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Reviews of Storm Mountain Lodge Cabins & Dining

3 out of 5
Storm Mountain Lodge Cabins & Dining
Highway 93 South, Castle Junction, AB

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 53 out of 87 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 23 out of 87 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 87 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 87 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 87 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cory

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing place
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The cabin was perfect for a little get away, the lodge was beautiful to relax and enjoy with plenty of games to sit by the fireplace and play
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My husband and I have been waiting a decade to return to this Mountain gem. It was worth the wait and looking forward to our stay in 2025 (already booked).
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Cosy and comfortable cabins. Very peaceful and relaxing stay. Staff were super friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Melissa-Mae

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We liked the rust setting, cabin, wood fire and great food. We didn't like to smoke smell on the cloths the next day.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kendra

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The cabin was cozy, gorgeous and the staff were amazing. Everything about the experience was relaxing and easy. It was great to have access to so many hikes and then come back to a wood burning fire. The restaurant lodge was always accommodating and had incredible food. We did the chefs tasting one night and then the charcuterie, both were incredible! Highly recommended!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marissa

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
LOVED LOVED LOVED our stay at this property. Loved the cabin, loved the setting, loved the staff, and most of all loved the food. Hands down the very best food we had on our entire 8-day trip. We stayed in cabin WP near the back of the property and did not hear any road noise. Would absolutely stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a unique and wonderful stay we had in these amazing log cabins. Upon arriving at our log cabin, we were blown away at everything that was presented, the photos on the website just don’t do these cabins justice. To sit in front of our own open log fire and relax with a nice glass of wine just felt like heaven. We look forward to staying here again in the future and can’t recommend these cabins and staff enough
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Dan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Expensive but iconic cabins
If price is not an issue, you will enjoy these historic, quaint, well equippred cabins in Banff NP. Small but very comfortable and with ensuite fireplace. However, there really was no kindling available to get the rather large large firewood going. Again, if price is not an issue, extend your experience with a dinner either in the lodger or delivered to your cabin. We enjoyed our stay but the next night we stayed in roomier cabins with better facilities far into the forest outside of Golden for a third of what we paid here.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kade

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
By far the best experience I’ve ever had!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Mihiri

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Colin (managing partner) on 15 Sept 2023
Thanks Mihiri, next time let us know what we can do to make it 5 out of 5 :-) We do appreciate your comments.

10/10 Excellent

Reza

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was a remarkable trip
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Colin (managing partner) on 15 Sept 2023
Thanks Reza. I'm so glad you enjoyed your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Leonie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Colin (managing partner) on 15 Sept 2023
Thanks Leonie :-)

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice
Very clean and very private. Honeymoon trip. Very fun staying in a historic cabin.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Colin on 3 Aug 2023
Thanks for choosing to stay with us on your Honeymoon :-)

10/10 Excellent

Camille

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Colin (managing partner) on 30 Jul 2023
Thanks Camille for the nice review.

6/10 Okay

Steven

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
We would give the cabin a poor rating and the restaurant/ lodge an excellent rating. The cabin was really small, cramped, and dark, thankfully there was a small front porch so we could sit outside. The cabin was technically "in the woods" but it was also right off the highway and we could see and hear trucks driving by all night. The location was 1/2 way between Banff and Lake Louise, so not very convenient to either place. We paid close to $400 a night US and were extremely disappointed. . On the other hand, the restaurant was fabulous! We had dinner there both nights, the food was amazing, cooked to perfection and beautiful presentation. Really nice staff and great ambience, would highly recommend booking dinner reservations at Storm Mountain Lodge and staying somewhere else.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Colin (managing partner) on 23 Jul 2023
Thanks for your review. The cabins were built over 100 years ago at a time when people didn't expect as much space as we do now. We do send warnings to all our guests about the road noise. There would have been 3 messages sent to you in advance of your arrival. Still, your cabin was further back than some of the other ones. Our prices are quite a bit lower than the other resorts in the area, and while they won't have the noise from the vehicles, they do get trains passing by quite close. When booking on any of the sites it's quite clear that we are 1/2 way between Banff and Lake Louise... I suppose we are a more appropriate choice for those wanting to have quick access to some of the amazing trails near by or to get away from the crowds and traffic of the towns, which can be quite terrible through-out the day.

