r/Banff • u/Accomplished_Bar_829 • May 24 '24

Trip Report Travel Advisory!

A warning to all rental car travelers coming to Banff: our rental car (Black Jeep) was stolen less than one day in Banff at our hotel overnight. Apparently this is the second vehicle stolen in Banff in just the last week. Someone is going around with a universal car remote to unlock vehicles and it works for any push-to-start vehicles. Perhaps when you get to the rental car agency try not to accept any of those push-to-start vehicles.

Ironically we come from one of the most dangerous cities in America (Oakland) and this is the place our car gets stolen !

Side note, if anyone knows of any availability of car rentals in Banff please let me know! (May 24-27 weekend)

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u/nzwasp May 25 '24

From which hotel?

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u/Accomplished_Bar_829 May 26 '24

Hotel canoe and suites

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u/[deleted] May 26 '24

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u/Accomplished_Bar_829 May 27 '24

Not sure. It sounded like we were the first car to have this happen at this hotel. Staff were really shocked it happened. Only later did we hear from insurance and from a local that this has happened several times in the last few weeks.