- Chateau Lake Louise
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Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise 
Chateau Lake Louise from the Big Beehive 
Location Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada Coordinates 51°25′4″N 116°13′2″W / 51.41778°N 116.21722°WCoordinates: 51°25′4″N 116°13′2″W / 51.41778°N 116.21722°W Opening date 1911[1] Management Fairmont Hotels and Resorts Owner OMERS Restaurants 6 Website www.fairmont.com/lakelouise 
The hotel from the opposite shore of the lake.
The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise is a Fairmont Hotel on the eastern shore of Lake Louise, near Banff, Alberta. The original Chateau was gradually built up at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century by the Canadian Pacific Railway and was thus "kin" to its predecessors, the Banff Springs Hotel, and the Château Frontenac. The hotel's wooden Rattenbury Wing burned down on 3 July 1924, and was replaced by the current Barrot Wing one year later. The Painter Wing, built in 1913, is the oldest portion of the hotel still standing. The Mount Temple Wing, opened in 2004, is the newest wing of the hotel and features modern meeting facilities, including the Mount Temple Ballroom.
The hotel was first conceived by the railway at the end of the 19th century, as a vacation destination to lure moneyed travellers into taking trains and heading West. By the time airplanes and automobiles had displaced the trains, it had gained sufficient renown to have a life of its own. The Canadian Pacific Railway long ago sold it to other interests.
From the start, the goal was to exploit the stunning natural beauty of the emerald-green lake and of Victoria glacier which rose above it. There were many hiking and canoeing itineraries for nature lovers. Eventually, all the natural areas around the hotel were incorporated into the Banff National Park. This park has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Originally built to function only in summer, the hotel was winterized in 1982 and now offers all of the regular ski resort fare during the winter months. In addition to the usual skiing, ice skating and snowboarding, there are sleigh rides, ice sculpture contests and snowshoe excursions.
The hotel is also a popular place for special events including hundreds of weddings throughout the year.
The resort is owned by OMERS and operated by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts of Toronto.
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View from inside the Chateau
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Chateau Lake Louise reflecting in the water
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Canada's grand railway hotelsCity hotels Delta Bessborough • Hotel Charlottetown • The Empress • Fort Garry Hotel • Château Frontenac • Château Laurier • Lord Nelson Hotel • Hotel Macdonald • Hotel Newfoundland • Hotel Nova Scotian • Palliser Hotel • Queen Elizabeth Hotel • Royal York • Hotel Saskatchewan • Hotel Vancouver • Place Viger • Windsor HotelResort hotels The Algonquin • Banff Springs Hotel • Digby Pines Resort • Highland Inn • Jasper Park Lodge • Château Lake Louise • Château Montebello • Prince of Wales HotelCategories:- Canadian Pacific Railway hotels
- Banff National Park
- Hotels in Alberta
- Fairmont Hotels and Resorts
- OMERS
- Châteauesque architecture in Canada
- Hotels established in 1911
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