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Jasper Park Lodge

Room Service personnel on bicycles served the cabins at this Canadian National Railways resort hotel and luxury cabins.

Everyone with money stayed here … royalty, Hollywood stars shooting movies in the Rockies, professional and recreational golfers, and …

In 1974 Patty Hearst was sighted in one of the empty cabins. Neighbouring cabins were evacuated and the singing RCMP musically rode in and cordoned off the area. No it wasn’t her. A young woman was staying behind after the rest of her family checked out and the register had not been updated.

Canadian Pacific Hotels acquired the CNR hotel chain, REITed the real estate, contracted back the hotel management, and rebranded Jasper and the rest as Fairmont Hotels.

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