Looking for the ultimate in socially distant dining? Notch8 Restaurant at Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, has the perfect solution, as they plan to relaunch Afternoon Tea in the Window service starting Monday, August 17, 2020. Afternoon Tea in the Window will be available Monday through Friday with a single 2pm seating. Guests will have an exclusively unique…
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The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver celebrates its history in The Roof Restaurant
This year, Vancouver’s Castle In The City, The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver turns 75 and the grande dame is getting a $12million dollar lobby renovation to celebrate. The heritage designated hotel will be revived with a new aura of luxury when the upgrades are completed later this year. To coincide with the renovations and anniversary, the…
Fairmont Hotels “Get Steeped” For November
For the second November in a row, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is celebrating the age old tradition of taking tea. The “Get Steeped with Fairmont” program runs in hotels and resorts around the world. With iconic properties like The Fairmont Empress in Victoria, London’s The Savoy, New York City’s The Plaza or the brand new…
Local Fairmont Hotels rank highly by Travel + Leisure readers
A couple of my favourite local hotels have earned well deserved accolades from the readers of Travel + Leisure magazine. Each year the magazine asks readers to rank the World’s Best hotels, and in 2012 both The Fairmont Empress & The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver were honored to be included on this prestigious list. Thirteen Fairmont…
Local Chef – Local Ingredients : Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver names new executive chef
“Globally Inspired and Locally Created” is the philosophy of Ned Bell, the new Executive Chef of the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver. Look for Ned’s ‘farm to table’ menu to debut at the Four Seasons already terrific YEW Restaurant mid-August. The Okanagan born chef bring a wealth of experience to his latest restaurant. Apprenticing in Vancouver…
Earth Hour 2011
First conceived in 2007 by the World Wildlife Fund and the Sydney Morning Herald, as a way to highlight the need for action on climate change, Earth Hour saw 2.2 million residence of Sydney Australia turn off non-essential lights for one hour. Other cities and countries adopted Earth Hour in 2008 and now in it’s…