10/10 Excellent

Willard

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Traditional authentic log cabin setting. Unfortunately there is a busy highway nearby.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Colin on 3 Aug 2023
We would love to be able to move the cabins back a 100m into the woods... There are a couple of cabins a bit too close to the highway. I'm glad you were able to enjoy your stay with us despite the noise from the road.

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved the cabins and the rystic charm. Amazing staff. Lodge is just beautiful. Perfect getwaway in the Rockies
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Treena

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Barry

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Unique property
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Abby

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
As advertised - cozy log cabin.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Colin (managing partner) on 3 Jul 2023
Thanks Abby. Hope we will see you again on another trip.

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Jon

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The staff and food are great. The restaurant is worth going to all by itself. Staff were very friendly and helpful. The only issue I have is the money charged for the property. I can appreciate rustic but this is starting to cross over to rundown and while the property is ‘remote’ it is not that far from Banff or even Calgary and right on the highway so you should be able to get materials and contractors to replace worn out floors and lamps that are falling apart. Overall it was a good experience staff, food and scenery were amazing but the rooms are not great.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Colin (managing partner) on 3 Jul 2023
Thanks for pointing out the lamps. Housekeeping failed to report the issue of the lamps in your cabin to maintenance. We are constantly doing upgrades to the property since we took it over 2 years ago. It's been quite a big project. As for the the money charged, this reflects the input costs of generating our electricity, the rising cost of propane, increasing wages, insurance going from 20k to over 50k, rising lease payments and property taxes paid to Parks Canada.... In 2 years our costs have more than doubled, but we have managed to keep our cabin cost increases to around 15%.

10/10 Excellent

Bryan

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Amy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great pet friendly property which is hard to find. We had our dog and was one of the only options. The cabin was cozy, wood provided for the fireplace, which was much needed. Dinner on site was ok but very expensive. Great drink selections. Bar in lobby with wood burning fireplace was nice, as well. Great views.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Colin on 3 May 2023
Thanks for the review. We keep 70% of our cabins as pet friendly. The other 30 are hypoallergenic. As for the prices in our restaurant, you will find them to be comparable, if not a little lower than restaurants in Banff. The costs of ingredients, wages and transportation have had a major impact on pricing and the profit margin is extremely thin.

10/10 Excellent

ERIC

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Colin on 3 May 2023
Wow Eric, I'm glad you enjoyed your stay with us. Hope to see you again :-)

8/10 Good

Zaid Abou

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

DARLENE

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was perfect. Our cabin small, but all we needed. Location perfect, quiet and secluded. Home, Sweet Home, loved everything about the rustic feel of the lodge. Staff was GREAT and the food, AMAZING and unexpected. Can't say enough about the service, quality of food and presentation, dinners, to go sandwiches, etc. Fantastic!! The staff was friendly & accommodating. Will return again and recommend highly!!! 5 Stars! Wouldn't stay anywhere else.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sharon, madison

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing historic property with 5 star restaurant on site. the lodge was AMAZING with a warm fire burning all day. lovely sandwiches and baked goods ready for hikers in the morning. we LOVED our stay. fireplace in the cabin. only downside was traffic noise d/t a re-routed highway close by
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Beatrice, Lake Orion

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We thorough enjoyed our stay at Storm mountain. Centrally located between lake Louise and Banff, quick drive to Johnston canyon and a fun hike. The dinner we had at the restaurant was the best meal while we were in town, an exquisite meal of short ribs ,veggies and superb wine. The workers at the property we’re helpful, friendly and just generally very nice. Highly recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

John

Disliked: Room comfort
Storm Mountain Lodge was incredibly disappointing. It was marketed as a peaceful idyllic location but is actually located on a curve of a large highway. We couldn’t sleep at all because of semi and car traffic. It was impossible to have a conversation on our porch. Bad bad bad
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Colin on 5 Sept 2022
We do mention on our website and booking confirmations about traffic for people with noise sensitivities. Unfortunately it was much worse than normal during your stay as there was a fatal accident on the Trans-Canada which re-routed all the traffic to Hwy 93 for 2 days.

