This past Christmas we went down to Cranbrook, BC to spend it with my husband's side of the family (we take turns every year spending it with each sides of our family). We were going to fly down, but we decided to drive so we could make a stop through Lake Louise and stay at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise! We have driven through Lake Louise many times, but we have never stayed to enjoy it. The drive from Fort St John to Cranbrook is about 12.5 hours so it was a great way to break up the drive. Let's just say our stay at Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise was even better than we had imagined!
Quick stop at Tim Horton's and our road trip begins!
The drive from Northern BC to Lake Louise was so beautiful!
The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise is just stunning
Upon arrival we had a cute box of chocolate covered blueberries & a sweet note in our room...
and a dog bed & food dishes for Lilly!
The view from our room was so pretty!
Our view from one of the restaurants while enjoying drinks.
Time to go ice skating!
Recognize this ice castle from The Bachelor by chance?? It was on the season with Sean when him & Catherine had their date in Lake Louise!
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Keeping Lilly warm haha (don't worry he was skating super slow & extra careful)
I was trying to act like I knew what I was doing ;)
We had so much fun!
What?! Well this didn't make me feel safe!!
Sleigh Rides
They had such a cute ice bar set up near the lake.
They had a few ice sculptures that were pretty amazing.
Exploring!
Drank some champagne in the room while getting ready for dinner!
Yummy!
Dinner was AMAZING. Sean and I love Indian food and the chef's at the restaurant we chose for dinner happened to be from India. So of course we had to order the Indian dishes on the menu! Sean had the lamb vindaloo & I had the butter chicken. Delicious!
During dinner we had a "pet sitter" watch Lilly because pets are not allowed to be left in the rooms alone. It was so nice they offered this for a little extra charge & we were able to enjoy ourselves while Lilly had a friend to walk around the hotel and hang with.
Relaxing by a fireplace after dinner...
and playing with Lilly!
The Christmas tree in the lobby was so pretty! The whole hotel honestly felt a bit magical with all the Christmas decor & Christmas activities going on.
Walking around the hotel... Lilly was loving it!
Another cute Christmas touch in the lobby... Gingerbread houses!
Everything was amazing about our stay! I feel like it was the ultimate Canadian experience during Christmas time :) I hope to stay there again during the holidays and have my family come stay with us. I know they would love it! Sean and I also agree that we will have to visit again during the summer time. Lake Louise is definitely something to see!
xo Ashley
