The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Alberta

Fairmont Banff Springs

Perfect for Your First Visit to Alberta

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at 405 Spray Avenue, Fairmont Banff Springs has great rooms from $1179 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, skiing, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. It has a terrific 9.10 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 180.9 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love scuba diving, a bar, parking, hiking, and child care at this relaxing hotel. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day.

Carriage House Hotel & Conference Centre

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
• Family-Friendly
• Heated pool

A great place to stay is Carriage House Hotel & Conference Centre which has nice rooms starting at $111. Offering an outdoor pool, skiing, room service, a casino, and a restaurant, it also has a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 9030 Macleod Trail South. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a fitness center, a bar, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, and golf which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 276 km from the city center. We always love being able to prepare simple meals in a hotel room, and the kitchenette here was teriffic. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

Hi Banff Alpine Centre

Perfect for Your First Time in Alberta

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
• Family-Friendly

We found Hi Banff Alpine Centre to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $138. We loved that is has skiing, a restaurant, a bar, hiking, and golf, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 801 Hidden Ridge Way. You'll also find a game room, free parking, a pool table, evening entertainment, and laundry facilities which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 180 km from the center of town. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

Rimrock Banff, Emblems Collection

Perfect for First-Timers

• Heated pool

With terrific rooms from $520, Rimrock Banff, Emblems Collection, at 300 Moutain Avenue provides an outdoor pool, skiing, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. Its terrific guest rating is 8.30 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers a bar, parking, hiking, child care, and laundry services. It's located just 182 km from the city center, too. You'll love relaxing in the heated pool after a busy day exploring.

Hotel Arts

Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Alberta

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
• Family-Friendly
• Heated pool

Hotel Arts has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, skiing, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. The great rooms here start at $188 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 119 12th Avenue Sw. Furthermore, it also offers a bar, laundry services, golf, city views, and a spa, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 272.4 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

Whistler's Inn

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

The great guest rating of Whistler's Inn is 8.30 out of 10. This place has skiing, a restaurant, a bar, hiking, and laundry services. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $366, and it's located at 105 Miette Avenue. We also love the golf, city views, a hot tub, a pool table, and horse riding which are great for visitors. And since it's just 77.8 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. We love relaxing in a hot tub after a long day, and the one here is really nice.

Banff Park Lodge

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A cool place is Banff Park Lodge because it has great rooms that start at $465. It has skiing, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 201 Lynx Street. Only 179.3 km from the city center, travelers will especially love parking, hiking, child care, laundry services, and golf at this convenient hotel. The indoor pool at this hotel is very nice, and is a great place to unwind and relax on your trip.

The Westin Calgary

Perfect for Your First Visit to Alberta

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Heated pool

The Westin Calgary offers skiing, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $180 (before taxes). It's located at 320 4th Avenue Southwest and has earned a guest rating of 8.60/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers parking, hiking, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and an indoor pool which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 271.6 km from the city center. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

Elk + Avenue Hotel

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

• Family-Friendly

Located at 333 Banff Avenue, Elk + Avenue Hotel has great rooms from $414 (before taxes). It offers skiing, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and hiking. It has a terrific 8.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, and a spa which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 179.3 km from the center of town.

Blackstone Mountain Lodge By Clique

Perfect for Your First Time in Alberta

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Family-Friendly
• Heated pool

A great place to stay is Blackstone Mountain Lodge By Clique which has nice rooms starting at $371. Offering an outdoor pool, skiing, a restaurant, a fitness center, and hiking, it also has a great guest rating of 9.20 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 170 Kananaskis Way. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, golf, and a hot tub. It's located just 198.2 km from the city center, too. Having a kitchen means that you'll be able to cook, which is very convenient when you're on the road.