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  • Rooms: 70
Description: Contemporary - Banff National Park - Downtown Banff. This description is based on information provided by the hotel.
Address:
419 Banff Ave
Banff, Banff National Park, Alberta T1L 1A7
Canada
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“no frills”

High Country Inn

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2 of 5 stars
Millersville, PA
13 Mar 2007
3/3 found this review helpful

We stayed for 6 nights in March. This hotel is rated 3 stars by some of the large travel booking sites (e.g. Orbitz, Expedia, etc...). It should clearly be rated as a 2 star hotel at most and should not be considered equivalent to what most travelers consider 3 star choices (e.g. most decent Holiday Inns). If budget is your main concern then maybe this is your place but consider your options. This place has very old decor and poor ventilation. There are ancient wall-mounted air conditioners (we didn't need one in March but I wonder if they work) and as we found out, there is no way to control heat in the room so we ended up sleeping with the windows open to avoid roasting all night. If you are picking this place because of the free breakfast, don't. The breakfast was OK but very plain and the same exact thing every single day so you will be sick of it after a couple days. On the plus side the young folks providing the service were very helpful and it's just a short walk to downtown (but so are a lot of other hotels).

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markjhoch's Summary
Date of Stay: March 2007
Travelled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Hobbies / interest / culture
Age group: 35-49
Member since: 13 March 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location (e.g., convenience, views)
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
    • 2 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
Probably not
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young Singles, An Amazing Honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Great pool scene, pet owners
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Skiing / Winter sports
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“Who needs a 5 star hotel when the location was excellent!”

High Country Inn

12 Mar 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

The best thing about the hotel was that it was in an excellent location, far enough from town to not get involved in the nightlife and close enough to walk into for shopping and eating etc. The girls at the front desk were extremely helpful, especially as we had lost luggage, and they constantly tried the airline for us so that we could continue with our snowboarding throughout the day!
The rooms were a bit strange in lay out. We were sharing with friends and instead of having two seperate bedrooms and a living/kitchen area, there was a double bed in the living/kitchen(not literally) area and another bedroom off to the side. Which kinda made privacy a bit strange as we had to walk through our friends bed area to get to the other bedroom, or if we wanted to use the living/kitchen in the evening it meant that we were in their 'bedroom'...kinda weird....must be a Canadian thing! But that was the only real problem.
Breakfast was very good, filled up on waffles(very tasty!), cereal and toast every morning, and they had takeaway cups, plates etc so u could grab something to go.
The swimming pool was a good way to relax after a long days snowboarding too, but there was probably a little too much chlorine...but hey,now I'm just being picky!
All in all a very the stay was comfortable and would stay again.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — The location
    • Disliked — the set ou of the rooms
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Pixie_Thunder's Summary
Date of Stay: February 2007
Travelled with: Friends
Visit was for: Hobbies / interest / culture
Age group: 18-24
Member since: 27 November 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location (e.g., convenience, views)
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
Most likely
I recommend this hotel for:
Young Singles, Families with Small Children, Families with Teenagers, tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
An Amazing Honeymoon, A romantic getaway
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Skiing / Winter sports
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“hotel okay but keys a nightmare”

High Country Inn

1 Mar 2007
1/2 found this review helpful

We stayed at this hotel from February 19th - 25th 2007. We had 2 rooms which were opposite each other with a door to the corridor that you could close and lock. This worked well for us with our two sons. The rooms were okay - bathrooms very small but plenty of clean towels. The main problem was with the keys. Every key we were given would work once and then stop working leaving you standing outside your room endlessly swiping the key before giving in and going back to reception for another key. On the second day I spoke to the hotel manager who was very helpful and said she would have the locks looked at. Although they did this it made no difference at all and the problem continued. At first the staff were very helpful but as the week wore on, they were obviously frustrated that they could not solve the problem and became rude and unhelpful to us - one receptionist even telling me he lived in the hotel and had no problem with his key. As we were guests paying for a room we could not get into this was both rude and made the frustration even worse. They suggested that the problem was our sons getting new keys which they said invalidated the original keys. We kept explaining that the original keys only worked once but felt that the staff were not really interested. We had other friends staying in the hotel and they too experienced problems with keys. We also noticed on our many trips to reception that there were other people complaining about keys. This is a shame as for the money the hotel was okay and an easy walk into town. However we would not stay there again. It was also very noisy with freight train whistles going right through the night. We spent our second week at the Rimrock Resort which was absolute bliss and thoroughly recommended.

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briardowner's Summary
Date of Stay: February 2007
Member since: 01 March 2007
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“Great Banff Weekend”

High Country Inn

21 Jan 2007
2/2 found this review helpful

We recently stayed at the Banff High Country Inn and had a great time. We had read some of the comments on Trip Advisor prior to our arrival and were a bit sceptical but we left very pleased with our choice. They have recently gone through some renovations and there is new carpet and patio doors in the rooms, so everything felt very clean and cozy. The main lobby area has a great Rocky Mountain feel to it with a great sitting area with a gas fireplace. The staff were great from start to finish, offering suggestions on things to see and do in town, we were always greeted with a smile. The breakfast was a nice touch with lots of selection. We also enojoyed splashing around in the pool and relaxing in the hot tubs.

Overall we had a great stay and would visit the hotel again.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — The staff made us feel very welcome and at home
    • Disliked — The number of stairs
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HappyTraveller2007's Summary
Date of Stay: January 2007
Travelled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Romantic getaway
Age group: 25-34
Member since: 21 January 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location (e.g., convenience, views)
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 2 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
Absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
Young Singles, An Amazing Honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older Travellers, Families with Small Children, Families with Teenagers, tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
pet owners
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Outdoor / Adventure, Skiing / Winter sports
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“Reasonable rates for hotel in Banff”

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5 of 5 stars
bus. owner
17 Nov 2006
5/5 found this review helpful

We stayed here in November for 2 nights so we could pick any hotel we wanted as it was their low season. Walking distance to all shops and restaurants. The hotel rooms were nicely decorated, new carpet, headed tile floor, the pool was nice, but the hot tub was not that hot. Hotel has a sauna which did not ended up using it. The staff was nice, very attentive and offered help. The hotel has wireless and computer to use in lobby for $2 per 15 minutes. The breakfast was good, basic, cereal, waffle, fruit, tea, coffee, juice, breads, the eating are needs some upgrading. But over all good hotel to stay at.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Heated tile floor in the bathroom
    • Any tips/secrets for future travellers? — try to ask for some discount if you are staying for more than 1 night.
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Jatiga's Summary
Date of Stay: October 2006
Travelled with: Family with young children
Visit was for: Quality time with family
Age group: 35-49
Member since: 12 November 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location (e.g., convenience, views)
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
Absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
Young Singles, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older Travellers, Great pool scene, Families with Small Children, Families with Teenagers, tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
pet owners
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Museums / Cultural / Historical sites, Other
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419 Banff Ave, Banff, Banff National Park, Alberta T1L 1A7, Canada