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Illustrations: noravector/123RF
Photos: Fairmont Banff Springs
“If we cannot
export the
scenery, we will
have to import
the tourists.”
– A famous quote by Sir
William Cornelius Van Horne,
general manager of the CPR,
who realized the connection
between rail travel and tourism
Th e
Fai rmont
Ban ff
Sp rings
Hotel
Learn a little more about Canada’s
Castle in the Rockies
Few hotels in the
world can rival the
majesty, hospitality
and scenery of The
Fairmont Banff
Springs. Its unique
blend of opulence
and seclusion has
been a symbol of
Rocky Mountain
magnificence for more
than a century.
900–1,300. . Number of hotel staff (depending on time of year)
400. . Average number of conferences hosted at the hotel each year
110. . Number of weddings hosted at the hotel in the past 12 months
450. . The highest bowling score at the hotel’s bowling alley (a perfect game!)
764. . Total hotel guestrooms
1888. . Year the Banff Springs Hotel opened
1926. . Year the original wooden hotel burnt down
1928. . Year the hotel opened in its present appearance
18. . Shops and boutiques located throughout the hotel
27. . Holes of internationally acclaimed golf
1953. . Year that Marilyn Monroe stayed at the Fairmont Banff Springs
23. . Treatment rooms at the Willow Stream Spa
Massages:
Most commonly booked spa
treatments at the Willow
Stream Spa (the stress relief
and alpine aromatherapy
massages are most popular!)
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