The Approach Hotel

2.0 star property
Ski-in/ski-out hotel near Panorama Mountain Ski Area

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Waterslide
Sauna
Yoga
Golf
Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

Reviews

6.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Spa
  • Gym
  • Laundry
  • Pool

Explore the area

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2040 Summit Dr, Panorama, BC, V0A 1T0
  • Place, Panorama Mountain Ski Area
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Mile 1 Quad Express
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Greywolf Golf Course
    ‪5 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, Multiple Beds

  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds and 2 Queen Beds

About the area

Panorama

Near the slopes.Your stay at this Panorama hotel places you within a 10-minute walk of Panorama Mountain Ski Area and Toby Chairlift. Mile 1 Quad Express and Rk Heliski are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Panorama Mountain Ski Area - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Mile 1 Quad Express - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Toby Chairlift - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Red Carpet - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Greywolf Golf Course - 5 min drive - 2.4 km

Getting around

  • Cranbrook, BC (YXC-Canadian Rockies Intl.) - 124 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Alto Kitchen & Bar - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Fireside Cafe & Lounge - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Cliffhanger Restaurant - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪T Bar & Grill - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Jack Pine Pub - ‬5 min walk

About this property

The Approach Hotel

Ski-in/ski-out hotel near Panorama Mountain Ski Area
During the winter, enjoy onsite recreation like downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, and snowboarding and return when the snow melts for a round of golf at the onsite golf course. Soothe your muscles in the hot tub or take an invigorating swim in one of the 2 outdoor swimming pools after a day on the slopes. The Approach Hotel helps provide the perfect winter holiday with ski storage, skiing lessons, and ski equipment rentals. At the end of the day, order après-ski drinks at the hotel's bar.

There are 2 restaurants on site, as well as a coffee shop/café and a grocery/convenience store. Public spaces have free WiFi. This ski hotel also offers a children's pool, outdoor tennis courts, and a sauna. Self parking is free.

This Panorama hotel is smoke free.

  • 57 guestrooms or units
  • 4 levels
  • 2 dining venues
  • Built in 1981
  • Kid's club (surcharge)
  • Supervised childcare (surcharge)
  • Poolside lounge chairs
  • Ski lift tickets
  • Ski equipment storage
  • Ski equipment rentals
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Express check-out
  • Pool or billiards table
  • Convenience store
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • Gift shop
  • ATM
  • Onsite shopping
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Coffee shop
The Approach Hotel offers 57 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and complimentary toiletries. LCD televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include fans and blackout drapes/curtains.

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. Services include massages.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Children's club (surcharge)
  • Children's pool
  • Fenced pool
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Laundry facilities
  • Mini golf
  • Playground
  • Supervised activities for children (surcharge)

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe

Things to do

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • 3 outdoor tennis courts
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Children's club
  • Children's pool
  • Cross-country skiing
  • Downhill skiing
  • Golf course
  • Gym
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Hot tub
  • Mini golf
  • Mountain biking
  • Playground
  • Sauna
  • Shopping
  • Ski equipment rentals
  • Ski lessons
  • Ski passes
  • Ski storage
  • Ski-in/ski-out access
  • Snowboarding

Accessibility

  • Elevator
  • Thin carpet in room

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with cable channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Fan
  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 5:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 11:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Renovations and closures

The following facilities will be closed during January, December, November, February, March, and April:
  • Children's club
  • Sauna
  • Swimming pool
  • Water park

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Cashless transactions are available
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. Cash is not accepted. This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival. Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector in each accommodation. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

We should mention

  • The seasonal pool will open in July and close in August.

Property is also known as

Pine Inn Mountain Village
Pine Inn Panorama Mountain Village
Pine Panorama Mountain Village
Pine Inn Panorama Mountain Resort
Pine Inn Mountain Resort
Pine Panorama Mountain
Panorama Mountain Resort Pine Inn
Mountain Resort Pine Inn
Pine Inn at Panorama Mountain Resort
Pine Inn at Panorama Mountain Village
The Approach Hotel Hotel
The Approach Hotel Panorama
The Approach Hotel Hotel Panorama
Panorama Mountain Resort Pine Inn

The Approach Hotel Reviews

Reviews

6.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 85 out of 588 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 176 out of 588 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 156 out of 588 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 99 out of 588 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 72 out of 588 reviews

6.6/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

5.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Gabriel

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Lanny

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Leonard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Rooms are comfortable. Building no elevator, difficult with lot of luggage and kids.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Brittany

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Derek

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
No elevator in our building and we were on the 4th floor and had to park a mile away
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Tracy

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Pam

Excellent family holiday!!!

There is lots of activities to do at the resort. The rooms are clean and beds are comfortable. There is no ac in the room so I would recommend packing a fan. We loved all the activities right at the resort!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Wayne, Edmonton

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the hot pool annd mountain surroundings Room is newly renovated and in a good state. Only downside is lack of daily room cleaning and air conditioning. When it’s 34 degrees outside it’s pretty warm inside and takes forever to cool down. If they even added portable a/c would probably improve the hotel immensely.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Room comfort

So So...

There was no air conditioning in the rooms, and we pack meals for cost effectiveness, but there was no microwave in the rooms or on site to use. Completely affected our trip.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

George

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
2 night stay for work. The room was clean and presentable but the tub was clogged and it was noisy. The worse part was that were was no Air conditioning.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Mikolaj

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great facility, family friendly. Only minus - no AC and only so so dining close by
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Ryan

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Stair climber

Comfy bedding, clean room once you get there. No elevator so dragging luggage up stairs was less than ideal. No balcony, no microwave but the pool was nice, after you did those stairs as well.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

enmanuel

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Wei

Good
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything we needed all in one place.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jenelle

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great service & amenities!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

warren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The access to get your things to your room is very challenging. Other than that challenge it was a great stay. We stayed in he approach 2.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Lindsey

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Property was outdated, extremely noisey at all hours of the day and night. Geared towards a younger crowd looking to party. Not suitable for families or anyone looking for a relaxing vacation.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brandon

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Xia

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff very friendly, room is comfortable and quiet. Close to lift chair and restaurant.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Octavian, Calgary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Construction around the property. The parking lot was a patch of dirt. It felt raw. But enjoy the stay anyway!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Paola

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff servicio was terrible, except at the check in.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Kevin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall a great stay. The Approach room didn't have a fridge which was a little inconvenient but there is a shared ice machine and microwave. The room was clean and quiet with a great view from the balcony. Restaurants were close by with excellent food. Would stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Norallyn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
safe
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024