michael bryan

Review of The Fairmont Chateau Lake Loui...

If you love history, snow, nature, and great servi...

If you love history, snow, nature, and great service then put this place on your bucket list. We stayed over Christmas and it was amazing. We had 6 people and the two bedroom suite not only fit us but had room for a full size Christmas tree with 2 and a half baths. Every single employee at the Fairmont chateau delivered exceptional services. We pulled in a 1 am in a blizzard and they still valet our car and took our bags to the room with care. The next few days were white out conditions but everything in the chateau was open. From the breakfast buffet to ice bar outside in 0 degrees weather the employees treated us like family.
During the week of Christmas the chateau puts on quite the list of family activities all of which we did. From stocking making to gingerbread house making plus the Brewster ranch dinner and ballroom buffet. The kids loved all of it. The chateau has whats called the living room which is above the lobby with all the coffee, tea, cider, or hot chocolate you could drink my kids started a monopoly game which last off and on over 5 days.
The chateau will arrange for transport for most of you activities and the concierge staff gladly helped us build an itinerary to keep it simple.
The outside weather was freezing but the snow was pure powder up yo 4ft deep in some places. Access to the lake is steps away and the chateau will rent you anything you need to enjoy it.
The drive from Calgary is about 2 hours plus depending on driving conditions so allow for driving time when planning