Has anyone been to these places? I'm starting to plan our five-year anniversary trip for the fall and thinking about these two places as potential destinations. If you've been, pros? Cons? Other suggestions? We'd like to go somewhere where the weather is cool since we live in a very warm climate.
Re: Banff? Tahoe?
I haven't been to either, but I will be totally jealous if you go to Banff. I have wanted to visit there for years. Tried to talk DH into for our honeymoon, but we went to Paris instead...which, of course, was fabulous, but he still owes me a trip to Banff.
FWIW...if you're looking to splurge, the Fairmont there is supposedly one of the best in the world.
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I second splitting your time between banff and Jasper. Banff is touristy and has great shopping, food, and spas. Jasper is beatiful and has more waterfalls, short hikes and outdoorsy things - like the icefields. Also if you get a chance a day trip out to Lake Louise or Morain Lake is a must. The hotel at Lake Louise is gorgeous too -right on the lake.
We live in Calgary and visit all of these places at least once a year.
We've been to both as well and I'd definitely say Banff! Tahoe is a ski town...not a ton to do outside of skiing in the winter. We spent a week in Banff and still have things we want to go back and do!
There's a fabu b&b in Canmore - OMG! We LOVED it!
https://www.bearandbisoninn.com/
The owner used to be the exec chef at the Fairmont and now runs this with his wife.
DH actually booked this for us a surprise for our last night in the area. He'd proposed that day on the Bow River under the shadow of Mt. Rundle. We had dinner at the Fairmont and drove back to Canmore to stay here.
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Never been to Tahoe, but Banff is very pretty as well as touristy. My only complaint is that if you go shopping on a weekend it can get quite crowded. Like the other ladies said, Jasper is also very pretty as well.
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Btw: we were there in early Sept - here are pics: https://bit.ly/4FM0Op
Also..Tahoe in the fall is really pretty if you're into hiking...although the weather can be iffy. It's kind of an odd time between seasons.
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