Hotel Georgia (Vancouver) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Hotel Georgia (Vancouver) |
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The Rosewood Hotel Georgia in 2018
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| General information | |
| Address | 801 West Georgia Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 1P7 |
| Coordinates | 49°17′0.38″N 123°7′8.08″W / 49.2834389°N 123.1189111°W |
| Opened | May 7, 1927 |
| Renovated | July 15, 2011 |
| Management | Rosewood Hotels & Resorts |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 12 |
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| Number of rooms | 155 |
Hotel Georgia is a 12-story historic hotel located at 801 West Georgia Street in the city's downtown core of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
History
It was opened on May 7, 1927. The architects were Robert T. Garrow and John Graham, Sr.
Sold in early 2007 by owner Allied Hotel Properties Inc, the hotel, then operating as the Crowne Plaza Hotel Georgia underwent restoration and was unveiled on July 15, 2011 as Rosewood Hotel Georgia, managed by Rosewood Hotels & Resorts. In the process of the renovation, its 313 rooms were reduced to 155. The building and many portions of the interior are designated as a protected heritage property by the City of Vancouver. The interior design for the renovation was by Toronto-based design firm, Munge Leung. It is a registered cultural heritage site in Canada, with the number 11158 in the Canadian Register of Historic Places.
Notable guests
- Nat King Cole
- Prince of Wales (later the Duke of Windsor)
- Elvis Presley
- Jack Carter
- Louis Armstrong
- The Beatles (decoy booking to avoid fans)
- Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
- Errol Flynn died while a guest at the hotel in 1959 (though not in the hotel, but at the nearby apartment of a friend)
- John Wayne
The Private Residences at Hotel Georgia
A 48-story, 158.5 metre, high-rise residential building has been constructed on the adjoining site of the hotel's parking structure. It is the 3rd tallest tower in the city, after the Living Shangri-La Tower and the Trump International Hotel and Tower. All three of these developments are new mixed use hotel/residences towers on Georgia Street.