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Lovely stay
We enjoyed our time here and would love to come back. Dinner was wonderful and the staff very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Shaun, Calgary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely fantastic local cuisine by their amazing chef and kitchen staff!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Jonathan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Storm Mountain lodge delivers on the rustic cabin concept to a fault. The cabin itself shows very well in a photo but they are very small and cramped, ours had an awkward layout. There is one tiny sink outside the bathroom, nowhere to put toiletries, no kitchenette. We were constantly juggling stuff. The furniture inside and out was in worn out condition. They really emphasize the wood burning fireplace, but when we arrived the cabin was extremely smokey and when we lit a fire it did not vent properly and we set off a fire alarm (and no one checked on us or anything). The issue of being directly on a highway (which they do warn about) was not as bad as it seemed on arrival, the highway is quiet at night. But for such a gorgeous location and mountain view, enjoying it seemed sub optimal. The highlight for us was the restaurant, the food is fantastic, just make sure to book ahead. We didn't really have any contact with staff outside the restaurant, and the front desk was closed when we left at 730am. I feel like the whole thing needs some maintenance and love, we would not stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Philippe

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We arrived after dark (11pm), the front desk was closed and as we were not provided with a map of the grounds, we could not locate our cabin. I tried calling the number, but was told by the automated message to leave a message. As we drove around the grounds, we saw a cabin just for staff, then we knocked on the door and finally tracked down a young staff who was off duty and he took us to our cabin in the dark. Once we arrived at our cabin, there were no lights outside, and the real cabin name was W instead of the WP. I think if it had not been of the young man, we would have slept in our car. The next morning, I explained our situation to the front desk staff and mentioned they should have a map of the site at the entrance showing the cabins location, but I was told they always send a map with the welcome email, not the case for us, maybe because we had booked thru Expedia. Regardless, she did not seem to care what had happened to us, making me feel like it was my fault for not being able to find my cabin in the pitched-black site that I had never been to before. I will not stay there again as the price was also too much for what we got.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Michelle

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
I loved the location. The cabins are small. The fire places are nice. The smoke alarm and temperature gage just hang on the wall and are not installed. It seems like they ate there just for show. Staff are nice and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Great romantic getaway
We stayed in a historical cabin, which explains my rating in terms of comfort. The bathroom was cold, even when heating the cabin and the shower was a bit funky. However, it was wonderful to make a fire at night. The restaurant associated with the lodge has great food, but the service is slow, on account of a lack of enough wait staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Luis

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very well located, peaceful and quiet.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sam

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a fantastic stay!
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from Colin on 31 May 2022
Thanks for the review and comments. So glad you enjoyed your time with us.

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from Colin on 22 May 2022
Thanks for the nice review. Will share with the team.

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Laurent

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome place to stay. Amazing food!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Theses cabins are amazing, at night it's like a sleepy town, while during the day people are out and about socializing. The staff are extremely friendly and great communicators. The food was prepared for us to pick up at the dining hall. Once we got it back to our rooms we unwrapped it in front of the fireplace and shared a 5 star meal, with one or two bottles of wine. If this sounds like a good time to you then I suggest you try it out for a night. -Josh and Sophina
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Dorian

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Cozy cabin and great food!
Such a great experience! Cabin was cozy and the dinner at the lodge was amazing, would definitely recommend!!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Farshad

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Duane

Liked: Cleanliness
Unique heritage lodge in a isolated mountain park setting. Authentic Rockies atmosphere.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Response from Colin on 5 Oct 2021
Thanks Duane. The lodge will be 100 years old next year. Glad you enjoyed your stay.