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Reviews of Bow View Lodge

2 out of 5
Bow View Lodge
228 Bow Ave, Banff, AB

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 367 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 362 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 148 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 74 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 49 out of 1000 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

John

Travelled with group
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
This place is a bog-standard motel, sold at luxury lodge prices. (I don't know where the photo in this listing came from -- all I ever saw was a parking lot. The driveway was occupied during my entire stay by a large tour bus.) The furnishings were adequate and the bed comfortable. But the soundproofing is poor -- I was awakened at 2:30 am by people talking loudly in another room, and then again at 4:30 am by people talking loudly and slamming doors in the parking lot. I haven't had such a miserable noise experience in years.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Response from Imogen Berrington, Guest Services Supervisor on 25 May 2024
Dear John,We're sorry to hear that your stay with us fell short of your expectations. Your feedback about the noise disturbances and the disparity between our listing and your experience is concerning.We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the noise disruptions and will investigate to make improvements. We'll also review our listing photos for accuracy.Your feedback is valuable, and we'll use it to enhance our services. If you'd like to discuss your stay further, please feel free to contact me directly: gss@bowview.comWe apologize again and hope for the chance to provide a better experience in the future.Kind Regards,Bow View Lodge

10/10 Excellent

Darrell

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful view from the room !!!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Connor on 23 May 2024
Hi Darrell,Thanks for taking the time to review our hotel. We're glad to hear you enjoyed your stay and we hope to welcome you back again soon.Sincerely,Front Desk Team

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is an older property but it is very clean, and the location and view makes it perfect. We’ve stayed in other Banff hotels, but this one has become our favorite.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024
Response from Front Desk - Bow View Lodge on 21 May 2024
Hello Janet,Thank you for taking the time to leave us a nice review on your most recent stay. We are so glad to see you enjoyed your stay!We appreciate that you value our old, but clean and welcoming property, and you enjoy the river view.We hope to host you again whenever you're in Banff.Kind Regards,

8/10 Good

Samana

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great beds and views!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Front Desk - Bow View Lodge on 12 May 2024
Hello Samana,Thanks for taking the time and leaving us a review. We look forward to hosting you next time you are in Banff.Kind regards,

10/10 Excellent

Kerry

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly efficient staff. Clean property. Clise to town centre.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Front Desk - Bow View Lodge on 5 May 2024
Hello Kerry,Thanks for taking your time and leave us a review. We appreciate your feedback.Looking forward to seeing you again :)

10/10 Excellent

Alpha Sheila

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Bow View Lodge on 19 May 2024
Hello Alpha Sheila,Thank you for taking the time to leave a review on your most recent stay. We are so glad to see you enjoyed your stay!We hope to host you again whenever you're in Banff.Kind Regards,

10/10 Excellent

Tet, Coquitlam

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Imogen, Bow View Lodge on 25 Apr 2024
Hello,Thank you for taking the time to complete a review on your most recent stay. It's great to see you enjoyed your stay.We hope to host you again in the near future.

10/10 Excellent

Julie Anne Nicole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Close to downtown with not so crazy rate.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Imogen, Guest Services Supervisor on 23 Apr 2024
Hi Julie,Thank you for taking the time to review your most recent stay with us. It's great to hear that you appreciated our hotel's location and reasonable room rates.We hope to see you again in the near future.

10/10 Excellent

Codruta

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We always enjoy staying at Bow View Lodge. The staff are amazing and so happy to help in any way that they can. The room was so clean and comfortable. We appreciated that it was quiet and very easy parking was so safe. We recommend this hotel for anyone.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Isa - Guest Services Agent on 22 Apr 2024
Hello Codruta :)We are so happy to read your nice words! It was lovely meeting you, so thank you for giving us the chance and stay with us.We would love to see you again in the future.Warm regards,

10/10 Excellent

Katherine

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love the River Suite at the Bow View Lodge. Great to have space to sit and look out on the river and mountains.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Bow View Lodge on 17 Apr 2024
Hello Katherine,Thank you for taking the time to complete a review of your most recent stay. We are so glad you enjoy our River Suite with its spectacular views.We hope to see you again some time in the near future.Kind Regards,ImogenGuest Services Supervisor

