Fox Hotel Banff

We checked into the Fox Hotel and Suites last night.  The hotel is on the main street (Banff Ave) about 4 or 5 blocks north of downtown Banff.  The hotel has an interesting hot tub/pool located on the lower level.  It looks and ...

... . It was really warm but cooled down REALLY quickly so it was a bit of a quicker hike back to the hotel. Going white water rafting tomorrow !!! woo hoo Banff Part 2 White Water Rafting......woo hoo! We left the hotel at 7.45am (this is hard work) to head ...

Compared to current Ontario temperature of -30, Banff still feels warmer, even on a cold day like today.  Perhaps, it's because Banff is sheltered within the mountains or maybe it's the dry air.  In Ontario, the sun comes up around 7:30am, in ...

... make the most of my days off! On Tuesday afternoon, I woke up and met Lenka (one of the Czech girls from work) at the Fox Hotel. We rode our bikes up to Upper Bankhead which is along the road to Lake Minnewanka past Cascade Ponds. After walking up the ...

Howdy folks, I had arranged to meet Lenka, Adam and Steffie at the Fox Hotel to go for a hike and we got picked up at 1:45pm. We drove out to Johnston Canyon which I had been to around 3 months ago in the height of summer. Johnston Canyon is located along ...

... gondola cars were small and swingy...but the views from the top were quite stunning. A great view to be had of the Banff Springs Hotel, which is absolutely gorgeous. We didn't really do any riding today, just stayed in and around Banff seeing the sights, ...

... and aunt Lori picked us up at the hotel and drove around town pointing out sights of interest.  We stopped at the Banff Springs Hotel for a drink and enjoyed the incredible view.  There is allot to see inside the hotel and is worth the drive. ...

... , but Brad and I have had a long few days and decided to veg out for a bit. Tomorrow no travel, we stay in Banff another night. Apparently we're going up the Gondola, should be great scenery. Distance Travelled:    179 miles or 279km ...

... amazed.  I said that the different seasons always offer different experiences.  We continued on to Banff and checked into the FOX about 4:00.  This hotel is owned by the same group that the timeshare we stayed in with Deb was.  We ...

... Today it rained all day and did not let up though.  We spent the morning shopping in the townsite after our free hotel breakfast.  Jym wanted a last stop at Wild Flour for some fabulous croissants.  We then decided to drive back up to Lake ...

... monthly comp room I get through work before Max left, so I arranged this for the 7th August and we stayed at the newest hotel, The Fox. We had a nice dinner there before using the cave-style hot tub, movie and bed.   The day before Max left ...

... Another interesting point is that this is the busy season, summer holidays just started, and so we braced ourselves for a Banff or Whistler-like experience. However, we have been pleasantly surprised. As our travel book so adequately described it busy ...

... it off.  In from the cold we looked around the hotel, which wasn’t as grand as I imagined, but they did have a hotel dog, Marcus, a failed Seeing Eye dog, who wasn’t too active, he must have been petted too many times before we ...

... of Lake Louise. Headed off up the Icefields Parkway, considered the most beautiful road in the world. It runs for 230kms from Banff to Jasper. Again, amazing scenery. Stopped at the Icefields Centre for lunch and then went on the Ice Explorer tour. A ...

... build one. The train station in Kyoto is mammoth. Its a huge new building housing the JR line, the local train line, a hotel & a massive shopping centre. The place is so huge they have a building information booth! Not sure exactly where to get out ...

... as well as a rushing river and standing on the quiet main street reminded me in a way of how the main street in Banff looks.  Finally, after Arrowtown, we arrived in the 'Adventure Capital of New Zealand’, Queenstown!  This is a beautiful ...

... still very cold. We hadn’t got all our gear with us, so maybe we felt it more than usual, but it felt like skiing in Banff in February or something. The wind was quite strong and was really biting on the face. We hit a few easy runs up 1st to get ...

... for granted, my family and I traveled between Vancouver, Cranbrook and Calgary all the time as well as having holidays in Banff, Canmore and Yellowstone National Park. I have traveled in all modes of transportation.  I have traveled by vehicle ...