Sunshine Mountain Lodge

It is unusual to stay on a mountain but this provided the easiest and fastest access to the mountains for skiing. Everything needed is there. Beware if you plan to arrive late as you will need to make special accommodations. The staff is really nice and helpful and we really enjoyed our visit. The accommodations are in good quality and quaint.

The pros: 1.Everyone who worked on the staff at the property were great! Lobby people, gondola people, maintenance, housekeeping, waiters and waitresses, the girls at the bar, drivers, greeters...everyone was friendly, courteous, helpful, knowledgable and awesome! 2.hiking trails and surrounding area were beautiful, mapped out well and enjoyable! 3.unique gondola trip up to the property. the cons: 1.THE RESORT FEE. This was already one of the pricier hotels around Banff. Let me know the real price of my room up front, OR please tell ********** the real price so they can tell me instead of the bait and switch on my last day while checking out. Maybe it was in the 70 page terms of rental agreement that no one ever reads when they book a room with **********. Maybe it was in an email you sent me AFTER I booked the room that mentioned "a fee" which did not include a price, just a mystery "fee" that could be $5 or $105 or $505??? If it was mentioned...my bad. 2.walls were thin. the family next to me had a kid screaming and running around his room for 3 nights straight until 11:30-11:45 every night. It also sounded like they were throwing bowling balls around their room for some reason, lots of thumping and slamming of doors. I called the front desk to complain and they did try to quiet the family down. Thank you staff! 3."deluxe" mountain view not so "deluxe". 4. room a bit beat up.

It was fun to stay in a ski resort in summer. We loved being away from Banff which is so busy and crowded. We loved being able to hike in the mountaintop meadows. We were thrilled to see wolves crossing the road as we rode the shuttle very early one morning

An exquisite place for a mountain getaway and a paradise for hikers skiiers and natural beauty all around

Nice area and hotel must have been great - many many years ago ..it is dated .. but the staff is gorgeous.. funny .. helpful .. kind.. we had a waterfall view but there is no water in summer .. so it was a nice time with bad weather and a lot of noise coming from a generator that made us close the window at night ... the meadows are lovely .. the lakes stunningly beautiful.. the chairlifts like they used to be in Austria 40 years ago .. no cover ... no seat heating system ... very very old but still functioning...

Nice place, outstanding customer service and clean. Rooms needed a face lift, worn finishes.

Beautiful hotel on top of the mountain. Lovely staff, bed was comfortable and clean. Bathrooms are small, bathtub was clean, but there was a vent visible when you take a shower, I assume it was heater vent which was filled with dust and it wasn’t pretty. Also if you don’t have a car transportation is hard. Last bus from Banff to hotel base is at 5:20 and if you miss it taxi was close to $100 for 2 of us. But the area is very peaceful and beautiful.

There was easy access to/from the lodge via gondola and they also had a shuttle. It was quiet and relaxing. It was nice to get away from the congestion.

It was great experience. It was kinda far to get in the room. I gotta take the car or gondola to get in the room or get the car in the parking lot for 20 mins. But the room was great and the mattress was good for my back. Ive had back pain when i sleep if the mattress has bad spring but I could sleep very well. Thanks!