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The Rooms
Rooms are spacious and have super comfy beds and high end amenities. For the best views, book a mountainview room! And for a special treat, request turn down service. Your kids will never forget getting tucked in by an elf (she also read them The Night Before Christmas)!
Dining
While we usually stay at places with a kitchen, it wasn’t as expensive as we thought to eat out at Kananaskis Lodge. There are several options ranging from casual to high end dining. Kids under 6 eat free off the kids’ menu, and kids’ 7-12 can order off a pre-set menu for 50% off! To keep the cost down, we had breakfast in our room, packed lunches most days, and only ate dinner at the lodge. I highly recommend the buffet at Seasons as everyone will find something they love. The prime rib was perfectly done and the dessert selection was insane! It’s ok to have 6 desserts after skiing all day, right?
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Things to Do
There is no shortage of things to do at Kananaskis Lodge! On our visit, we skated, skied, cross country skied, and hiked. There is a cute little pond beside the hotel that is cleared for skating as well as a small hockey rink. Your closest ski hill is Nakiska, just a few minutes’ drive up the road. Besides lots of family-friendly terrain, it has glade skiing and tubing! For more details, see my story on Why You Need a Nakiska Season’s Pass. As for cross country skiing, you can ski from the lodge on a great network of rolling trails that connects to Ribbon Creek and beyond. Bring or rent a Chariot for when little ones get tired.
Amenities
When you need a break, retreat to the Lodge for cocoa, craft time, a movie, drink at the Ice Bar, or soak in the hot tub. Our girls loved making crafts and playing in the kids’ game room after a day of adventure. My favorite thing was relaxing in the indoor/outdoor hot tub! There’s also a pool and gym onsite if you didn’t get enough exercise.
Summary
Kananaskis Lodge is an amazing mountain retreat with fun for everyone and exceptional service. We love staying here because there’s so much to do right outside your door (and the staff spoil us)!
Getting Here
Disclosure: We stayed here on our own dime. All words and opinions are my own.
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2 comments
We usually get a standard room with 2 queens to keep the cost down (because we stay in hotels a few nights a month over the winter), but opt for a suite if there's a sale. If you go midweek in the off season, some places will upgrade you to a suite for free!!
The one advantage of having night owls is that we don't have to go to bed that early. Our kids are usually up til 9 and so we let them stay up a bit later if we're at a hotel! Then whoever is up first goes to the gym to work out, or cross country ski for a bit.
If you wanna stay up later, bring your laptop and headphones so you can watch a movie!
This is on my bucket list of things to do with the kids! Since you're a few years ahead of me, thought I'd ask how you found the sleeping arrangements. I know they have 1 bedroom suits as well as the typical 2 queens in a room, what do you find works best? Right now I can't imagine us all being in the same room and actually getting any sleep so I'm curious what you do and when you started it.
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