HotelChatter - Victoria

For A Little While Longer, You Can Name Your Price At The Hotel Grand Pacific

ASchechter — 2011-10-31T09:00:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/VictoriaPWYW.jpg" class="top">It isn't often that a hotel lets you have a say in the price of your stay. But that's exactly what Victoria BC's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Grand+Pacific/local/2310">Hotel Grand Pacific</a> is offering for the next two weeks. Running through next Friday November 11, prospective guests can visit the <a href="http://paywhatyouwantvictoria.com/">PayWhatYouWantVictoria</a> site, answer some survey questions, and enter a price that they feel best reflects the "worth" of a one-night stay at the waterfront hotel. When we first heard about this, we immediately thought of when Radiohead released In Rainbows in 2007, becoming the <a href="http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1666973,00.html">first band</a> to ever release a digital album without an actual pricecustomers chose how much they wanted to pay, and that was that. By doing so, the

First The Airports, Now The Train Stations, The Grosvenor Victoria Gets A Refurb

JulesLdn — 2011-04-13T11:56:54-05:00

Last week we announced the arrival of a new Hilton at Heathrow airport so it's only right that the Railway Stations get some decent hotels. The latest station hotel to get a face lift is the Grosvenor Victoria (formerly the Thistle Victoria) which will be upgraded to a four-star deluxe hotel once the �18 million works are complete this November.

The hotel will join Guoman Hotels who have six other London hotels including The Royal Horseguards Hotel and The Cumberland. The hotel is situated in a listed building, let's just hope they don't make the same mistake as St Pancras Renaissance and skimp on the sound proofing.

100,00th Tree Planted on Seychelles Island Paradise

Heidi Atwal — 2009-10-20T14:43:40-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/fregate.jpg" class="top"> Sometimes, that old adage, "Can't see the forest for the trees in the way" can take on a positive connotation. We've made puns about hotels taking the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/30/133516/100/hotels/Hotels_Keep_Gettting_Greener_The_Westin_Riverfront_Takes_the_LEED">LEED</a> and recently reported on Kimpton's initiative to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/7/12415/7233/hotels/Kimpton_s_Giving_Tree_Campaign_Not_Shel_Silverstein_Related">plant a billion trees</a> in Brazil, and in the same spirit, Seychelles' <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Fregate+Island+Private/ian/237197">Fregate Island Private Resort</a> is marking a significant ecological milestone: They recently planted the 100,000th tree in their endemic hardwood program. The program is part of Fregate's efforts to become carbon neutral, which in broad terms refers to achieving zero carbon emissions. Hoping to replenish what was destroyed when Seychelles was colonizednamely local forestation that was replaced by coconut treesFregate sought to bring back natural flora and

Pacific Northwest Hotel Guide :: Bubblegum Tea at the Empress in Victoria

Tim L. — 2008-07-11T09:05:14-05:00

HotelChatter contributing editor Tim Leffel is moving around British Columbia and Alberta in Canada, seeing the hotel scene from a family travel perspective. All prices are in Canadian dollars--which currently trade slightly higher than U.S. dollars. Enjoy.

Where would the original grand hotel in the most British town in British Columbia be without high tea in the afternoon?

The Empress Hotel opened in 1909 in the style of an Edwardian chateau and hosted a steady stream of British royalty and celebrities. It went through several rounds of additions and renovations and became part of the newly formed Fairmont chain in 1999, when the Canadian Pacific railway company spun off its hotels and rebranded them.

Pacific Northwest Hotel Guide:: The Hotel Grand Pacific in Victoria, BC

Tim L. — 2008-07-10T09:00:14-05:00

<![CDATA[HotelChatter contributing editor <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/Tim%20L.">Tim Leffel</a> is moving around British Columbia and Alberta in Canada, seeing the hotel scene from a family travel perspective. All prices are in Canadian dollars--which currently trade slightly higher than U.S. dollars. Enjoy. <object width="399" height="299"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iWSdolS_ITs&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iWSdolS_ITs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="399" height="299"></embed></object> The Inner Harbour of Victoria, on Vancouver Island in Canada is a hub of activity. Seaplanes land and take off, whale watching tours go in and out, and Little "pickle boats" circle it all on tours. It's easy to catch the action from <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Grand+Pacific/ian/116565">Hotel Grand Pacific</a>, where nearly every room has a killer view (more than half facing the harbour) and each one has a balcony. The video tour