Buffalo Mountain Lodge

This hotel was pushed on me by trailfinders over one I had requested. Was very worried based on the reviews here. It was okayish.... first impressions not helped by dirty towel in middle on bathroom floor and long hair hanging from lamp beside bed. Would recommend staying in the town

We have just finished a 2 night stay in the buffalo mountain lodge in room 1212 as part of our honeymoon. We absolutely loved every minute of it! The room was so well presented, spotlessly clean, with all the facilities you could need and a special note for us on our honeymoon. We were blown away by the friendliness of the staff and how helpful everyone was. Special mention to Caitlin who checked us in, she took time to talk us through everything and made us feel so welcome as well as Audrey who looked after us at breakfast and in the bar, she was so lovely to us. I honestly don’t understand how people review this hotel negatively, it’s a 3 star hotel and I think people need to remember that, but for our stay, I would give it much higher. The feel of the hotel is rustic, homely and cosy. Prices in the bar are reasonable and the free shuttle to and from town was super handy and were so thankful for it. Each person who drove us great! Overall, would stay again in a heart beat and would recommend it to anyone! Big thanks to everyone in the hotel!

We stayed here at the conclusion of our Backroads trip. The lodge is only a mile from downtown Banff and it is an easy walk into town. The walk back is uphill. The lodge does offer a shuttle back and forth, though you must make a reservation. Immediately upon checking into our room, we had to call maintenance because the sink drain was broken and couldn't be opened. The screens didn't fully cover the windows so we didn't open the windows doe fear of bugs. Every single outlet in the room was used so you couldn't plug anything in unless you unplugged a lamp or alarm clock. The fan in the room had a timer and couldn't be run for longer than 2 hours.