On arrival at the iconic Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise Hotel we were less than impressed when we had to wait for a bell-hop and trolley to take our luggage. The prices this place charges one would expect not to have to wait! Chuck fetched a bell-hop for us who whisked our luggage away saying it would be placed in our room. The entrance and reception area are huge with guests and members of staff rushing around, we identified a check-in area and gave our names to the nice young lady. Imagine our surprise when she informed us we had been up-graded to the Fairmont Gold accommodation package and because of this we could if we wished proceed directly to the 7th floor and continue our registration there. We were both a bit overwhelmed and asked that lady to continue to book us in anyway. We eventually found the right elevator and proceeded to the 7th floor where we were met by a very pleasant young lady who proceeded to welcome us and explain all the perks of Gold Service. Guests st...
Firstly we must apologies for the lack of blogs over the last frew days! Our itinerary had been full on and a lack of free WiFi in our Vancouver Hotel didn't help matters. So to continue, on our return from the Lake Louise Gondola we returned to the hotel, sat outside for a while chilling and admiring the view and one final visit to the Gold Lounge for coffee and cookies. About 3pm were we met by our next guide for the short transfer to Banff. He took us via Bow Valley Lake for another photo opportunity. The hotel in Banff was OK but not quite up to the Fairmont Gold standard. Decided to go for a nice stroll around Banff and found a nice restaurant for dinner, as we had a fairly early start the next morning we decided that an early night was in order, our body clocks are still catching up. New day, a good but basic breakfast set us up for a sightseeing tour with a slight difference. Linda our guide and driver for this tour concentrated more on the history of the area ...
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