10/10 Excellent

YUNA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Amazing
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Bow View Lodge on 17 Apr 2024
Hi Yuna,Thank you for taking the time to review your most recent stay. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay with us!We hope to host you again in the near future.Kind Regards,ImogenGuest Services Supervisor

4/10 Poor

Danielle

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Walls are paper thin. Could hear the guy in the next room pee. Good staff very friendly
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Front Desk - Bow View Lodge on 16 Apr 2024
Hello Danielle,Thanks for leaving your feedback.We are sorry to hear that your overall experience was not the best one, and that our staff were all very pleasant.I do apologize that your stay wasn't as satisfactory as we would like it to be.Kind regards,

10/10 Excellent

Anna Lissa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Our stay perfectly satisfied . The location is impressive. Staff and managers are fantastic, helpful, accomodating. Thank you for having us stay comfortably in your place . Highly recommended . Thumbs up . Anna
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Mateja on 15 Apr 2024
Hello Anna Lissa :)Thank you for leaving your feedback. We are very glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay at Bow View lodge.We would love to have you back here for your next visit to Banff.Best regards MatejaGuest services

8/10 Good

Cassandra

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The staff were amazing and very helpful. The property is well taken care of, you can tell the staff try, but could use some new flooring in the guest rooms.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Isa - Guest Services Agent on 14 Apr 2024
Hello Cassandra :)Thanks for leaving us your feedback and for those kind words for our staff. We take pride in our customer service.We are currently working on some renovations in our hotel, we hope you will be able to see them in your next stay.Thanks for staying with us, see you next time :DBest regards,

8/10 Good

Caroline

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Love the river view
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Isa - Guest Services Agent on 11 Apr 2024
Hello Caroline :)Thanks for leaving us your feedback.We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us and hopefully we will welcome you back soon.Best regards,

10/10 Excellent

Cheline

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
simple but fancy
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Isa - Guest Services Agent on 9 Apr 2024
Hello Cheline :)Thanks for leaving us your feedback.We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us and hopefully we will welcome you back soon.Best regards,

8/10 Good

gavin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Bow View Lodge on 9 Apr 2024
Hey Gavin,Thank you for taking the time to review your most recent stay with us. It's great to see you appreciated the cleanliness of our hotel :)We hope to host you again sometime in the near future.Kind Regards,ImogenGuest Service Supervisor

6/10 Okay

Prabh

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Bow View Lodge on 9 Apr 2024
Hi there,Thank you for taking the time to rate your most recent stay with us. We hope all was satisfactory. If you would like to provide any additional feedback on how we could have improved your stay then please feel free to get back in touch.Kind Regards,ImogenGuest Service Supervisor

10/10 Excellent

Allison, Edmonton

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Its an older hotel but clean, quiet and huge rooms. Had a seperate bedroom I wasn't expecting.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Mateja on 6 Apr 2024
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, your feedback is greatly appreciated! Warm regards, BVL Team

8/10 Good

Jimmy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Front Desk - Bow View Lodge on 5 Apr 2024
Hello Jimmy! Thanks for taking the time and leaving us a review. We look forward to seeing you again in the future. Kind regards,

6/10 Okay

CHITAPA

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Front Desk - Bow View Lodge on 22 Apr 2024
Thank you for your feedback, we would love to see you again.

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff was great! Elevator was broken but extra staff was on hand to help with luggage.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Isa - Guest Services on 2 Apr 2024
Hi James,Thank you for leaving your feedback.We are very glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay at Bow View lodge.We would love to have you back here for your next visit to Banff.Best regards.

10/10 Excellent

Baibing

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything is perfect
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Mateja on 31 Mar 2024
Hello Baibing,Thanks for leaving your feedback.We are glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay at the BowView Lodge and we hope to see again soon for your next stay in Banff.Best regardsGuest services agent.

6/10 Okay

Maria Luz

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Room smells Curtains can use a wash Noisy, can hear dogs barking at 7 am for 1 hour
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Guest Services on 2 Apr 2024
Hello Maria Luz,Thank you for taking the time for leaving a review, we greatly appreciate your feedback!Kind regards.

