Help with travel plans with kids - Canadian Rockies
First, if I am in the wrong forum, please direct me to the correct one.
We (wife, two kids ages 7 and 4, and I) have a trip planned for Lake Louise, Jasper, and Banff this coming July. We are not sure yet if we will go or not but have the hotels reservations made already pre-coronavirus times. My question is whether to spend an extra night in Calgary on the way in and out.
PHL to YYC arriving at 4:00pm for a 7 hour flight. I will need to leave home at 8am. Do I drive directly to Lake Louise, which is 2 hours away or spend a night at the airport hotel in Calgary?
Cost is not a big deal since I will be using hotel points and flight cost are the same. Also, I might cut one night off of the stay in Lake Louise if I spend a night in Calgary. Currently, I plan to spend 4 nights in Lake Louise, 3 in Jasper, 2 in Banff, and maybe 2 in Calgary on the way back. What are your thoughts of a night before Lake Louise and the trip overall?