Nice place and the currency exchange here is quick and easy. I do believe it's a good exchange rate…read moreand I'd suggest keeping cash on hand for the Lake Louise Tea Houses if you're going there, and also you'll get a better exchange rate than paying with your credit card most shops and restaurants. You can also hop the bus for $2 and I'm not sure they take credit but I'd think not.

Clock Tower Village Mall is a great place for tourists around the Banff area. There are multiple…read morestores at this location. They are clean and the products are very well-maintained and organized compared to other locations nearby. Currency exchange is also available inside the mall and a Thai restaurant. You can go through and there is an alley and parking spots. The building is maintained and quite nice. Atmosphere is very casual and curated towards tourists. However, I could say that it could be more clean-cut -- attention to detail is very important. Some of the decor is also very tacky which is fair as it is curated towards tourists. All the employees were kind and friendly, taking their time to greet you and asking if you require assistance on anything.

If you want a hoodie as a male never go to this place. It's an absolute joke they may have 3 male…read morehoodies that are plain or ugly. Then they have about 11 female hoodies that looked like they had more thought put into them. I was really hoping to get a hoodie as a souvenir but unfortunately they don't care enough to actually stock good male hoodies.

From the owner: Banff Gifts and Souvenirs are Doncath Holdings Inc. interest. It is one of the few locally and…read morefamily owned businesses in and around the Rocky Mountains and Alberta area, and has been in business since the early seventies. To better serve our customers, and give them a more streamlined variety and relevant options, we have named our Banff gift and online web stores to make it easier for our valued customers to choose where they would want to shop today. We do business under the following names in the Banff, Canada area: *Banff Western Outfitters *Duck Duck Moose *Just Next Door *Mountain Legends *The Bare Moose *The Thunderbird *Totem Souvenirs *Banff Gifts and Souvenirs (online only)

If you walk down Banff Avenue and stop by all the gift stores, you'll quickly see that everyone…read moresells the same things. Maple Sugar cookies, chocolates with Canadian ice wine, cute animal shaped hats/gloves, and fudge. Pika Villages sells all of those things, but they're the cheapest! I piked up some ice-wine candies and cookies to bring back for some co-workers and it was $1-2 cheaper than everywhere else. So, consider getting your gifts from this shop! Or is it shoppe?

Dear Mr and Mrs I was glad to meet your store this…read moreafternoon.It was my first time to doing shopping in an Japaness shop and talk to an Japaness staff. As a matter of fact, I have known some about Japan before and I am very interested in Japaness culture. Today is my first time contact to this culture,in your shop~After my friend buying a coat ,I said arigado to the staff,a long hair gir, her thank you response impressive me,especially her smile,polite and pretty smile.I thought I was more willing to learn more Japaness culture, in other words, I am attracted by it. After that I decided to buy another coat for my dad as a Father's Day present. Second buying experience ,her smile impressed me again. Actually I am a college student travel from China to Canada. I will leave here tomorrow but I hope to collect my first and unforgettable experience with kind Japaness up and keep it. Wish to make friends with you, and your culture. My E-mail is 449244311@qq.com. I do not know whether I can receive you mail in my mailbox (maybe this mail if not international but I think one day i will regist an international one) but I hope I can have my first Japaness friend who impressed me so deeply. If I have more chance to come to Banff, (maybe I will study in Canada )hope to visit your beautiful store again~ Thanks so much and waiting for your response Yours Lynn

Great little clothing and accessories boutique located in Clock Tower Village Mall on Banff avenue…read more They've got a pretty sweet clearance rack that you definitely need to check out if you come here. This is a great place to find a souvenir that isn't touristy. I'd much rather come home with a beautiful wrap, dress, or necklace than a Banff coffee mug. Lots of originals accessories here made by hand as well as boutique brands. The store itself is absolutely adorable - love the birch tree patterned fabric on the change rooms! And the store has two entrances - one from Banff avenue and one from within the mall. I will most definitely be back!

OMG! I don't know how I haven't seen this store before! What a hidden gem. My hubs and I were…read morebombing around Banff and it was freezing outside so we kept popping into stores and low and behold found this one. Adorable clothes. A lot of boho, but some super cute dresses and KnittyKitty Knitwear, which are the most amazing pair of underwear I owe now. Reasonable prices and friendly staff.

I haven't been to a Colors of Benetton for ages and so it was nice to enter one here at the cute…read moremall on the main street in Banff. This is a spacious store, and everything seemed to be 70% off merchandise. I have always loved Colors, I love their advertising, the patterns and I love quality of material in the clothing. There was a wicked sweater sale on V and Crew neck sweaters regular at $90 today ranged at $24 to $30. These had great body appeal, with diamonds and stripes, with a nice funky range of colors ranging from greys, purples and avocado green. The sale staff was very encouraging in resonating the 70% sales decrease on everything in the store. I think however this sale would be the only way to shop at Colors for me, as normal prices are pretty high in price.

Souvenir gift shop located in Clock Tower Village Mall. What I appreciate about "CT Style - Fun…read morewith gifts & accessories" is that they carry items the other 2 dozen souvenir shops along Banff Avenue don't have. I'm always on the hunt for memorable items like funky umbrellas, hats, and decor. I'd give it a 3 Star for price because it's more than I'd like to pay but at least it's something different than most of the other shops in the area.

I had a good experience at this Snowflake location. I've…read morepurchased things from the Banff Ave location before, but they didn't have the headband I wanted. The staff called the hotel location and I was told they'd hold it for me. Normally this store doesn't stay open so late, but she was happy to wait for me. My husband and I found her chatty and friendly. Of course she was trying to get my husband to buy something for himself. I feel totally comfortable browsing here as well as their location in town.

First time in store. I bought a sweater and toque. Love them...until I discovered that I paid 75$…read morefor the toque but a store at Lake Louise had it for 40$. The sweater was 175$ and only 110$ at the Lake Louise Store. I must admit I was very frustrated And out a fair amount of money.