Moraine Lake Lodge

Top choice in Lake Louise


The experience here is intimate, personal and private, and the service is famously good. While billed as rustic (ie no TVs), the rooms and cabins offer mountain-inspired luxury with big picture windows, wood-burning or antique gas fireplaces, soaking tubs, feather comforters and balconies overlooking the lake. The fine-dining restaurant on-site wins equal plaudits. Canoe use is free for guests.

The lodge generates all of its own power, making it eco-friendly. Wi-fi is iffy, however.


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