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 $441 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, skiing, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. It has a terrific 8.70 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 Inn Calgary

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 Inn Calgary which has nice rooms starting at $109. Offering an outdoor pool, skiing, room service, a casino, and a restaurant, it also has a great guest rating of 8.30 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, mountain views, rooms with kitchenettes, and laundry services which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 275.9 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.

Blackstone Mountain Lodge by CLIQUE

Perfect for Your First Time in Alberta

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

We found Blackstone Mountain Lodge by CLIQUE to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $346. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, skiing, a restaurant, a fitness center, and hiking, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 170 Kananaskis Way. You'll also find mountain views, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, and golf which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 198.1 km from the center of town. The kitchen in the room is great, because you can cook your own meals to save time and money.

Rimrock Resort Hotel

Perfect for First-Timers

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

With terrific rooms from $206, Rimrock Resort Hotel, at 300 Mountain Avenue provides skiing, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 8.60 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers parking, a kid-friendly buffet, hiking, mountain views, and child care. It's located just 182 km from the city center, too. You'll love relaxing in the heated pool after a busy day exploring.

Whistler's Inn

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

Whistler's Inn has a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10, and offers skiing, a restaurant, a bar, hiking, and mountain views. The great rooms here start at $370 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 105 Miette Avenue. Furthermore, it also offers laundry services, golf, city views, a hot tub, and free parking, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 77.8 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Having a hot tub at this hotel is also a nice splurge.

The Westin Calgary

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

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

The great guest rating of The Westin Calgary is 8.40 out of 10. This place has skiing, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $145, and it's located at 320 4th Avenue South West. We also love the hiking, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, a game room, and a spa which are great for visitors. And since it's just 271.6 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. Everyone loves a nice indoor pool, and the one here does not disappoint!

Sunset Resorts Canmore and Spa

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

• Heated pool

A cool place is Sunset Resorts Canmore and Spa because it has great rooms that start at $313. It has skiing, a water park, a restaurant, a fitness center, and hiking, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.10 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 109- 1151 Sidney Street. Only 197.3 km from the city center, travelers will especially love mountain views, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, and laundry services at this convenient hotel. The water slides are especially fun!

Banff Ptarmigan Inn

Perfect for Your First Visit to Alberta

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

Banff Ptarmigan Inn offers skiing, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and breakfast which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $131 (before taxes). It's located at 337 Banff Avenue and has earned a guest rating of 8.10/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers hiking, mountain views, laundry services, a free breakfast, and pet-friendly rooms which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 179.3 km from the city center. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here.

Banff Park Lodge

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

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

Located at 222 Lynx Street, Banff Park Lodge has great rooms from $109 (before taxes). It offers skiing, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 8.10 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find hiking, child care, laundry services, golf, and city views which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 179.3 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

Hi Banff Alpine Centre

Perfect for Your First Time in Alberta

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
• Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Hi Banff Alpine Centre which has nice rooms starting at $34. Offering skiing, a water park, a restaurant, a bar, and breakfast, it also has a great guest rating of 8.10 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 801 Hidden Ridge Way. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers hiking, golf, a game room, free parking, and a pool table. It's located just 180 km from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.