This is not the wooded serene atmosphere of Jasper, but it is also not the party town of Banff where the kids are shouting at 1:30 a.m. We did wake up to a sunrise over the mountain. Canmore is a reasonable location from the Calgary Airport (1.5 hours) and 15 minutes from Banff. It was easy to find. The rooms were very quiet, the bed was comfortable, the rooms were large with a sink and a microwave and breakfast was free. For the Rockies, the price is excellent. The staff were very friendly. Although we didn't partake, many guests were using the pool and the water slide had some kids in the lobby chattering with enthusiasm.

If you don't mind the odd train going past this hotel is ideal. You don't get ripped off as you would in Banff and the rooms were of an excellent standard. Very nice staff and ideal location. Would definately stay here again.

We stayed with our 3 children at the Canmore Inn and Suites this spring and had a wonderful time! The kids loved the waterslides, and although the pool is chilly, it was a great time whenever we went to the pool! We took our bikes for in-town transportation, and they provided a safe room for our bikes to be stored in. It worked great, as we could access them easily right near the door whenever we wanted to, and never had to worry about them. We were there for our anniversary, and at my parents request, there was a fruit and chocolate basket awaiting our check-in. As it turns out, they don't actually offer these baskets, so the young manager went out and bought everything himself and put it all together in a lovely basket complete with a card! We stayed in a room facing the main road so the trains didn't bother us, although we have stayed in the rear rooms of other hotels, and with the windows closed, the train noise is minimal. We stayed in a Standard Room (2 queens) and requested a cot, but we sent the cot back because there wasn't enough room for it. The kids all shared, as the youngest is 3 so it worked ok, but I would book a suite next time for the extra space. The room did have a fridge and microwave, which was handy. The hotel was overall very clean, the staff very friendly and accomodating, and the pool area clean and well maintained. We enjoyed the continental breakfast each morning. We thouroughly enjoyed our stay, and would stay there again!

We stayed there in Sept 2005. The room was very friendly (furniture, decoration, wallcolor) and also clean. Although we didn't book any breakfast it seems to be usual there to offer an nice continental breakfirst to all guests, which was very tasty. Therefore we started the day in a very good modd and full stomache.
However, we couldn's sleep very well in the night, because of a lot of train noise. The rail tracks are just behind the hotel and the canadian trains with a lot of waggons made an neverending noise during the night.
General advice for Canmore: It's a better and quieter choise to stay in an hotel on the other side of Bow Valley Trail (which is the main road in Canmore) !!!