The Dorothy Motel

I was happy with the room. It was clean. The washroom and shower were very nice. It has a fridge, microwave, and kettle. Although you do need to bring your own tea/coffee which is fine. Altogether, I was very happy with the room. The place is on the edge of town but for me it was an easy walk to town, but I do like to walk.

High end motel - better than some chain hotels I've stayed, very clean, updated, stocked up with all necessities - including tea and coffee in reusable pouches, very environmentally friendly. Kettle in the room along with a quite primitive device to pour coffee (but it worked). Body lotion too - a must in a very dry Alberta atmosphere. Free parking and use of facilities at Canoe across the road (which we did not use for lack of time). Fan is blowing all the time, but the temperature is regulated, and it is not loud, does not interfere with sleep. Comfortable beds, soft bedding. Sufficient plugs. Recycling everywhere. Interesting choice of floor tile, like a forest floor. I would not put it at home, but looks appropriate in a national park. Staff was awesome - anything you need and then some. Free transit passes for the whole stay along with routes schedule are included. Motel has a room to store luggage at its sister property - Canoe - over the road- when you have to checkout but leave later on.

The room was clean with adequate space for our luggage. There were mugs, electric kettle, microwave and a small refrigerator, It had lots of light. When we requested for tea, coffee, towels, and shower caps, someone brought them to us. The location was good as it was next to a convenience store and A&W. There was plenty of parking spaces. They provided a dog bed, dog dish and poop bags for our dog. It was very quiet.

The Dorothy is a gem- it's a bit far from the town centre (one kilometre to White Bark Cafe, for example) but it's a pleasant enough walk and there are other amenities much closer. The hotel is beautiful, with a lovely little courtyard and rooms that are spacious with two queen-sized beds. A tiny fridge, microwave, kettle, and coffeemaker (with coffee!) are all very welcome. Wifi is free and very good. I enjoyed my stay immensely.

We had the double queen room, which was ample for my family. The beds were very comfortable and had good support. The room was very clean. We chose this place because of its location. We didn't want to be in the middle of the busy downtown Banff area. The motel gave free bus passes during our 3-day stay. The bus stop is less than 5 minutes from the motel and runs every 15-20 mins. We just took the bus into downtown. It is very convenient, and there is no hassle or stress from driving and trying to find parking. It gets very crowded downtown, and parking is an issue. We also used the same bus to go to Sulphur Mountain to ride the Gandola.