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Room With a Killer View: Noisy But Beautiful at the Athabasca

Where: 510 Patricia Street, Jasper, AB, Canada, T0E 1E0

May 22, 2008 at 9:04 AM | 0 Comments

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 HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool, or by sending the photo along to us. 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.

This view from the Athabasca Hotel in Jasper, Canada, has a story attached: it was a killer view, and a relatively cheap one at that, but it was an anti-stay. The reason is simple, according to traveler appaloosa:

Not a bad view, eh? ... but then again, I should've paid better attention when the reservationist said "You might want to bring earplugs." Our room was right over the all-night, "live entertainment" Atha-B Pub. And if the boom, boom, boom reverberations of an electric bass don't keep you awake half the night, the revellers pouring out of the pub at 3:00AM will.

Or perhaps you could enjoy the view in the off, off season when nobody's there to visit the pub. Summer rates (which are almost double the winter rates) start from C$175 for single or C$395 for a suite for two.

[Photo: appaloosa]