Hi Dave. We are owners at Banff Rocky Mountain Resort and I think it is the only timeshare in Banff. There is a Worldmark in Canmore which is just outside the Banff park gates and there might be other timeshares in Canmore but I am not aware of them myself.Considering a ski trip to Banff. Any opinions on Paradise Resort Club or Sunset Resorts? The TUG reviews on Sunset are very old and I don't even see Paradise Resort Club listed in the Tug reviews.
Panorama is in BC; a 2 hour drive from Banff in good weather. Not a good option for ski season if you want to ski Banff.
Sue
This is a summer trip in June. I only added my comment because I haven’t seen many threads on the area and she just booked it a couple months ago.
Yes, but this is a thread about recommendations for a place to stay for a ski trip to Banff. Panorama is a different place entirely and should be discussed in its own thread. The OP (and I) would like to hear from people about the resorts mentioned in the original post. Taking it off topic to a different location defeats that purpose.
Sue
I'd be curious to hear about these resorts as well. I've looked at the various options in Canmore from the outside but from a summer/fall perspective and didn't like the location for either of these for my purposes. They are both on a busy road and close to the freeway. I prefer the less busy area of the WM and Grand Canadian a little outside of town. However, for ski season, the location near town would be good. If I remember, Sunset looked less inviting. I think Grand Rockies was a little nicer looking, but I'm not sure if my memory is correct. The 2 further down the road (Blackstone and Solara) are newer and nicer looking but further from downtown. Paradise looks like a club that owns some units in Sunset and Grand Rockies so looking for reviews of the latter 2 might be your best option.
Most of Canmore is fairly new; i.e. the last 30 years. With the 1988 Olympics, the place grew like crazy with lots of new condos and most of the timeshares are in one of those buildings. So older in Canmore is a relative term. I suspect that anything in Canmore is decent so it's more a matter of whether you want to be able to walk to town and convenience. Both of your choices are pretty close together.
Sue
Considering a ski trip to Banff. Any opinions on Paradise Resort Club or Sunset Resorts? The TUG reviews on Sunset are very old and I don't even see Paradise Resort Club listed in the Tug reviews.
Thanks for the info.I've stayed at most every timeshare in Canmore and Banff....
Considering a ski trip to Banff. Any opinions on Paradise Resort Club or Sunset Resorts? The TUG reviews on Sunset are very old and I don't even see Paradise Resort Club listed in the Tug reviews.