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The Aquatic Centre
Category: Active Life Swimming Pools Swimming Pools [Edit]
The Banff Springs Hotel405 Spray Ave
Banff, AB T1L 1J4
(403) 762-2211
2 reviews for The Aquatic Centre
2 reviews in English
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Review from Sapna G.
Calgary, AB
10/6/2009
Want to experience heaven on earth? I did.
Picture this:
Sitting outside in the hot springs. There are only a couple of other people in here as well. You're sitting there, watching the steam rise into the fresh, brisk air. The springs are lit by the moon and the stars and it starts to snow. Your body is perfectly warm and comfortable and one by one, snowflakes fall into your hair. The steam continues to rise and you look up and make a wish on a shooting star. All is right in the world.
This was one of my many experiences in the hot springs at the Aquatic Centre at The Banff Springs Hotel. When you first walk in, are greeted by a 32 metre indoor pool (which is 7 metres longer than an Olympic sized pool I'll have you know). There is also an indoor hot tub located at the side and it's surrounded by rock walls, so it makes you feel like it's a hot tub inside a mountain. Then, you go outside, and are welcomed by the indescribable hot springs which are surrounded by The Rockies. It's NEVER too crowded here, it's clean and it's truly heaven on earth. I cannot even describe how it feels to sit outside in the moonlit hot springs. The springs don't close until 10pm, so you've got a good number of hours to soak it all in.
The locker rooms are pristine and they offer all products for their guests. Bath-sized towels, hair products, bath wash, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, hair dryers, you name it. Everything is kept clean and the crowd is monitored so that the hot springs are always welcoming and clean.
I love it here. Truly. When I'm thinking of heaven on earth, I daydream of these hot springs and all my problems melt away. -
Review from Victor P.
1/22/2011
Best hotel swimming pool complex I've experienced so far. My wife and I tried the outdoor hot pool before sunrise, and watching the morning light gradually outlining the mountains against the sky was breathtaking. I also put in a few laps in the 32m indoor pool, which is superb for lane swimming.
