The Otter · 7–12 & 4–10
Good Folk
Contemporary Canadian with local ingredients and cocktails. Breakfast and dinner.
Our story
We're getting married in the Rockies
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Photo: Rafael Peier / Unsplash
Everything happens in one place: the Holt Room at the Otter Hotel, 600 Banff Avenue.
The full schedule for the day is coming soon.
Dress code: Formal (black tie optional). Think dark suits or tuxedos, and floor-length or elegant cocktail dresses. Early October in Banff can be sunny or snowy, so bring a warm layer for photos outside.
Timber beams, hand-blown glass lights and a balcony looking out at the Banff mountains. The ceremony and reception are both here, so there's no travel between them.
600 Banff Avenue, Banff, AB
A quiet four-star hotel in Uptown Banff, sharing a rooftop spa with its sister hotel next door, Hotel Canoe & Suites.
Free underground parking for guests staying at a Banff Lodging Company hotel. Everyone else, plan on a taxi or other parking.
Contemporary Canadian with local ingredients and cocktails. Breakfast and dinner.
Specialty coffee and pastries from their own bakery. Grab-and-go for mornings out.
Elevated comfort food, brunch and a mountain-view patio. Happy hour 2–5 pm.
Soak with a view of the Rockies before or after the party.
Hours may change; check before you go.
Calgary International Airport (YYC) is the closest airport. Banff is about an hour and a half west by car.
Two airport shuttles run from Calgary airport to Banff hotels. Book ahead for the long weekend.
Banff is inside a national park. Every vehicle stopping in the park needs a Parks Canada pass.
Most hotels below are a short walk along Banff Avenue. Taxis and Roam, the local bus, cover the rest.
The Otter Hotel's group, Banff Lodging Company, runs 16 hotels in Banff, Canmore and Lake Louise, from simple motel rooms to condos with full kitchens. Our code takes 20% off the current rate at any of them. Please book by August 27, 2027. Rooms aren't held, and Thanksgiving weekend is busy in Banff, so earlier is better.
Whole-home rentals aren't allowed inside the Town of Banff, so most Airbnb and Vrbo stays are in Canmore, about 20 minutes away, with a few licensed guest rooms in Banff. These links open a search for Saturday, Oct 9 to Monday, Oct 11, 2027; change the dates or guests to suit. Hosts open their calendars up to about a year ahead, so check back in fall 2026.
If you stay in Canmore, plan a taxi or designated driver home after the reception.
Arriving early or staying through Thanksgiving Monday? A few favourites close to the hotel.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Milan Suvajac, CC BY-SA 4.0; Vigorous action, CC BY-SA 3.0; Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0; DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0; Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0; Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0; Jakub Fryš, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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