8/10 Good

Lesley

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
The heat control was an issue. We turned down the thermostat but had to leave the patio door open to cool off the room it registered 23 the whole time.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Matt on 29 Mar 2024
Hi Lesley, We apologize for any inconvenience you experienced due to a hot room. We have have had maintenance look into this issue. We hope to see you again soon.

6/10 Okay

soyeon

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Front Desk - Bow View Lodge on 19 Apr 2024
Hello Soyeon,Thank you for leaving your feedback.We are very glad to hear that you overall enjoyed your stay at Bow View lodge.We would love to have you back here for your next visit to Banff.Best regards,

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was a good hotel for a quick stopover.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Isa on 28 Mar 2024
Hello Michael!Thank you for taking the time to fill out our survey. We are delighted to hear, that you enjoyed your stay with us at the Bow view Lodge. :)We would like to welcome you back, hopefully in the near future.Warm regards,Front Desk Agent

6/10 Okay

Andrea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
staff are great so is the location
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Isa on 28 Mar 2024
Hello Andrea!Thank you for taking the time to fill out our survey. We are delighted to hear, that you enjoyed your stay with us at the Bow view Lodge. :)We would like to welcome you back, hopefully in the near future.Warm regards,Front Desk Agent

10/10 Excellent

salome

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All very good no complain
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Isa - Front Desk Agent on 26 Mar 2024
Hello Salome,Thank you for taking the time to fill out our survey.We are delighted to hear, that you enjoyed your stay with us at the Bow view Lodge. :)We would like to welcome you back, hopefully in the near future.Warm regards,

10/10 Excellent

Gerald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Like the location to Banff shopping and dining. Very clean and comfortable room. Staff were very courteous!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Dimity - Guest Service Supervisor on 25 Mar 2024
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're pleased to see you enjoyed your stay with us at Bow View Lodge. We hope to welcome you back soon. Warm regards,

10/10 Excellent

Elana

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They accommodated a unique billing situation for me which I appreciated! Very friendly and nice staff. Lovely room upgrade as well.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Isa - Front Desk Agent on 26 Mar 2024
Hello Elana,Thank you for taking the time to fill out our survey.We are delighted to hear, that you enjoyed your stay with us at the Bow view Lodge. :)We would like to welcome you back, hopefully in the near future.Warm regards,

10/10 Excellent

Md Imran

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good and affordable
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Front Desk on 18 Mar 2024
Hi Md,Thank you for leaving your feedback.We are happy to hear, that you enjoyed your stay with us in Banff. :) hope to welcome you back to the Bow View Lodge in the near future.Best regardsAnnGuest Services Agent

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Travelled with group
Proximity to Bear St plaza.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Mateja on 16 Mar 2024
Hi Gary,Thank you for leaving your feedback.We are happy to hear, that you enjoyed your stay with us in Banff. :) We hope to welcome you back to the Bow View Lodge hopefully in the near future.Best regardsMatejaGuest Services Agent

8/10 Good

Nicole

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
We stayed for a night as my gift for my partner’s birthday and the view is amazing. The front desk staff were very friendly and engaging in conversation. Me and my partner plans to stay here again probably in the summer.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Ann on 13 Mar 2024
Hi Nicole,Thank you for leaving your feedback.We are happy to hear, that you enjoyed your stay with us.We hope to welcome you back to the Bow View Lodge hopefully in the near future.Best regardsAnn

6/10 Okay

Jamie

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is very old and rundown. The room was clean but a bit of a strange decor and old. I would not stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Matt on 12 Mar 2024
Hi Jamie, Thanks for your feedback. We are due to undergo renovations in the near future and we hope you can come back to check it out.

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff were great.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Matt on 12 Mar 2024
Hi John, Thank you for leaving a review. We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to see you here again.

