LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise in Alberta has unveiled its BASIN Glacial Waters, the official identity of its highly-anticipated thermal-bathing experience. The indoor-outdoor, all-sensory space is currently in the final stages of completion, ahead of its summer 2025 opening.
BASIN Glacial Waters — a vision two decades in the making and realized by internationally recognized AD100 architect Matteo Thun — represents the convergence of natural elements and contemporary wellness, interpreted through a luxury lens. Within the space, a highly-curated series of experiences allow for personal interpretation, defined as self-guided journeys of reflection, renewal and vitality.
To enter, guests will first make their way through a low-lit, sensory, calming passageway. Arched windows that mirror the original style of the hotel’s exterior allow for streams of natural light.
For dry heat, traditional Finnish and Bio saunas present a choice of higher or lower humidity. The Aufguss sauna — its roots in European sweat culture — will become a signature BASIN experience, while two traditional steam rooms enhance the wet component of the cycle. The infinity pool sprawls from the interior onto the outdoor deck. Adding to the thermal bathing circuit is the series of varying-temperature pools, including a circular reflexology pool, waterfall feature pool, and for standing contrast bathing, a Kneipp Walk. For cold impact, the space features an outdoor, ice-temperature plunge and a cold bucket drop.
Post-bathing, the Silent Salt Relax room is ideal for pause, meditation and purification. The Hot Stone room allows guests to settle into the heated stone slab beds for full-body muscle relaxation.
“Introducing this impressive facility at Faimont Chateau Lake Louise is an invite for guests to take their interpretation of well-being discovery to an entirely different level, and speaks to the group’s continued vision of blending first-class, contemporary wellness experiences with remarkable hospitality,” says general manager Tracy Lowe.