The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver is known as simply "Hotel Vancouver" by many taxi drivers and it is indeed the iconic hotel in town, competing with the Wedgewood Hotel as the top prestige address. The stone and peaked metal roof building was constructed jointly by Canada's two national railways and completed in 1939, just in time for a Royal visit from King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.

]]> Tim L. 2008-07-09T09:00:14-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/6/11241/57723 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.

The Marriott Pinnacle Vancouver comes across as your basic high-rise business hotel, but with a gracious staff and a hotel restaurant that gets high marks on its own, this one is a cut above the norm.

You will recognize the furniture and the bedding as it sticks to very bland Marriott look, but the service goes beyond business traveler briskness to help tourists make the most of their time in the city.

]]> Tim L. 2008-07-08T09:00:12-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/12/13/163430/64

This video was taken by hotel guests at the Vancouver Marriott, who had a hotel room overlooking the set of The Fantastic Four 2.

Because we're nerds and we read the weekly tabs regularly, we know that the scene they were shooting was Jessica Alba aka Sue Storm's wedding.

Warning: Extreme Canadian accents can be heard on this videop.

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