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Opus Vancouver Celebrates Pride and Wants You To Propose, Too

Where: 322 Davie Street, Vancouver, Canada, V6B 5Z6

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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Preview Next Year's Olympic Party Scene at The Opus Vancouver

Where: 322 Davie Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6B 5Z6

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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Let Everyone Know You're Staying at The Opus

Where: 322 Davie Street, Vancouver, Canada, V6B 5Z6

Frequent on-the-ground Vancouver hotel spy Chrispitality helpfully demonstrated in his Flickr photo that when you ride in the BMW at The Opus Hotel Vancouver, everyone in town will know where you're staying.

Since this picture was snapped back in 2006, we thought we would just check-in to see what sort of series the hotel is driving these days. Indeed the hotel's car is still a 7 Series BMW that offers complimentary rides to "all downtown locations including all cruise ship terminals, 7 days/week subject to availability."

While we have no qualms about broadcasting our hotel when riding around in town, we imagine Twilight vampire Robert Pattinson, currently in town to shoot the "New Moon" sequel, would probably not do the same.

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Hotel Blog Watch: Opus Hotel

Where: 322 Davie Street, Vancouver, V6B 5Z6

Yesterday we let you know that we would be uncovering blogs written by hotels and hotel employees and we gave you a little preview of the Opus Hotel blog, run by general manager Daniel Craig (unfortunately, not the Bond actor.)

Craig dishes on the strange and mundane things happening at this Vancouver hotel, along with general hotel news and lessons about how the hotel industry works. Craig also doles  out some helpful advice for those looking for a career in the hotel industry:

Note, candidates must love smiling. Together with eye contact and guest name usage, smiles form the basics of great guest service. Of course, I'm talking about genuine smiles. Fake smiles, plastic smiles, vacant smiles and smiles that come across as obsequious, condescending or creepy don't quite cut it in this business. It also helps to know when to turn a smile off, like when a guest is yelling at you. But one must never turn off the "can do" attitude.

Craig does mention that "silent shoppers", mystery guests who evaluate the hotel service, showed up last month but would only note, "I'm happy to say that Opus fared exceptionally well. There is always room for improvement, of course, and the feedback from [the shoppers] will help us to get better."

So you won't find out any dirt on the hotel but it's always interesting to hear how a hotel operates from the perspective of the GM, especially one as dapper as Craig. We wonder if he actually does the dusting.

Related Stories:
· Opus Hotel [TripAdvisor]
· Introducing Hotel Blog Watch [HotelChatter]

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Oxygen Hits At The Opus Hotel

Where: 322 Davie Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6B 5Z6

Everyone knows Van is one of the top movie-making centers in North America, but not everyone knows that until recently Vancouver lacked a true design hotel option. Enter Opus.

Opus opened a couple years ago in the fashionable Yaletown district (think SoHo in NY) and has become the place to stay in Vancouver.

The property is a comfortable modern environment with a sweet hotel bar (try the martinis).

Design wise Opus covers all the basics: Phillipe Starck bar stools, Arne Jacobsen egg chairs, and bright colored rooms. Furthermore, in what is quickly becoming a Canadian design hotel must have, Opus has voyeur showers. You know, a window in the bathroom that allows you to watch others shower from the comfort of your bed.

Oh, and Opus went ahead and put in heated bathroom floors, which are a huge bonus if you find yourself BC bound in February.

Unfortunately, you will have to pay for your Internet access, and upgrade to a deluxe room to enjoy the 42 inch plasma tvs.

The clincher for the LA set?  Hand held oxygen dispensers in every room.  What's next?  Botox injections in the lobby?  

Related Stories:
·   Opus Hotel Reviews [TripAdvisor]
·   Other Voyeur Shower Hotels [HotelChatter]
·   24-Hour Room Service: Opus Hotel [The Independent]