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Opus Vancouver Celebrates Pride and Wants You To Propose, Too
The Vancouver Pride Parade might only happen on August 2, but the Opus Hotel in Vancouver has Pride-related deals happening for much longer — how festive!
The Pride 2009 Package runs from July 18 through to August 10 and includes a Superior Queen room (yes, they made it a queen room intentionally) and a "special welcome indulgence", plus a $50 credit to use in the Opus Bar or, if you need a bit more privacy, on your room's minibar.
And the final bonus: while you're out enjoying some Pride festivities, room service will be visiting you to add an "extra special pride downturn" to be there waiting for you. We don't know what these special additions are but if you stay there, please let us know, because we sure are curious.
You can take the romance of Pride a bit further if you like, because the Opus also has a Propose on Pride package as well. This one includes a bottle of champagne to toast your proposal (assuming it works out well), and breakfast for two in bed the next morning, finishing off with a late checkout of 2pm. Package costs vary according to the date so check directly with the hotel, but you're looking at upwards of C$320 a night.
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Vancouver is So Hard Up for Hotel Rooms That a Cruise Ship Is Stepping In
Vancouver has already sold-out its hotels rooms for the 2010 Winter Olympics next February but there is a way to create some extra inventory without having to build a new hotel---use a cruise ship! From the Seattle PI:
A company is bringing in a Norwegian Cruise Line luxury ship for February's Winter Games to help accommodate visitors. Dennis Laliberte, Newwest Special Projects LP president, said the Norwegian Star can fit almost 9,000 people.
Much like a regular hotel, the cruise ship has different room sizes ranging from simple staterooms to bigger suites. But it's also got 13 restaurants, eight lounges, a spa, a fitness center and "sensational nightly entertainment." There will also be live satellite coverage of the Olympic Games so you don't even have to step off the ship to go to the events. Yeah, but you should. You really should.
Packages for the floating hotel start at $350 a night.
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The Dudes From 'The Bachelorette' Take Over the Fairmont Vancouver
We sort of prefer The Bachelor to The Bachelorette — what? Doesn't everyone? — but when it comes down to it, we'll watch it if we've got nothin' else happening on a rainy summer night. And then we get addicted to it and yada yada; you know the rest.
We suppose we'll now have a valid excuse to switch it on, though: tonight's episode is hotel geek-esque. The Bachelorette, Jillian, actually surprises the thirteen suitors "with a romantic trip to her hometown of Vancouver."
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'Twilight' Shacks Up At The Sutton Place Hotel
Tweens worth their text messaging allowances have spotted (and stalked) teen heartthrobs Robert Pattinson and Kristin Stewart all over Vancouver during the recent shoot of the cult vampire movie Twilight sequel, New Moon. The cast was seen eating, partying and shopping all over town, and the Sutton Place Hotel was the reported abode of most of the cast, including Kristin Stewart (who stayed on the 12th floor) and Nikki Reed (who was on the 9th floor).
The actors spent their days filming at various locations around town including David Thompson Secondary School (which plays Forks High in the movie) and The Ridge Theatre (in the Kerrisdale neighborhood), while Edward and Bella crazy insiders report sightings of Pattinson sneaking out of the hotel in the wee hours of the morning. And yes, Rob and Kristen are probably dating in real life too.
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Pan Pacific Vancouver Opens Their Rooftop Salt Water Pool
Vancouver is not necessarily the city that immediately comes to mind when we think of hotspots with outdoor rooftop pools, but the city's Pan Pacific Hotel has just re-opened its 8th floor terrace and the hotel's heated salt-water outdoor pool.
Apparently, this is the only one of its kind in all of Vancouver and because there's no chlorine, it's much easier on your eyes (literally) and on the environment too. The high temps in Vancouver in the summer only average about 74 degrees in the months of July and August, which is a little chilly for us — but fortunately, the terrace also has a jacuzzi to keep you warm.
A bar and poolside dining service is also open, but just remember not to drink and jacuzzi. Wouldn't want to give your fellow pool-goers something to ruin that pretty view, would you?
The Pan Pacific Vancouver has rates starting at $335CAD, which includes breakfast for two.
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Vancouver Hotels Putting Themselves on Display
The St. Regis Hotel in Vancouver.
Civic primping is at a full-tilt frenzy as Vancouver prepares for its global coming-out party with the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Several new hotels have opened to accommodate the crowds, while many existing properties are busy ramping up their rooms, amenities and vacation packages.
