Post Hotel & Spa

I was extremely impressed with the Post Hotel. The entrance lobby is beautiful in a historic vacation lodge sort of way. The rooms are very large with excellent beds. They also had a TV and refrigerator. No AC but they did provide fans in each room. Almost all of them seem to have balconies with mountainside views. There is lots of parking. One very nice benefit of staying here is the free hiker shuttles which run all day every half hour. Lake Louise is incredibly crowded and almost impossible to park at, so these shuttles are invaluable if you want a stress free visit. The staff at the hotel was excellent, and they provided many nice touches like a fruit basket in our room and staff stopped by each evening to offer water bottles and a tasty treat from the pastry chef. The hotel has an excellent gym, large indoor pool, sauna, and hot tub. It’s a very each walk from the property across a small pedestrian bridge to the nearby Samson Mall where you can find a grocery store and a few small cafes and bakeries. The property was beautiful and really felt relaxing to stay there.

Shared a room among the three of us. Upstairs portion had own bathroom and bed while downstairs was king and respective bathroom. We had two reservations so saw two different room styles. The first set up had closed doors for the bottom room which allowed for more privacy. The second room had an open floor plan so the king room was open to the living space and you could hear the bottom floor from the top and the top floor from the bottom if that’s something that would bother you. The main reason why we stayed here is that it offers a free hotel shuttle directly to the lake Louise area, where you can get to the Fairmont, where all the hiking trail start, canoe, etc. It’s more of a rustic/log cabin style room so if you’re looking for something that’s more modern/up-to-date, this isn’t your place. However, everything is very well maintained. The pool and hot tub were excellent. The outpost, casual dining had exceptional food and we loved it. We also ate at the fancy restaurant and the food was good, but honestly, the outpost casual dining was better. Overall great day and wonderful services for the convenience of getting to and from the park and not having to worry about paying for parking, getting permits through parks Canada every day, or waking up at the crack of dawn to get to the free parking lot.

The staff and the facilities were fabulous and the bar and restaurant were amazing. The pool area and gym were exceptional.