The Rimrock Hotel is a large resort hotel perched up high on Sulphur Mountain close to the Banff gondola and the Upper Banff Hot Springs. Considering its Upper Banff location, one of the main drawcards are the views afforded from the hotel rooms and restaurants and bar. The Rimrock Hotel Banff has comprehensive facilities and offers high levels of service – it is a AAA/CAA Four Diamond Hotel.
Where is the Rimrock Hotel Banff?
Situated in the Canadian Rockies in the Banff National Park, the Rimrock Resort Hotel is 4km from the
Banff town centre. A bus stop for the ROAM bus (number 1 bus route) is located out the front and the hotel provides free bus passes. The buses depart about every 40 minutes.
If you don’t have a car and you want to go skiing at the Banff ski resorts, the staff can provide a shuttle service to the Mont Royal bus stop in town (as the ROAM bus timetables don’t line up well with the resort buses), where buses to Sunshine, Norquay and Lake Louise depart.
The hotel is a 5 minute walk from the Upper Banff Hot Springs and 5 minutes from the Banff Gondola.
Rooms
The Rimrock Hotel has standard and premium king rooms, and standard and premium queen rooms with 2 queen beds (for up to 4 guests).
The rooms are very spacious and premium rooms offer views of the Bow or Spray Valley, whilst standard rooms have obstructed views (by trees for example).
The rooms have an ensuite bathroom with bath/shower, bathrobes, a small sitting area, flat screen TV and wifi.
Interconnecting rooms are available.
Facilities and Services
- Indoor swimming pool
- Small ice skating rink with fire pit
- Indoor pool, hot-tub, steam rooms & sauna (and hot springs nearby)
- Ski and snowboard storage
- Day spa
- Free standard wifi or can pay for premium wifi
- Valet parking and self-parking underground
- Fitness centre
- Business centre
- Onsite boutique stores (jewellery and gift)
Dining
The Rimrock has two restaurants (Primrose, Eden) and a lounge (Larkspur) that offer magnificent views.
The Primrose Restaurant is casual but elegant and serves breakfast (buffet or a la carte) and dinner.
The Eden Restaurant is a 5 star restaurant offering fine dining and wine pairing options.
The Larkspur Lounge has a rather sophisticated ambience and offers casual fare such as burgers.
Divas is an old-school glamorous Martini lounge (only open on weekends).
There is also a little café where it’s good to get a coffee and something small for breakfast on the way to skiing.
