One of the largest cities in Canada, Vancouver sits as a major entrance to the Pacific Ocean in the shadow of the Coast Mountain Range.This mix of ocean and mountain terrain makes Vancouver one of the most beautiful cities in Canada.With cruise ships lining up for trips to Alaska on one end and cobblestone streets welcoming visitors to the quaint sidewalk cafes that line the streets, the city is the epitome of diversity.It was also home to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Vancouver is cosmopolitan but has not lost its architectural history, which is well preserved in buildings, museums, and monuments scattered throughout the city. It is also becoming a mecca for film makers.
Vancouver’s Highlights:
Dr. Sun Yat Sen Chinese Garden: This fifteenth-century Chinese garden is a great way to escape from the real world and experience history at its finest. It features traditional Chinese plants, buildings, lakes, and footpaths.
Van Dusen Botanical Garden: This garden started out as an undesirable patch of land that later became a golf course. When the golf course dissipated, the citizens did not want to see any industrial development on the land and instead chose to grow this amazing botanical garden.
Gastown: One of the oldest neighborhoods in Vancouver, this city has been revitalized as a shopping area featuring modern, high fashion, and urban designs.
Christ Church Cathedral: One of the oldest churches in Vancouver, this Anglican Church is home to a current and active parish and features architecture that dates back one hundred years. It has been renovated numerous times but has maintained much of the original art and decor of the original building.
Stanley Park: The third largest park in all of North America as well as home to one of the largest aquariums on the continent, this is a must-see attraction on a pleasant day.Nearby attractions include the Vancouver Aquarium, the Children’s Farmyard and Miniature Railway, as well as Prospect Point.
Please note: Opus Hotel is currently home to Cento Notti; a pop-up concept restaurant serving a sexy and irreverent mash-up of Italian influenced pop art and comfort food.
Located in a converted warehouse in the once-seedy, newly rehabilitated district of Yaletown, Opus is that most uncommon of hotels: the brand-new, impossibly co ...
The days of the purpose-built luxury hotel just might be behind us. The Shangri-La Vancouver is built, as is increasingly common, on the Asian model — as a part of a mixed-use skyscraper, incorporating offices, retail, dining and residential space in addition to the fifteen hotel floors. The big difference is that unlike, say, Tokyo, where ...
Unlike many of Vancouver’s hotels, the Wedgewood is a privately owned boutique, decorated and still overseen by its manager, a Greek-born Vancouverbusinesswoman. And in contrast to the modern business hotels, this place is all European-style pomp and old-world elegance, beginning with the antique furnishings, Persian rugs and carved stone ...
The Fairmont Waterfront hotel showcases the best of Vancouver. Connected to a diverse selection of restaurants and retail, and conveniently situated beside the Canada Place Cruise Ship Terminal, our luxury Vancouver hotel has a central location ideal for any stay.
Our 489 hotel rooms are spacious, elegantly appointed with distinct ...
A city surrounded by majestic coastal mountains and the Pacific Ocean, Vancouver’s spectacular scenery and vibrant lifestyle attracts visitors from across the globe. With a prime downtown location The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, is a castle in the heart of the city, its very architecture symbolizes indulgence and pedigree.
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To put it a little simply, British Columbia is to the rest of Canada more or less what California is to the United States. For the most part, though, the laid-back West Coast side of Vancouver’s personality hasn’t been all that well represented in its hotel scene. The Burrard, though, is in a unique position to do something about tha ...
Many hotels in Vancouver can boast breathtaking views — this town is nothing if not topographically gifted. However, the district of Coal Harbour on the north edge of downtown has a slight edge on the rest. Think of it as stadium seating for the panorama that unfolds across the Burrard Inlet. Coal Harbour itself is a tony spot well worth a ...
Fairmont Pacific Rim is a newcomer to an area rich in history and intrigue. Located in the heart of the historic port and financial district, the luxury hotel fronts one of Vancouver’s most celebrated streetscapes with unobstructed views of the North Shore Mountains, Stanley Park and Coal Harbour.
Sophisticated and cosmopoli ...
The Fairmont Vancouver Airport is the only soundproofed, luxury hotel and spa conveniently located within Vancouver's International Airport (YVR). Situated directly above the US departures terminal - a two-minute stroll from the luggage carousels, no shuttle is required.
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