Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

The BEST Conference facility in Canada. Period.Been coming to the Banff Centre for Conferences for 18 years and it is simply the finest gathering place in Canada for groups - period.THIS year however I was blown away by the Lloyd Hall renovation! Small rooms but highly contemporary wood themed design. New washroom too, stand up shower with a rain shower head!! I was in heaven all week falling asleep and waking up to a huge window at the foot of the bed. And there are gathering areas on the third and first floor, also bright contemporary spaces.Here’s another bonus - Lloyd Hall used to be dingy/studenty type lodging so no one stayed there - NOW with the reno it’s also attached to the Vistas Dining room AND the Sally Borden building underground so you can walk over in Gym/Swimming gear!If you are a meeting planner or new to the Centre the Kinnear Building is an outstanding place for meetings and conferences.MacLab Bistro is THE place to have a glass of wine and enjoy a view like none other.Vistas Dining room is no cafeteria! Each day brings new creative delights of local and healthy but delicious and delectable food. You will need to hike and swim each day :)The Sally Borden building has a full gym, massive swimming pool with hot tub and steam rooms as well as a full climbing room and daily yoga.Lastly, you can’t visit without being greeted by the gracious Jim Olver. A king of a man he is the living embodiment of the Banff Centre and the master of hospitality. Seriously, take his number and text him any time.I’m part of a professional business community ( called CAGP ) who have been coming to the Banff Centre for 29 years and our thousands of members think of it as a second home now.Always improving, consistently memorable, affordable and unforgettable.

Best conference destination. If you ever have the chance to attend/stay here, go for it! Facilities are world class, and it’s smack in the middle of nature. It’s a 5min walk from the town centre and city buses are nearby too. If you have the time, highly recommend doing the Banff gondola. You’ll be able to see Banff centre from the top :)A herd of elk comes to rest on campus at nights, so that’s pretty cool. It was a really enjoyable stay for us

We stayed for a conference, but we enjoyed it longer for fun. This place had great amenities. The trail to town isn't long. The indoor fitness center has something for everyone (pool, hottub, cardio, weights, and great indoor rockclimbing). Everyone was really nice and helpful.

Best place to see an event is the Jenny B ( old Eric Harvie) theatre . Since the Reno. It’s gone down from 900 to 600 seats making it wider more comfortable to see events .

This is a fantastic place for many reasons. They have a beautiful view being so high up on the mountain and a few restaurants that overlook more beauty! They have or at least had great programs in place for basically co-op students that provided very good hands-on learning experiences. Everyone in the film and media department that was there from 2013 is awesome!! Also deer everywhere always :)

Prior to the pandemic the Centre used to focus on artists being an integral part of the community. Now their focus is conferences, a vast majority of educational programs are removed and previous practicums/artists no longer have a hotel discount (it’s very expensive now). There doesn’t seem to be any effort to maintain the vibrant community that once existed and there is far less technical staff to support the use of the resources for learning and art due to layoffs. It’s still a beautiful place, but I don’t see the same priorities anymore.

Superb location, great staff and facilities. Our professional organization held a 5-day conference here in mid-November, and it was great. Excellent meeting rooms, good food, and of course the Canadian Rockies are spectacular. The Tunnel Mountain home is just a short walk up the road from the center, and the views from the top are some of the best in the park.

Have played a lot of shows in the Eric Harvie Theatre, the Margaret Greenham Theatre, and the Rolston Recital Hall over the years. I've thoroughly enjoyed working with production and programme staff members including Dave Miller, Gina Bennett, Martin Finnerty, Stuart Bremner, Meghan Brothwick, Casey Prescott, Katie Smith, and Cate Thomason-Redus. A bit of a shame that they rebranded and re-missioned as they did, but happy to see that the Music and Sound facilities are still alive and well, and that they managed to renovate the large theatre despite the battle they were fighting with Town Council.

I really enjoyed my stay here. It has a lovely view. Great service, they have a pool and a hot tub and you can have your meals with an amazing view of the mountains. My only complaint is that during the 5 days I stayed there (sharing a room), nobody cleaned or changed the towels/sheets.

The staff were very helpful and friendly. The place is quite big and it has amazing views everywhere you look. We didn't book our room ourselves, it was booked through someone else and so we didn't have a chance to choose the room. We stayed at the Lloyd Hall building and it wasn't a good experience. The room was tiny, there was no bath tub, the room felt cold but when I turned the heating on it was too much when we were under the bed covers. So room temperature was kind of weird. Nothing compared to the room in the main building.I would avoid staying at the Lloyd Hall building if I have chance.