Glacier View Lodge

Jasper National Park


The panoramic perspectives over the glacier are unbelievable at this revamped hotel on the top floor of the Icefield Centre. Rooms have been given a total makeover, with loads of Scandinavian-style blonde wood, while the lobby area sports plush chairs and a telescope for admiring spectacular views through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

The main floors just below may feel like a shopping mall during the day, but once the buses go away you're left to tranquilly enjoy one of Jasper's most iconic spots. A nothing-to-write-home-about restaurant and cafeteria share the complex.


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