Located along the Icefield Parkway (Highway 93) an 1-hour drive from the Townsite of Jasper, Alberta, this hotel features views of Athabasca Glacier and the Canadian Rockies. Rooms at Glacier View Lodge have a comfortable living room with a satellite TV and sofa bed. In addition to a mountain or glacier view, each room has a telephone and clock radio. As part of the Columbia Icefield Center, the Glacier View Lodge offers a gift shop and photo shop for souvenirs. The Columbia Icefield Restaurant includes an all day dining room and lunchtime cafeteria serving salads and hamburgers. Hamber Provincial Park is 20 miles from Glacier View Lodge and provides hiking trails or fishing in Lake Fortress.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.5 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.5)

Free Private Parking Available On Site


Availability

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Room Type
Number of guests
 
3 queen beds
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Guest reviews

Categories:

Staff
8.9
Facilities
8.6
Cleanliness
9.2
Comfort
9.1
Value for money
7.5
Location
9.5
Free Wifi
9.4
High score for Sunwapta
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Becky
    Canada Canada
    Very clean and comfortable room. Had lots of extras - ice soaps, yoga mat, robes, and an excellent view of the glacier. Good coffee machine in the lobby that is self serve.
  • Matthew
    Australia Australia
    Amazing unique experience and extremely comfortable. Great staff, dining experience and location.
  • Nayla
    Canada Canada
    The location of this property is absolutely stunning although the location of our actual room was absolutely horrible. The view from our window was ugly. We backed on to the back where we could see the garbage and storage of the lodge.
  • Sri
    Indonesia Indonesia
    Direct view of the Athabasca glacier from the room. They also provided the discounted price and kind of private excursions for ice field and skywalk. For Icefield, we were the first tour, and Skywalk the last one, so they were not many people. We...
  • Lian
    United States of America United States of America
    Staff was very helpful to change my room per our request to avoid noise.
  • White
    United States of America United States of America
    Awesome stay. All went well. Convenient and great location.
  • Manpreet
    Canada Canada
    The view, room/cleanliness, and restaurant. Puneet was very polite and made us feel comfortable as soon as we walked in late night!
  • Ashwin
    Australia Australia
    What a location, what a view!!! Need to be seen to be believed. Room sizes were exceptional as we had booked a loft as well.. Very comfortable beds as well . But let me say this again, the location of this hotel is just wow!!!!
  • Ke
    China China
    The view from the hotel is spectacular! It is also very convenient for travelers to relax on the way from banff to jasper.
  • Lauren
    United States of America United States of America
    Our stay was wonderful, the staff was so friendly, accommodating and very detailed oriented. They remembered who we were at each time!

Area info

Restaurants
3 Restaurants On Site

  • Altitude
    • Cuisine
      American • International
    • Open for
      Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
    • Ambience
      Traditional • Romantic
    • Dietary options
      Vegetarian • Gluten-free
  • Chalet
    • Cuisine
      American
    • Open for
      Lunch
    • Ambience
      Family-friendly
    • Dietary options
      Vegetarian • Gluten-free
  • Starbucks
    • Cuisine
      American
    • Dietary options
      Vegetarian

Amenities of Glacier View Lodge
Great facilities! Review score, 8.6

Most popular amenities

  • Free parking
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Free Wifi
  • 3 restaurants
  • Tea/Coffee Maker in All Rooms
  • Bar

Bathroom

  • Toilet paper
  • Towels
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Private Bathroom
  • Toilet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shower

Bedroom

  • Linens
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Alarm clock

View

  • Mountain view
  • View

Outdoors

  • Outdoor furniture
  • Terrace

Kitchen

  • Coffee machine
  • Electric kettle
  • Refrigerator

Room Amenities

  • Socket near the bed

Activities

  • Hiking

Living Area

  • Sitting area

Media & Technology

  • Flat-screen TV
  • Cable channels
  • Radio
  • Telephone
  • TV

Food & Drink

  • Coffee house on site
  • Wine/Champagne
    Additional charge
  • Snack bar
  • Bar
  • Tea/Coffee maker

Internet
Wifi is available in all areas and is free of charge.

Parking
Free private parking is available on site (reservation is not needed).

    Services

    • Shuttle service
      Additional charge
    • Express check-in/out
    • Wake-up service/Alarm clock
    • 24-hour front desk

    Safety & security

    • Fire extinguishers
    • Smoke alarms
    • Key card access
    • Safe

    General

    • Designated smoking area
    • Air conditioning
    • Smoke-free property
    • Hardwood or parquet floors
    • Heating
    • Private entrance
    • Soundproof rooms
    • Elevator
    • Non-smoking rooms

    Accessibility

    • Upper floors accessible by elevator

    Languages Spoken

    • English

    House rules
    Glacier View Lodge takes special requests – add in the next step!

    Check-in
    From 4:00 PM
    Check-out
    Until 11:00 AM
    Cancellation/ prepayment
    Cancelation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Enter your stay dates and check the conditions of your selected option.
    Children & Beds

    Child policies

    Children of all ages are welcome.

    Children 18 and above will be charged as adults at this property.

    To see correct prices and occupancy info, add the number and ages of children in your group to your search.

    Crib and extra bed policies

    0 - 5 years
    Crib upon request
    Free

    The number of cribs allowed depends on the option you choose. Check your selected option for more info.

    There are no extra beds available at this property.

    All cribs are subject to availability.

    No age restriction
    There's no age requirement for check-in
    Pets
    Pets are not allowed.
    Cards accepted at this property
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    The fine print
    Must-know information for guests at this property

    Upon check-in photo identification and credit card is required. All special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.

    Please note, different policies will apply for groups bookings of more than 10 rooms.

    Please note that the elevator is currently closed as it undergoes routing maintenance.

    In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property.

    FAQs about Glacier View Lodge

    • Room options at Glacier View Lodge include:

      • Quad
      • Suite
      • Double

    • Glacier View Lodge is 2,600 feet from the center of Sunwapta. All distances are measured in straight lines. Actual travel distances may vary.

    • The prices at Glacier View Lodge may vary depending on your stay (e.g. dates, hotel's policy etc.). To see prices, enter your dates.

    • Glacier View Lodge has 3 restaurants:

      • Starbucks
      • Chalet
      • Altitude

    • Check-in at Glacier View Lodge is from 4:00 PM, and check-out is until 11:00 AM.

    • Glacier View Lodge offers the following activities/services (charges may apply):

      • Hiking