If you are planning an Alberta getaway this winter and want to focus on relaxation, you have the choice between a few excellent spa resorts.

Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge
Spa hotels and resorts on the Alberta side of the Canadian Rockies offer all sorts of ways to unwind over the colder months. There are options for hydro-based relaxation, such as indoor and outdoor pool/hot tub combos and the large Kananaskis Nordic Spa, as well as saunas and generally quiet spaces to find your sense of calm or peace.
If relaxation to you means pampering yourself, then there are ways to do that at Alberta’s spa resorts with massages, facials, nail treatments, or body wraps! Keep in mind that there are often ways to save, too, when you book your spa treatments and rooms at the same time.
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Kananaskis Nordic Spa
The Nordic Spa is in the heart of Kananaskis Village and conveniently close to two different accommodation options: the Crosswaters Resort, and the Pomeroy Kananaskis Lodge. And if you book with either hotel, you can save on your Nordic Spa access. The large spa has several ways to relax like its multiple saunas, five outdoor pools, massage rooms, and plenty of outdoor space with cauldron fires set up all around the grounds.
Where: 1 Centennial Dr, Kananaskis Village
Everwild Canmore
One of Alberta’s newest spa and Nordic spa experiences is now open in Canmore. Get the ultimate in relaxation, luxury, and rest, among some of Alberta’s prettiest scenery, with a stay or spa treatment at the Everwild Canmore.
Surrounded by lush forests, the spa area is divided into indoor and outdoor areas with pools, saunas, and relaxation areas to explore. Everwild Canmore Spa also offer a variety of massage types. Everwild Canmore is also home to two separate dining areas: the Rhythm & Howl Restaurant and the Elements Lounge.
Where: 1 Silvertip Trail, Canmore, AB
Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise – BASIN Glacial Waters
Between the dining, outdoor fun, the views, and all the amenities at the Chateau Lake Louise, there are many ways to enjoy your mountain vacation. If you’re after relaxation, you will find it here, but with exceptional luxury. They even offer a special menu of kids’ spa treatments. And after a day of facials, massages, or nail treatments, you can relax mountain- and lakeside in the grand indoor pool or hot tub.
Aside from the Fairmont’s usual spa offerings, the hotel grounds are now home to a second, and brand-new spa experience. The Chateau’s all-new BASIN Glacial Waters spa provides a chance to relax outside and lakeside, in the vitality pools, in one of three different types of saunas, in the Himalayan salt room, or in the Glacial Lounge.
Where: 111 Lake Louise Drive
Fairmont Spa Jasper Park Lodge
A winter stay in Jasper can easily come with a few ways to unwind, and there are even more ways to relax if you book a stay with the Jasper Park Lodge. The hotel offers a huge variety of treatments, including body wraps, couples’ massages, facials, and nail treatments. These services are coupled with the Lodge’s heated outdoor pool and the surrounding mountain views.
Where: Old Lodge Road, Jasper
Post Hotel & Spa
The location and setting of the Post Hotel & Spa alone are enough to offer a vacation some peace, relaxation, and tranquillity. The Post Hotel & Spa is on the Lake Louise side of Banff National Park where it sits on the banks of the Bow River, across from Lake Louise and the Fairmont. And for some true R&R, look to the hotel’s Temple Mountain Spa. Choose between their multiple massage options with add-ons also available for each massage, one of many full-body treatments like scrubs or wraps, the list of signature facials, or a classic mani/pedi.
Where: 200 Pipestone Road, Lake Louise
Banff Caribou Lodge
Located in the heart of the Banff townsite, the Caribou Lodge and its Red Earth Spa are easy and convenient to reach. The log-cabin-style hotel is a modern mountain resort on the inside, with multiple room types, including suites with private hot tubs. The Lodge’s Red Earth Spa offers experiences as relaxing as the hot tubs. The spa’s treatments, located next to the hotel’s large indoor pool and hot tub, include massages and other body treatments, facials, couples’ experiences, and waxing and tinting services.
Where: 521 Banff Ave., Banff
Silver Creek Lodge
Find and see the Silver Creek Lodge from the Trans Canada Highway as it passes Canmore. The Silver Creek Lodge offers several types of rooms or suites from the basic two-person room to larger two-bedroom rooms, or rooms with private balconies. The hotel’s other major features include the Bodhi Wellness Spa, and the Wild Orchid Bistro & Sushi Lounge. Both of these hotel amenities offer a way to elevate your experience at the foot of the Rockies. At the spa, choose between numerous ways to relax like massages and facials, or time in the sauna, steam room, and outdoor hot tubs.
Where: 1818 Mountain Ave., Canmore
Willow Stream Spa
Get away from the freezing winter temperatures and experience a restorative soak at the spa located in the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. You can opt between an outdoor whirlpool and an indoor mineral pool, a steam room or an eucalyptus-scented sauna. There are 27 private treatment rooms spread over 40,000 square feet of spa offering massages, facials, manicures, pedicures and couples’ treatments.
Where: 405 Spray Ave, Banff
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