Fairmont Hotels & Resorts

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	Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Manor House, 21 Soho Square, London W1D 3QP			MAP
tel: UK (020) 7025 1625; US tollfree 1 800 441 1414

A US group, now including the one-time Canadian Pacific properties.

Where

39 city and resort hotels in the US, Canada, Bermuda, Barbados and Mexico, plus a new property in Dubai. Landmark properties include the Plaza New York, Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in Arizona, Fairmont Banff Springs and Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise.

Style

Five-star de luxe, largely geared for the business market, in the city properties in particular. Reports itself the largest luxury hotel management company in North America.
Particularly highlight the spa facilities and premium Fairmont Gold hotel within a hotel.

Child Facilities

Vary from property to property. Available at the Plaza New York and the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald at Edmonton among the city hotels, and of the resort hotels the Scottsdale Princess, the Kea Lani Maui on Maui, in Canada the Fairmont Banff Springs, Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu, Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, Fairmont Le Chateau Montebello and Fairmont Algonquin in Canada, the Fairmont Glitter Bay in Barbados, Fairmont Southampton Princess in Bermuda and Fairmonts Acapulco Princess and Pierre Marques in Acapulco in Mexico. Some of the above offer supervised children's programme looking at the environment or sea life, some with tuition in ski or golf.
Children get their own step-up check-in area, custom made welcome pack with registration card and complimentary gift, and children's menus offer the likes of pizza and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Some hotels also offer children's activity programmes are for children 6-18 years offering for example cooking with the chefs, taking a nature hike or finishing the day with a fireside story.
Hotels such as the Sky Dome and Chateau Laurier have kids rooms, high chairs, kids menus, babysitting and connecting rooms. The programme also includes special prices for attractions outside the hotel.
The Young Ambassador programme enables children to shop in the hotel using their own ‘credit card'.

Sample Price

A night at Chateau Lake Louise at Easter would be C$470 for a premier room suitable for a family of four or with under 5s C$423 b&b.

Child Prices

Under 5s are free. 6-18 years the room price covers four and includes breakfast.