Property
The Delta Lodge is consistently rated as one of Alberta’s best family hotels. The views are gorgeous and hotel amenities include a spa, indoor/outdoor hot tub, indoor pool, game room, shops, restaurants, babysitting service and many child-friendly activities.

Location
Kananaskis Country is Alberta’s best-kept secret. While all the other tourists head to nearby Banff or Jasper, locals sneak off to Kananaskis’ 4,000-square kilometer outdoor playground, which is just as beautiful but without the crowds and cost.

Winter boasts skating at the pond on property, skiing at former Olympic venue Nakiska or tobogganing at the nearby hill. Summer activities are endless with hiking, biking, horseback riding and rafting. There are daily resort activities that include Bingo, movie night, scavenger hunts and milk carton bowling. Kananaskis Outfitters offers many reasonably-priced rentals for family-friendly items such as baby backpacks or Chariot strollers for skiing or biking with your children.

Sleeps
2-6 people. We stayed in a Deluxe Family Room, which accommodated our party of six just fine.

Highlights
We went just prior to Christmas and were amazed at the variety of mid-week activities. My children cooked banana boats over an open fire, went for walks along the Rim Trail overlooking the valley, played Santa Bingo with Mrs. Claus, and wrote a letter to Santa and had a response delivered to them the next morning. Their favorite thing of all? The elf tuck-in service where an employee dressed as an elf came to read them a bedtime story and put them to bed.

Good to know
The on-site restaurants were too pricey. The rooms were standard without a lot of bells and whistles. Television in our room was outdated and reception was not the best.

Contact
http://www.deltahotels.com/hotels/hotels.php?hotelId=30

Written by Amber Johnson

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