re: Lodging in or near Banff this summer?

We went to Banff, Glacier Nat Park (US) and other places in Canada last year. Below is the link to the trip report.

Banff GNP Travel Report

But if you don't want to read all that:
We stayed at Lake Louise Lodge in Lake Louise. It was fine, I would stay there again.

Things I would recommend doing:
Drive to Takakkaw Falls and Emerald Lake, about an hour from LL, probably 1 1/2 hours from Banff.
Stop at the Spiral Train Tunnels on the way; hopefully a train will be in view.

Drive up the Icefield Parkway, stop at the various waterfalls and Columbia Icefield Discovery Center; get tickets to walk on the glacier. (Google the accident that happened a few years ago; just so you know).

Do the Johnson Canyon hike; go to the upper falls if you're up for that. We didn't, just went to the lower falls.

The farthest north we drove on the Icefield Parkway was to Sunwapta Falls; not quite to Jasper. We had to get back to do the glacier walk but will definitely go to Jasper if I ever get back.

The Bow Valley Parkway is a scenic two lane road between Banff and Lake Louise. Take that and stop at Morant's Curve, there is a parking lot. I think that was the best view we saw on our trip. Pictures don't do it justice.

Farther south on BVP is lodging, Baker Creek by Basecamp. We just drove by it but it looked like a good place to stay. It's cabins.