Hotel Vancouver

Some of Canada's most unique features are the majestic railway hotels that were built across the country by the Canadian Pacific and the Canadian National Railways.

For their time, these hotels were miracles of construction and engineering. Everything that went into them was the biggest and best of their time and they have become very much a part of Canada's national heritage and identity.

This is the third hotel to e named Hotel Vancouver'. he first was a four-story, wooden structure that looked and functioned much like a farmhouse.

The second, built in 1916, ecame the meeting place for Vancouver society. owever the quality of its construction eft much to be desired and as maintenance costs kyrocketed, the idea to onstruct a new hotel was borne. he second Hotel Vancouver as turned into a government administration building uring World War II and torn down in 1949.

The present Hotel Vancouver took 11 years to build because construction was halted for five years during the Great Depression. It was started by the Canadian National Railway but was finally completed under a joint operating agreement with the Canadian Pacific Railway. t as pened in May of 1939, in time for the oyal visit f King George VI and ueen Elizabeth t a final cost of $12 million.

A $70 million restoration in the mid 1990s has ensured that The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver remains at the very forefront of Vancouver's best hotels.

溫哥華城堡飯店(Hotel Vancouver)位在溫哥華市中心，也是溫哥華的地標。這座迷人的城堡飯店建於1928年，於1939 年完工，以迎接英國國王喬治亞王五世。它是城堡型建築，共有550個優雅套房提供旅客住宿。另設有可容納1500 人的交誼廳，供特殊場合使用，營造特別又氣派之感。大廳建築則以大理石為基礎、上方懸掛高雅華麗出眾的水晶燈，豪華而不流於庸俗，讓入宿此飯店的旅客備感帝王的尊榮。

旅館專員將帶領我們去到城堡飯店內一些特別的地方 ，可能包括宴會廳、最高樓房景點、以及旅館的房間。詳細解說城堡飯店建造的歷史，逸聞趣事，鐵路公司與旅遊業，古典建築特色。還有特別安排位居14層頂樓，世界名人與英國皇家曾經住過的豪華旅館房間，包括寬敞的起居室，8~12人的餐廳，可以住20~50人的數間套房。貴賓豪華房間介紹 http://www.fairmont.com/hotelvancouver/Accommodations/SuitesIndex.htm

溫哥華城堡飯店(Hotel Vancouver)建於1928年，於1939年完工。它的建築特色包括聞名的飯店陡銅綠屋頂，華麗的屋頂窗子，古典的滴水嘴，開槽的碟口，在在喚起中世紀法蘭西城堡的記憶。大門口的赫梅斯希臘神明，他掌管商業、交通、畜牧、競技、科學、發明、口才、幸運等的神。

該飯店共有556個優雅的套房，提供旅客住宿。另設有可容納1,500人的宴會廳，供特殊場合使用，營造特別又氣派之感。大廳建築則以大理石為基礎、上方懸掛高雅華麗出眾的水晶燈，豪華而不流於庸俗，讓入宿此飯店的旅客備感帝王的尊榮。

包括英王喬治六世、伊莉莎白女王等皇室貴族均在此下榻過。雖然強調雅致裝潢與古典風格，房間裡使用濃重質感的家具與裝飾繁複的褥單、鑲金明鏡、鑄鐵浴盆等來營造無可取代的19世紀豪門氣派，同時也提供最現代化的住宿設施包括一個中央控制的客房能源管理系統，健身中心、室內泳池、以及高速上網等。

地點：Hotel Vancouver 900 West Georgia Street, 於Burrard & Hornby Street之間
公車：鼓勵搭乘公車 http://www.google.ca/transit 。搭Skytrain在Burrard Station下車。 
共乘：減少碳足跡，鼓勵汽車共乘，節約能源。
停車：
建議於Sears百貨公司地下停車場 Pacific Centre EasyPark (Orange sign)距離集合地點兩條街。假日整天$4.0。(由於Georgia Street不可以左轉)你可以由Georgia Street東行，過Vancouver Art Gallery右轉Howe Street，記得右轉後靠左側道行駛，立即進入左邊地下停車場。該停車場有三個入口 East side of southbound Howe near Dunsmuir, East side of southbound Howe near West Georgia, Westbound Robson at Howe。