A stunning new thermal wellness facility is being built deep in the Alberta Rockies, and the new spa is set to welcome guests this summer.
The team at Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise announced on Tuesday that the spa will be named “Basin Glacial Waters,” and has been designed to appear embedded into the natural landscape along the iconic lake, with the indoor-outdoor, all-sensory space currently in the final stages of completion ahead of its Summer 2025 opening.
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The spa has been in the works for two decades and the project was helmed by internationally recognized AD100 architect Matteo Thun.
The spa is being touted as a “multifaceted wellness experience unlike anything else within Canada,” and will be a “wellness first” for Fairmont Hotels & Resorts.
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“Basin sets a new worldwide standard for thermal spa luxury and will be a flagship for Fairmont’s new wellbeing platform. We’re confident that this is the most exciting wellness opening of 2025, representing a groundbreaking shift to the meaning of wellness within the breathtaking Canadian Rockies,” said Emlyn Brown, senior vice president of wellbeing, strategy, design, and development with the Accor Group, in a news release.
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Fairmont dished on what the experience of the new spa nestled in the Alberta Rockies will be like, with guests entering through a low-lit, sensory, calming passageway.
Dramatic arched windows that mirror the original style of the hotel’s exterior will let streams of natural light flood into the space, and you’ll be able to shift between the hydrotherapy components. For dry heat, traditional Finnish and Bio Saunas will give the choice of higher or lower humidity.
There will also be a main sauna “rooted in European sweat culture,” along with two more steam rooms.
A major draw will be its infinity pool, which sprawls from the interior onto the outdoor deck. We can’t wait to see the pool open, which will feature plenty of space to catch a tan. The hotel’s previous pool opened in 1926 and closed in 1980.
In addition to the infinity pool, guests can hit up a series of varying-temperature pools, including a circular reflexology pool, a waterfall feature pool, and a Kneipp Walk for standing contrast bathing. For cold impact, the outdoor, ice-temperature plunge and the cold bucket drop are an instant refresh.
To top off the experience, there will be a Silent Salt Relax room with a Himalayan salt wall, while the Hot Stone room is an invite to rest, as guests settle into the heated stone slab beds for full-body muscle relaxation.