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About this property
Comfortable Accommodations: The Dorothy Motel in Banff offers comfortable rooms with air-conditioning, private bathrooms, and garden views. Each room includes a tea and coffee maker, refrigerator, microwave, and free toiletries. Essential Facilities: Guests enjoy free WiFi, a terrace, and an outdoor seating area. Additional amenities include bicycle parking, free on-site private parking, and a dining table. Local Attractions: Located 1.2 mi from Banff Park Museum and The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, 1.2 mi from the Banff International Research Station, and 2.3 mi from Cave and Basin National Historic Site. Calgary International Airport is 83 mi away. Guest Satisfaction: Highly rated for room comfort, cleanliness, and convenient location.
Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8.5 for a two-person trip.
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Most popular amenities
- Free parking
- Free Wifi
- Non-smoking rooms
- Tea/Coffee Maker in All Rooms
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Kelly
Canada“Room was comfortable and clean. Nice and bright, sure liked and made good use out of the complementary buse passes” - Ioanna
United Kingdom“The Dorothy Motel exceeded our expectations - the room was a great size, with everything we needed (safe, fridge, kettle, drip-coffee pot), and a great shower. The location is a little further out but nice and quiet. We appreciated the free bus...” - Claudia
Germany“The Dorothy Motel is a great option in Banff: Clean and well-designed rooms, comfortable beds, local bathroom products. We went to the sister hotel Canoe to their Sudden Sally restaurant for breakfast which was delicious. The motel is on the quiet...” - Marie
United States“It was a super cute motel and I liked the location being a little outside the busy city center, yet close enough to all the good stuff. It was nice having access to the amenities at the bigger hotel across the street. Made it well worth the stay!” - Joshua
United States“Parking included, bare necessities covered, clean room and bathroom, safe, quiet, access to heated pools at the Canoe hotel which we did use one night, good wall hangers for towels & bags. Every accomodation in Banff is expensive. This was one...” - Melodie
United States“The room was very cozy. We loved the coffee that was brought every day and the staff is wonderful. It is also very close to a bus stop, but also walkable to downtown.” - Paula
United States“Clean and cute with a good location. You get unlimited bus passes at the front desk, so it’s nice to stay parked and not pay for parking. We also liked having the convenient mart next door.” - Lise
Canada“Nice room, comfortable beds , clean and good coffee . Bus pass provided .” - Scott
United States“Excellent facilities and the room was amazing! Really enjoyed staying at the Dorothy!” - Lisa
United States“Great location to Banff town and other activities. Front desk/check-in staff were excellent! Very informative and great amenities to using the "other" hotel.”
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Child policies
Children of all ages are welcome.
Children 17 and above will be charged as adults at this property.
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Crib and extra bed policies
Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.





The fine print
Groups: Bookings of 3 rooms or more will be classed as a group reservation and charged a 1 night plus tax as a deposit. A group cancelation policy of 30 days prior arrival will be applicable. Changes or cancelations will need to be made at least 30 days in advance or the 1 night deposit will be forfeited. There must be a name attached to each room.
Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Guests under the age of 18 can only check in with a parent or official guardian.