Vancouver Lodging Guides

Waldorf=Astoria Heads to Montreal

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:34:15 -0400

[CDATA[One can drive from Montreal to New York in approximately six hours. Hotels travel slower. By the time the Waldorf=Astoria reaches Montreal, about one hundred and eighteen years will have elapsed. Though, more accurately, the journey didn't actually begin until 2008 and should take three years to complete, so the sloth allegations might be a little harsh. ]]

aloft Premiers in Montreal

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:21:57 -0400

[CDATA[From airplane liquor bottles and mini-burgers to Alexander Pope and Toulouse Lautrec, smaller versions of well-known entities possess a strangely elegant allure and almost-inexplicable refinement. That clumsy axiom holds true for hotels as well. ]]

Luxury hotels booming in spite of economic woes

Wed, 07 May 2008 20:12:32 -0400

[CDATA[The dreaded economic woes and potentially-pending recession (yes, I just said the R word) has caused even those in the lofty strata of the upper class to buckle down and think twice before ordering another case of Fiji water. But when it comes to treating ourselves, industry experts have found that many people are still opting to stay in opulent suites at some of the worlds most luxurious, high-end hotels. It seems moderately illogical, doesnt it? ]]

Ritz-Carlton Raises Bar With $28-million Penthouse

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:18:00 -0500

[CDATA[The Ritz-Carlton has always been synonymous with luxurious hotels and a high-end lifestyle. With locations around the world, their hotels and residences have touched cities like New York, Boston and Beijing, but Canada has been spared the Midas touch so far. Fortunately, this will change when the West coasts big city opens the Residences at Ritz-Carlton. ]]

The Vancouver Olympics: Sleeping on Rocks

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:37:16 -0400

[CDATA[You could use your time machine to win the lottery, but that's a bit trite. Perhaps you should use it to try to save Kurt Cobain or Britney Spears. However, as Quantum Leap, Ashton Kutcher's The Butterfly Effect, and the "Time and Punishment" segment of the Simpsons "Treehouse of Horror V" have taught us, history alteration can have devastating and unpredictable ramifications. Perhaps the best use for a time machine is acquisition of Whistler and Vancouver-area property. Use your time machine to go back in time and open a hotel; save me a room. Wait, I got carried away: time machines don't exist. Sorry about that. ]]

Galactic Suite Space Resort

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:24:59 -0400

[CDATA[What did you do for your vacation?" ]]

Hotel Georgia to receive $400-million dollar facelift

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 10:59:09 -0400

[CDATA[The Delta Group has once again achieved ownership of Vancouvers historic Hotel Georgia and plans to sink $400 million in transforming it into a hotel condo and boutique hotel. Now I knew face lifts were expensive, but this one takes the cake. Like being reunited with a long-lost loved one, reclaiming ownership of the historic hotel once again (the group sold the hotel in 1988) is a reason to celebrate and this time, they are leaving their mark. It seems its our destiny, says president and CEO Bruce Langereis, no doubt with a tear in his eye. ]]