10/10 Excellent

Jean-René

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The quality for the price of being in centre of Banff is simply unbeatable!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Dimity - Guest Service Supervisor on 8 Mar 2024
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay. We hope to welcome you back soon. Warm regards,

10/10 Excellent

Felix

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Dimity - Guest Service Supervisor on 6 Mar 2024
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're pleased to see you enjoyed your stay. We hope to welcome you back soon. Warm regards,

10/10 Excellent

Boguslawa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Dimity - Guest Service Supervisor on 6 Mar 2024
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're pleased to see you enjoyed your stay. We hope to welcome you back soon. Warm regards,

6/10 Okay

Dilshan

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Dimity - Guest Service Supervisor on 22 Mar 2024
Hi Dilshan, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We hope to see you again soon. Warm regards,

8/10 Good

Peter

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was all ok 👍
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Matt on 29 Feb 2024
Hi Peter, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.We are glad to know that you enjoyed your stay at Bow View Lodge and that our staff was able to promptly resolves issues that arose.We look forward to welcoming you back in the future.Warm regards,Front Desk team

10/10 Excellent

Sandi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really enjoyed central/Downton location next to bow River. Friendly, responsive staff and bright, spacious room. Shared microwave on each floor was useful. Property and room dated, but very clean. They were starting to replace carpets, which was a good idea. Appreciated access to pool/hot tub/steam room facilities at Banff park Lodge next door as well as their underground parking. Learned they have pet friendly rooms, so I may be back.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Matt on 29 Feb 2024
Hi Sandy, Thank you for leaving us your feedback. We are glad to hear you enjoyed your stay with us.Yes we have 5 pet friendly rooms in our hotel which is perfect for you if you have a fury friend to bring along. Please be sure to book a pet friendly room when booking your next stay. We hope to see you here again soon. Best regards MattGuest services agent.

8/10 Good

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Mateja on 26 Feb 2024
Dear Donna, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay with us. Warmest regards,Mateja

10/10 Excellent

PAUL

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Dimity - Guest Service Supervisor on 25 Feb 2024
Hi Paul, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay. We hope to welcome you back soon!Warmest regards,

4/10 Poor

JOY ELLEN

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
I did not like there is no air condition, awful smells no microwave.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Dimity on 25 Feb 2024
Dear Joy, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we're sorry to hear your stay wasn't great. We have a communal microwave on the second floor for guests to use. Warmest regards,

8/10 Good

tommy, Shoreline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Do not let the hotel suggest a downstairs river view upgrade during the winter because, as good as it sounds, the river will most likely be frozen.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Dimity on 25 Feb 2024
Dear Tommy, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay with us. Warmest regards,

10/10 Excellent

Monica

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Enjoyed the location of the hotel and proximity to area attractions and restaurants. There is free parking which is a definite bonus! Hotel is older but the rooms are spacious and staying at this hotel allows guests access to amenities at sister hotel. Will definitely stay here again!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Mateja on 24 Feb 2024
Dear Monica, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of your stay. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay at Bow View Lodge.We look forward to welcome you back in the future!Warm regards,MatejaFront desk agent

8/10 Good

Christopher

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Tbe only negative was the parking
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Mateja on 24 Feb 2024
Dear Christopher, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of your stay. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay at Bow View Lodge. :) Sorry for the inconvenience about parking.We look forward to welcome you back in the future!Warm regards,MatejaFront desk agent

10/10 Excellent

Olaya Sibello, North York

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall really nice experience. Nice location. Friendly staff. Room service was good. Located right in Banff with lots of dining options at a walking distance. Parking was a bit inconvenient as we had to walk across the street to the parking lot of another hotel that shares the parking space, and there was no direct elevator access from the garage to Bow View Lodge (had to walk suitcases across to our hotel) as well pool amenities are shared and located in the hotel adjacent to Bow View Lodge. But it was a good experience overall, the hotel was clean, rooms are nice and cosy and the view from the balcony was nice.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Mateja on 24 Feb 2024
Dear Olaya, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of your stay. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay at Bow View Lodge. :) We are happy to hear that it was a good experience overall.We look forward to welcome you back in the future!Warm regards,MatejaFront desk agent

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Travelled with family
They were very accommodating when i arrived early!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Mateja on 23 Feb 2024
Dear Donna,Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of your stay.We are glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay at Bow View Lodge and that our staff was friendly and helpful.We look forward to welcome you back in the future!Warm regards,MatejaFront desk agent