Sunshine Mountain Lodge

Banff, Alberta

Main Lodge Suite
Sunshine Village Gondola
Deluxe Waterfall View Room
Sunshine Village Gondola
Main Lodge Suite
Sunshine Village Gondola
Deluxe Waterfall View Room
Sunshine Village Gondola

The hotel

It could sell out purely because it’s the only ski-in/ski-out hotel in Banff National Park, but the team behind Sunshine Mountain Lodge didn’t think that was enough. Pulling out all the stops, they’ve also packed in the area’s biggest al fresco hot pool, an indulgent spa, a ski boutique (so you can travel light and arrive on the slopes bang on trend), huge windows that frame the incredible scenery, a family room with everything from Wii to a pool table, and evening activities like movie nights, snowshoeing, and tobogganing. Dressed in wood and stone, the lodge delivers on authentic Rockies charm too — and on true mountain après-ski (and pre-ski) treats, with its gondola-side café and crêperie, Canadian bistro, grill bar, smokehouse, and Chimney Corner Lounge, where you can cosy up around the fire each night, with rich hot chocolate.

Amenities

  • Bar
  • Ski
  • Hot tub
  • Families
  • Ski In Ski Out
  • Games Room
  • Internet Access
  • Restaurant

Where is it

Located at an altitude of 2,158 m in Sunshine Village, within Banff National Park, just outside the town of Banff. Transfer time from Banff: 20 minutes.

Hotel information

84 rooms. All with flat-screen TV, telephone, iPod docking station, fully-functional windows, Keurig coffee maker and hairdryer. Deluxe View with Balcony Rooms are located in the main lodge. They feature majestic mountain views from a private slope-side balcony. The bathrooms feature slate floors, granite counter tops and eco-double flush toilets, with 1 queen-size bed and a single sofa bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults.

Deluxe Waterfall Rooms are located in the main lodge and due to their waterfall facing postion, are quiet and relaxing in the evenings. The bathrooms feature slate floors, granite counter tops and eco-double flush toilets, with 1 queen-size bed and a single sofa bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults.

Main Lodge Suites are located in the main wing of the lodge. Spacious suites feature a cozy fireplace and mountain views from the private balcony, with 1 king-size bed and 1 double sofa bed, sleeping maximum 4 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.

Located at the Sunshine Mountain Lodge you will find the Mad Trapper’s Smokehouse rustic mountain pub (lunch and dinner), Eagle's Nest Canadian Bistro (dinner), Java Lift Coffee Bar (breakfast and lunch) and The Chimney Corner Fireside Dining (breakfast, lunch and dinner). First Tracks Cafe (breakfast and lunch) and the Creekside Bar & Grill (breakfast and lunch) are located in the Creekside Lodge beside the gondola at the Base. One of Canada's largest outdoor hot tubs. Sauna. Complimentary equipment locker located conveniently on the ground floor of the new West Wing. Each locker has space for equipment, including boots, helmets and outerwear. A boot drying rack is available. Year-round outdoor movie nights. Tobogganing is available Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings after the ski lifts have closed on traditional maple wood toboggans. Games Room equipped with pool table, WII console and arcade games. Family Room with sofas, big screen TV, wood-burning fireplace and board games. Shuttle bus to and from Banff town.

*Denotes local charge.

Please note: The lodge is only accessible by gondola or hotel shuttle. For arrivals after the gondola closes, a resort shuttle will pick up passengers from the check-in location at the base of the mountain. Gondola operating dates are 30 Jun–4 Sep Fri, Sat, Sun and Mon 8:00am–6:00pm (subject to change). It is reccommended that guests arrive 30 minutes before the last gondola time. On days that the gondola is not in operation, a bus will take guests to the hotel. Bus operating dates are 3 Jul–31 Aug Tue, Wed and Thu 8:00am–6:00pm (subject to change).

Please note: The Sunshine Mountain check-in is located at the parking lot/base area in the Creekside Lodge and is open daily from 8:00am–6:00pm. For guests arriving after 6:00pm, please call the Sunshine Mountain Lodge Front Desk at tel: 403-762-6500 at least 2 hours ahead to make arrangements. Please allow upto 2 hours for delivery of luggage from the base area.

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Traveller rating

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Image of the Tripadvisor rating First time family trip to Sunshine Mountain Lodge

Jan 22, 2020 mbowers2020 Littleton, Colorado

Fantastic first time family trip to Banff Sunshine Mountain Lodge. Everything was great from the rooms to the restaurants to the family activities. The skiing terrain was great too. There was something for everyone launching right out the front door.
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Great location - food and service absolutely horrible

Jan 20, 2020 julchen999 Banff, Canada

The hotel has a great location, right on the slopes and is quite nice. Hotel staff at check-in at the base and hotel front desk all were very friendly and helpful. The hot tub is nice but could use an update and some repairs. Mold in the room's bathtub definitely needs to be taken care of, otherwise the rooms are small but nice and comfy and well… Read more
The hotel has a great location, right on the slopes and is quite nice. Hotel staff at check-in at the base and hotel front desk all were very friendly and helpful. The hot tub is nice but could use an update and some repairs. Mold in the room's bathtub definitely needs to be taken care of, otherwise the rooms are small but nice and comfy and well equipped. The only major downside and definitely a reason to never stay there again is the F&B part of the hill. Dinner at the hotel was mediocre at best, service matched the food. Breakfast was extremely slow (1.5 hours total) and food simply inedible. The only good food we had was at Trappers Pub. It's simple but decent pub food. After seeing the job ad from Aramark for the resort chef as well as hotel chef I'd highly recommend to match the manager's salaries to the high prices you're charging your guests. Maybe that way you could actually deliver the quality of food and service that would match the price guests are charged. The conclusion of all this is that there is great potential for a fabulous spot to spend a few days but as it is right now I'll never return and no one in our group will either. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Spectacular!

Jan 16, 2020 John B

Nestled into a quaint village in the Rocky Mountains, this place is spectacular! Great food, great service, waking up on the ski hill, yoga, tobogganing, hot tubing. 3 days wasn't enough time, we will be back!
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Mountain Getaway

Jan 9, 2020 Discover14128518635

This is the perfect spot to absord the beautiful scenery, comfortable lodgings and great skiing ski in ski out. Highly recommended! It is also so pleasant to find no cars and to step out from the lodge onto the hill.
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Dissappointing overall experience

Jan 9, 2020 tripeeCanada Calgary, Canada

The location is obviously amazing, and the rooms are nice, but the food is so terrible, I would never stay there again. Every meal, in all the restaurants was beyond bad. You would be better off to stay in Banff