lagre enough and clean. We never felt crowded in the hot tub outside and it was kept very warm.

The people at the front desk were nice and the convienence of having the ski bus to Lake Louise pick you up right out front is great. You are the first pick-up. The bus to Sunshine also picks up right out front, although we drove there.

The ski areas are spectacular. We have skied out west and in Europe and this was wonderful. There were no lift lines and the snow was excellent.

We had no problems with the temperature of the unit, although I can identify with previous comments on shower water temperature flucuating. We did use the fireplace 4 or 5 nights and can advise you to purchase a starter log at the grocery store or you will never get the wood you buy at the hotel to burn.

For the price our friend paid I would stay here again. I would make sure we were placed on the same side of the road as the check-in desk as we are big hot tubbers after skiing. Actually, we liked the skiing so well we plan on returning next year. If I had to pay much more than $125.00 a night I would stay in town. This hotel does set a bit out of town, but they do offer a free shuttle.

The Rocky Mountain resort has had some critism - and I feel that it is not fully deserved. Yes it is outside Banff however the Hotel has a free shuttle that drops guest off every hour from 11am to 11pm outside GAP in the middle of Banff town and collects again at 15 minutes past the hour.

A local taxi cost's between $8 to $10. The location is perfect for people who want to be close to town yet also have the quiet location.

We had a condo with two double beds which was newly refurbished with a supplied coffe machine & a fridge. The bathroom was big and clean and the shower was great. The TV had more channels than you could want to watch plus pay movies / juke box on demand. The hotel had a pool inside hot tub inside and a hot tub outside - full gym facilities are available includibg two squash courts. Peppers was a bar / dinning area where you could have breakfast / lunch / dinner or just a relaxing drink.

The main reason why you should book this hotel / condo is because you are first on the ski bus in the morning and first off in the evening and this is the same for all 3 ski areas Norquay / Sunshine Village / Lake Louise.

We would definately go back to this resort.

We have just returned from a trip to Banff and we stayed at the Rocky Mountain resort sold to us as a Four diamond rating via Crystal Holidays. We were very dissapointed with the condition of our condo. Although everything was there i.e cutlery dishwasher, microwave etc and the level of service was excellent we did expect more from the decor and general condition of the accomodation. On the plus side some of the condos in the resort are being updated apparently so if you book insist on one.
The restaurant was good quality as was the food & service in Peppers bar. There is an indoor pool and some other facilities including a very hot outdoor spa pool. Its just all a bit old and worn out !. One other plus is that its the first stop for collecting and dropping off for all the ski buses which was good. A cab into downtown banff cost $10 each way and there is a courtesy bus too every hour. We sometimes felt a little guilty getting on it as the driver was obvioulsy flustered.......
As a 2/3 star you get what youd expect.
I read the reviews before we went and was apprehensive but we still managed to have a good time overall even though accomodation was not up to standard.