We have highlighted the Fairmont Banff Springs before as a hotel with a killer view, but our other correspondent was there on a misty mountain day. Here's what the views are like when it's clear and sunny.  

It's enough to wow even the most jaded traveler when the curtains open up in the morning and the snow-capped peaks of the Canadian Rocky Mountains are spread out in all their glory. It doesn't stop there however. ]]> Tim L. 2008-07-14T09:05:16-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/9/12/215514/393 <![CDATA[<p> <i>We are suckers for a room with a killer view. We find that we are even more likely to forgive some minor hotel inconveniences if we can stare out the window at something pretty--yeah we are that shallow. Let's help out our fellow hotel mavens by uploading rooms with killer views to the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool</a>, or by <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">sending the photo along to us</a>. We will feature our favorites in this space from time to time. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number of the hot view.</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/BanffSpringViewForest.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> If you're going to in a hotel that looks like a castle and it's surrounded by forest, you're probably going to expect amandak 2007-09-13T10:30:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/10/17/104447/34 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/fairmont_banff.jpg"><p><p><b>[Ed. Note: Welcome to our Good Rate/Bad Rate feature where we look at hotel prices in the same city and decide which is better worth your hard-earned benjamins. The rate here was valid on October 17, 2006 and is subject to change.]</b><p>If you have the flexibility to hit a place during "shoulder season," you can often get luxury for less. Witness this chance to get a $106 room at the spectacular <a href="http://www.fairmont.com/banffsprings/"><b>Fairmont Banff Springs</b></a> in Alberta, Canada. It's a special running through Expedia, for two-night mid-week stays from October 29 through November 27. If you want to stay more nights, it's $126 per night.<p>You'll have to bump it up to $158 a night to rise above the standard Tim L. 2006-10-17T12:03:36-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/