i'm going to the canadian rockies to get some work (writing) done. and
as such i have very specific requirements for a hotel room:

1) good, close view in and of the mountains (for inspiration)
2) high-speed(broadband) internet connection
3) 24-hr room service
4) around 200 USD/night

i've been looking at hotels in the banff/jasper/lake louise (alberta)
area and its been a struggle finding one that met all 4 criteria. My
best bet - the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise is $500/night
(www.fairmont.com/lakelouise/). Second choice - Rimrock Resort
(www.rimrockresort.com) - has spotty internet. And third choice -
Buffalo Mountain Lodge(www.crmr.com/buffalo_mountain_lodge.php) -
doesn't have 24-hr room service.

i didn't think it would be this hard. Maybe I'm being too picky with
the view? after all, i don't need a spectacular view just a good,
unobstructed one. and maybe all hotels in banff have good views but
don't say so explicitly because they're not spectacular (to the
locals)? otherwise, i'm very flexible - it could be a decrepid shack
in the woods or a roach motel as long as it fits the 4 criteria! And
it doesn't have to be exactly Banff/Jasper, anywhere within a 200 mile
radius would be fine.

So the Question is: What is the name (and number) of the hotel (and
room number if my criteria are not hotel-wide) that I'm trying to
find?

http://www.mysticsprings.ca/

In room broadband, spectacular view, NOT in Banff (you may appreciate
that when you find out how noisy Banff can be), within your price
range...not sure on the 24 hour room service.

Good Luck

thx canadianhelper but sadly mystic springs has no 24-hr room service :-/

You might want to post your question here:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowForum-g154918-i465-Jasper_Jasper_National_Park_Alberta.html

I'm afraid you are being too picky for the price range you want. 

I have lived in Banff for 15 years, so I have a pretty good idea
what's available. For inspiring mountain views, you need a spot in
Banff, or Chateau Lake Louise. Not Canmore, not Jasper - those are
places to stay and then make trips out into the mountains. They are
not "in" the mountains the way you mean it.

In Banff, the truly spectacular views are at either the Fairmont Banff
Springs, or the Rimrock Resort Hotel. These are both across the river
from downtown Banff, where you get unobstructed views of mountain
splendor. The "view" rooms at those places go for much more than
$200/night. They both have all the amenities you'd want - I'm not sure
where you get the idea that Internet service at Rimrock would be
spotty, I doubt that.

There are plenty of cheaper hotels in downtown Banff, but you won't
get spectacular views from the rooms. Outside yes, inside no. But if
you think that would work, add a coment, and I'll give you some
suggestions.

Chateau Lake Louise has a spectacular view, even better than the Banff
choices (much closer up, but less sweeping). Again, a "view" room is
way out of your price range. As in Banff, you won't get that kind of
view from an alternative hotel in Lake Louise townsite.

Within your price range, with spectacular views, you need to go to a
lodge more out of the way, such as Num-Ti-Jah Lodge (on the Icefields
Parkway between Lake Louise and Jasper). Places like that don't have
adequate Internet connections.

The Banff Center is an arts education institution and conference
facility. They have writers' retreats, including isolated "cabins in
the woods" as well as luxury hotel-style facilities. Not 24 hour room
service, and only semi-view. But if you have long lead time, it would
be worth looking into.

Sorry, no magic answer. You'll have to compromise to make it work. For
example, one of several hotels in the Tunnel Mountain area of Banff
(Douglas Fir Resort, Hidden Ridge Chalets etc.). They would be in your
price range, the views would be decent (because you are well up, a
couple hundred feet above the downtown), but you'd have to settle for
less than 24-hour room service.

Maybe you should just swap houses with me :)

Canadian Country Cabins in Crescent Spur BC sounds like the perfect
spot for you. It is located about 120 miles from Jasper between the
Rocky and Caribou mountain ranges. The private cabins have an amazing
view and are not close to any other lodges so the quiet atomsphere is
stimulating. There is broadband internet included.
www.canadiancountrycabins.com