Canadian Rockies · Gateway Stays
Basecamp Lodge Canmore
Lodge rooms with fireplaces and a 24-hour great room on Bow Valley Trail, Canmore, with a cedar sauna and cruiser bikes for the summer.
Canadian Rockies · Gateway Stays
Lamphouse Hotel Canmore
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The film, and the tour
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From the Journal
Base camp: five beds in Canmore and Revelstoke, the night before the mountains
Every trip into the Rockies or the Columbias starts with a night in town. I photographed, filmed and built the 360 tours for five Basecamp Resorts properties, four in Canmore and one above the Columbia River in Revelstoke. This is which one to pick for which trip, and what the nights there are like.
Words, photography & film by Ben Taft ·
Read the storyAbout Lamphouse Hotel Canmore
Lamphouse is Basecamp's modern mountain motel in the heart of downtown Canmore, at 610 8 Street beside Policeman's Creek, steps from the coffee shops and breweries and a footbridge from the pond that the aspens turn gold around in October. The rooms are king and double queen, some with mountain views and one set aside for dogs, plus a queen suite and the Lamphouse Apartment, four beds and two and a half bathrooms for up to ten. Bold design, premium beds and locally made bath products; an outdoor hot tub by the creek open nine to ten daily (towels are in the room, there are no change rooms); and the complimentary shuttle to Everwild, Basecamp's Nordic spa, on request. I photographed and filmed the hotel and built its 360 tour, including the view from across the pond that opens it.
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The days around it
Day tours from Canmore
Booked on Viator, with free cancellation on most of them; the boat day and the lodge stay are separate.
- Moraine Lake and Lake Louise, a full day from Canmore
- Shuttle to Lake Louise, Moraine Lake and Johnston Canyon
- Sunset at Lake Louise and Moraine Lake
- The Columbia Icefield, a full day from Banff
- Banff gondola, the hot springs, Bow Falls and three lakes
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The Ledger
What Lamphouse Hotel Canmore costs, and what you get
Lamphouse Hotel Canmore: a modern motel in downtown Canmore beside Policeman's Creek, king and double queen rooms for 2 to 4 (one king set aside for dogs), a queen suite and an apartment for 10, priced by the night in the booking engine (no fixed tariff), with a creekside hot tub and Main Street a two-minute walk.
What the rooms are, what a stay includes and the terms you agree to, from the property page and the group terms. No rate card exists: the price is set by date in the booking engine, so the price band on this page is an estimate and the live number is one click away.
- Rooms King and queen sleeping 2 to 4; the apartment sleeps 10
- Hot tub By the creek 9 am to 10 pm; closed Sunday mornings; no change rooms
- Dogs One king room the dog-friendly king, by notice at booking
- To Main Street 2 min on foot; 610 8 Street
- Check-in 4:00 pm check-out 11:00 am
- Cancel free 72 hours flexible rate; prepaid rates are non-refundable
- Security deposit $250 per unit, on arrival, refunded after the stay
- Parking 1 space per reservation, complimentary, not guaranteed
- Pets Up to 2 in pet-friendly units only, by notice at booking
Read from Lamphouse Hotel Canmore, property page (rooms, amenities, contact) on 15 September 2026.
What a stay includes
Included
- Premium beds, cosy linen and locally made bath products in every room
- The outdoor hot tub with mountain and creek views, 9 am to 10 pm daily; towels are in the room, so bring them along
- Two full and one half bathrooms and four beds in the Lamphouse Apartment
- A complimentary shuttle to Everwild Canmore, the group's Nordic spa, on request
Not included
- Entry to Everwild; booked and paid separately
- A kitchen, except in the apartment; the rooms are motel rooms
- The security deposit of $250 per unit, refunded after the stay
- Meals; every property is self-catering or room-only
- Park passes for Banff and Kananaskis, bought at the park gate or online
The terms
Deposit Flexible reservations are charged in full by card 72 hours before check-in; prepaid reservations are charged at booking. A $250 security deposit per unit is taken on the day of arrival and refunded after the stay, less any damage or extra cleaning.
Balance due Full payment 72 hours before arrival on a flexible rate; at booking on a non-refundable rate.
- Flexible rate, more than 72 hours before arrival Nothing; cancel or change free
- Flexible rate, inside 72 hours The full reservation price
- Non-refundable prepaid rate, any time 100%; no amendment or refund
- Groups of 4 or more rooms or suites Free until 45 days before arrival (30 in low season)
The security deposit is refunded in full within 5 days of a cancellation notice. Rates are in Canadian dollars and can change until the reservation is paid in full.
Basecamp does not sell trip insurance; a non-refundable rate is only worth the saving if the dates are certain.
Questions people ask
Which rooms look at the mountains?
The king room with mountain view and the double queen with view face the Rundle range across the creek; the plain king and double queen face the courtyard. The apartment has its own patio over the courtyard with the peaks beyond.
Why a motel downtown?
Because everything is walkable: the coffee, the breweries, the Bow River trail and the footbridge over Policeman's Creek to the pond, which is the view the 360 tour opens on. For a base for restaurants and short walks rather than a kitchen week, this is the one to pick.
What does a night cost?
Basecamp does not print a rate card; the price for each room or suite is set by the date and the length of stay in the booking engine on the property page, with a choice of a flexible rate (cancel free until 72 hours before arrival) and a lower non-refundable prepaid rate. Suites with kitchens are priced for the whole unit, not per person, so a family or two couples in a two-bedroom pays one rate.
Can I bring my dog?
At the properties with pet-friendly units, yes, up to two pets, and you must say so when you book so a pet-friendly unit is allocated; a pet found in a non-pet unit is charged $100 a night. Pets stay off the furniture and bedding, out of the spa, on a lead on the property, and any extra cleaning is billed.
Is there parking?
Basecamp aims to provide one complimentary space per reservation at every property, displayed with a parking pass; it is not guaranteed, and a second vehicle is not promised a space.
Amenities
- Wifi
- Road access
- Hot tub
- Family rooms
- Pet friendly
- Heated year round
- Spa
Best for
- Couples
- Solo travellers
- Small groups
- Families
- Hikers
- Celebrations
Location
51.0906, -115.3595 · nearest gateway Calgary
Where the facts come from
Where the facts come from
The record is what I found on the visit, checked against the operator's own published material and written in my own words. Last checked 15 September 2026. The following could not be confirmed against a published source and are marked inferred: avgTicketValue, lat, lng.
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