The Candian Rockies happen to be one of my most favorite places on earth.I am sure part of it has to do with the fact that I live in an area that is flat as a pancake, and the scenery is less than lackluster, but for now it is home.. Whenver we get the chance though, we head off to the Rockies to breathe in the fresh unpoluted air, and just look at the scenery and marvel at nature. Surprisingly enough, you will find some amazing hotels in small towns tucked in the mountains and the Jasper Park Lodge owned by The Fairmont chain is one such diamond amongst the beauty

When you are at the resort, it is hard to imagine there is anything out there but you and the other guests, but don't worry, activities abound and it has a number one rated golf course right on property, horse back riding, lakes, canoes, fishing, you name it. You will also find wildlife walking around the resort, and you can literally look out the window of your room to see an Elk munching on a bush under your window. Accomadations are in long log units or in smaller log cabins.

You could consider the accomodations rustic, but this fits in perfectly with your location. Our first stay at the lodge we were in the longer log units and our bathroom was very clean, but unremarkable. On our second visit we stayed in a small log cabin that didn't have much room to move around but had an extremely large bathroom with jacuzzi tub that was a pleasant and more welcome surprised.

The main lodge, which has no guest rooms is spacious and large. On the lower level they have restaraunts and shops and some lovely unexpectd washrooms which makes you remember that you are staying somewhere special (After all the Queen of England has stayed here). This is a picture of the ladies washroom in the lower shopping promenade. It was completely empty when I went in (I love having a spacious washroom all to myself) This washroom smelled pleasant and was completely spotless and the floral arrangement in the washroom gave it a touch of class.

I think this is one of the first pictures of a mens's bathroom that I finally managed to convince my husband to take. I felt that it was important to show you both the male and female bathrooms to see if there were any significant differences in style. For all I knew, they had the guys going in an old horse trough out doors, but luckily I was proved wrong and as you can see, the style of the bathrooms are almost exactly the same. I was actually surprised they had a full lenght mirror in their washroom, and as we travel more I am anxious to see how many other mens rooms offer this featurel.

Fairmonts Jasper Park Lodge bathrooms had these gorgeous heavy wooden doors that appear to have been there since the lodge was rebuilt. You won't find metal doors that don't close and have graffiti on them telling you who you can call for a good time. Jasper Park Lodge is all about beauty in the wilderness and that extends to their washrooms where every detail is attended to. These washrooms are spacicious, completely spotless and not over run with long lines of people waiting for a stall in a hotel with two few bathrooms. We give the Jasper Park Lodge, it's washrooms and it's resorts as a whole a high rating and encourage everyone to take some time to explore a bit of Canada.