Banff Ptarmigan Inn

About the hotel

Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a bar/lounge and a sauna. Free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a free area shuttle are also provided. Additionally, a microwave in a common area, a business center, and conference space are onsite.

Nearby attractions

In the city center and in the mountains, Banff Ptarmigan Inn is in an area with great shopping. Banff Springs Golf Club and Upper Hot Springs are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Banff Park Museum and Cross Zee Ranch. Take in the nearby slopes with cross-country skiing and downhill skiing, or check out other outdoor activities such as snow tubing and snowshoeing. Guests love the hotel's central location.

Popular amenities

Family friendly

Free area shuttle

Refrigerator

Wifi

Available in all rooms: free wifi

Available in some public areas: free wifi

Food and drink

1 bar

1 restaurant

Room service available

Guest services

24-hour front desk

Concierge services

Daily housekeeping

Luggage storage

Multilingual staff

Ski passes

Ski storage

Tour/ticket assistance

Accessibility

If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.

In-room accessibility (select rooms)

Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator

Things to do

2 spa tubs

Sauna

Steam room

Conveniences

Banquet hall

Elevator

Front-desk safe

Reception hall

Vending machine

More

Shared microwave

Smoke-free property

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Family Reviews

for Banff Ptarmigan Inn

4.5 out of 5 stars

18 reviews

Review data

5 star reviews

61%

4 star reviews

11%

3 star reviews

22%

2 star reviews

6%

1 star reviews

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We have selected a sample of reviews which reflect what families have said about Banff Ptarmigan Inn

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Latest reviews (18)

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Mark

17 Feb 2024 - 19 Feb 2024

reviewed on expedia

3 out of 5 stars

The bedrooms were clearly recently renovated, clean, and pleasantly done. The amenities were sorely lacking. The exercise 'area' consisted of a nook in the same room as the hot tubs and steam room, with equipment from a 1980s Richard Simmons workout video. So while biking on a rickety structure in a chlorine-fumed 35 degree basement was a novel experience, I wouldn't repeat it. Hot tubs were dirty and old. Steam room was pleasant and looked new/clean. If you don't care about amenities, then this place was great. Our family likes a workout and hot tub at the end of the day, and $350/night wasn't worthwhile. If the hotel renovates the rest of its stuff, we'll stay again.

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Pam

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reviewed on expedia

2 out of 5 stars

I was very disappointed in my stay. I had a room that opened into the Atrium which would have been nice if it wasn’t full of very loud people until quite late. Add in the loud kids from a sports team running up and down the hallways and the noise level was unbearable. The room wasn’t very clean either with stains on the duvet and towels, a dirty toilet and pieces of plaster missing from the ceiling. Staff was really great and understanding but the best I was offered was for them to talk to the people if they were noisy past the quiet hour timeline. Have stayed here before but won’t stay again.

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Virginia

6 Jan 2024 - 7 Jan 2024

reviewed on expedia

3 out of 5 stars

The oversized parking was too tight so we had to park out front. We had to call the front desk for noise in the internal courtyard and were assured the kids playing hockey would be asked to stop at 22:00 hours. This did not happen. Other than those things the room was clean, food at the lounge was good ( restaurant wasn’t open)

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Kris

3 Jan 2024 - 6 Jan 2024

reviewed on expedia

5 out of 5 stars

Our family has been visiting Banff for many years and I have to say that our recent stay at the Ptarmigan was excellent. The hotel itself is in a fantastic location and our room was newly updated and well appointed. We stayed as a family of four and we very pleased with our stay.

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Michael

25 Dec 2023 - 26 Dec 2023

reviewed on expedia

4 out of 5 stars

Very noise. No sound buffer from the corridor and the rooms. We could hear the kids yelling and running around.

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Jessica

17 Nov 2023 - 19 Nov 2023

reviewed on hcom

5 out of 5 stars

Our stay as always was fantastic, we did have to call front desk to ask them to get the hockey kids to settle down as they were very loud banging hockey sticks on floor of the auditorium. We know it wasn’t 11pm quiet time but we did call at 10pm to see if we could get them to be quiet as our room was right above the auditorium. We love Banff and we stay at the Ptarmingan almost everytime we come down.

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Ryan

13 Oct 2023 - 16 Oct 2023

reviewed on hcom

5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic service all around and cleaning staff even tucked in stuffies into sleeping bags for our kiddos. Amenities were in good shape and clean. Would happily stay here again.

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Cerina

29 Jul 2023 - 30 Jul 2023

reviewed on hcom

5 out of 5 stars

I got two rooms for my family and both were clean, neat and smell was okay. Amenities were in placed, and appliances worked. Spacious enough for 4 people with average height, and reasonable quantity of luggage. Bed was comfortable.

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Anand

1 Jul 2023 - 3 Jul 2023

reviewed on travelocity

5 out of 5 stars

Amazing Banff hotel, highly reccomend. We usually stay at the RimRock, but we wanted to stay on Banff Ave this most recent stay to show the kids around downtown banff. Shout out to all the Front desk, who were very kind and easy going!

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Frankie

25 Jun 2023 - 30 Jun 2023

reviewed on travelocity

5 out of 5 stars

We loved our stay here. The mattresses & pillows were comfortable. The split room worked good for our family...one of us likes to sleep hot and one likes to sleep cold. The staff were nice, the parking was free. The restaurant served good breakfasts and it was a convenient 2 to 3 block walk to get to all the shops and restaurants. Our tour to Lakes Louise and Moraine picked us up right out front as well.