Now is the time to check out the city’s latest luxury properties and check into its newest rooms – the spring deals and bonuses can’t be beat. Here are four of the best:
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Preview Next Year's Olympic Party Scene at The Opus Vancouver
As believers in the act of pre-gaming — that is, tailgating before football games, sipping wine before heading to dinner, taking shots before heading to parties or clubs — we can for sure get on board with, um, a year-in-advance pre-game for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.
Apparently, it has been determined that Vancouver's Yaletown neighborhood is going to be the 'Olympic Party Zone' when the games roll around, so a hotel in the area, the Opus (home of that let-everyone-know-you're-staying-here 7 Series we've mentioned), has gotten in on the action early to offer a party preview package for people who want to dip their toes into the vast pool of Olympic parties coming up next year.
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Is it Time to Start Booking Rooms for the Vancouver Olympics?
Ohmigosh people: there's only another 352 days to book your hotel stay for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics! We're totally kidding; don't freak out yet along with the local Vancouver press. Although technically you should get your Olympic itinerary sorted out as early as possible, we think the National Post is just trying to fake us out by quoting some area hotels' rocketing room rates a year in advance: "Potential Olympic visitors searching for the best online hotel deals might be shocked at the prices quoted at the Executive Inn Express in suburban Richmond. Rooms currently available for $61 to $160 a night will cost $550 to $795 a night during the Games."
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Tech Goodies and Service Are Tops at The Loden
If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? If a hotel opens in Canada and we aren't there to stalk it, does it make a big splash? Apparently yes. Yes, it does.
'Twas way back in October that Loden Vancouver opened its doors within the borders of the snowy country up North, and it's been open for long enough now that we decided to check up on Kor Hotels' British Columbia property. As always, we dropped by to say hey to our ol' pal TripAdvisor to gather up some guest reactions.
All eleven reviews are glowingly positive, and the vast majority don't reek of PR-person speak (read: most appear to be genuine). What caught our eye was the vast collection of tech amenities guests are digging, plus the reportedly wonderful service. Not bad for a newbie.
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The Black Rock Resort Tells It Like It Is
For once, a hotel spurs any cheekily lowercased marketing mumbo-jumbo (we're looking at you, a[A]loft) and simply allows its name to speak for itself: Introducing Black Rock Oceanfront Resort in Ucluelet, British Columbia on Vancouver Island.
Named "Black Rock," because the hotel is perched on black rock cliffs, which nicely leads us to the "Oceanfront" portion of this explanation, and finally, for what makes this a "Resort," we turn to Luxist:
The studio, one and two-bedrooms suites all have views of the ocean or surrounding old growth forest. Each room has a spa-inspired bathroom with a soaking tub and shower, gas fireplace, balcony with outdoor table and a kitchen or kitchenette.
The hotel, made up of 71 guest suites and 62 beach suites, also has three hot pools overlooking the aforementioned ocean and black rock cliffs, as well as an onsite restaurant and spa. But even better than Black Rock Oceanfront Resort's refreshingly simplistic name is it's relatively inexpensive starting rate: $135 per night.
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Get Your Shop On at Louis Vuitton in the Fairmont Vancouver
Now that all the family holidays are behind us, we're hitting Valentine's Day mode full force, and why not start north of the border? Instead of an all-inclusive vacation in Mexico or the Caribbean, many will instead be hitting the green pastures of Canada and hoping for a little rustic romance. With a heaping helping of history, great views to the Pacific, and exclusive shopping, the Fairmont Vancouver is poised to appease even the snootiest lover.
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St. Regis Vancouver Re-Opens Dec. 1st at $103 a Night
This week we saw one of the cheapest Ritz-Carlton rates in New Orleans for $100 a night and now we are witnessing one of the lowest St. Regis Hotel rates at $134CAD a night which is roughly $103USD. However, there is a catch--this isn't actually a Starwood-branded St. Regis Hotel. Nevertheless, a newly renovated hotel in this Canadian city is still a pretty good deal for a $100 is a deal.
The St. Regis Vancouver has just completed an $11 million renovation which has brought all of its 65 rooms and suite into the 21st century.
Led by Vancouver design icon Elaine Thorsell, the visionary behind masterpieces like Toronto's Ki and Vancouver's Gotham and Shore Club, the renovations have added a sleek, modern lustre to this authentic Vancouver heritage site. Thorsell's aesthetic is distinctive and sophisticated, and in reshaping the St. Regis she has blended cool neutral colours with dark wood to create a living environment which perfectly balances work and rest needs.
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