Banff Springs Hotel

Fairmont Banff Springs
View of the Banff Springs Hotel
Former names	Banff Springs Hotel
General information
Architectural style	Châteauesque
Location	Banff, Alberta, Canada
Address	405 Spray Avenue
Coordinates	51°09′52″N 115°33′43″W / 51.16444°N 115.56194°W / 51.16444; -115.56194
Elevation	1,414 metres (4,639 ft)
Construction started	1886 (original building) 1911 (tower) 1927 (main block)
Opened	1888
Owner	Oxford Properties
Management	Fairmont Hotels and Resorts
Height	59.5 m (195 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	15
Lifts/elevators	23
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Bruce Price (original) Walter Painter (tower) John Orrock (main block)
Other information
Number of rooms	764
Number of restaurants	12
Website
www.banff-springs-hotel.com
National Historic Site of Canada
Official name	Banff Springs Hotel National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	24 June 1988 (1988-06-24)
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The Fairmont Banff Springs, formerly and commonly known as the Banff Springs Hotel, is an historic hotel in western Canada, located in Banff, Alberta. The entire town, including the hotel, is situated in Banff National Park, a national park managed by Parks Canada. At an elevation of 1,414 metres (4,640 ft) above sea level, the hotel overlooks a valley towards Mount Rundle, both of which are situated within the Rocky Mountain mountain range.

Opened in 1888 by the Canadian Pacific Railway, it is one of the earliest of Canada's grand railway hotels. The original five-storey wooden hotel was designed by Bruce Price and was able to accommodate 280 guests. With expansions, the original structure became the North Wing, which was eventually destroyed by fire in April 1926.

The present hotel property is made up of several buildings, of which the main hotel consists of a 1914 eleven-storey center tower designed by Walter S. Painter, and a 1927 North Wing and a 1928 South Wing designed by John Orrock which were built on either side of the Center Tower. On 24 June 1988, the hotel buildings were designated as a National Historic Site of Canada.^[3] The hotel property is presently managed by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts.