Hotel Georgia (Vancouver)

Rosewood Hotel Georgia

Hotel Georgia is a historic hotel located at 801 West Georgia street in Downtown Vancouver. It was opened on May 7, 1927, as a 12 story building. The architects were Robert T. Garrow and John Graham, Sr.

On July 15th, 2011, the hotel reopened its doors as the Rosewood Hotel Georgia and is now managed by Rosewood Hotels & Resorts. The newly redesigned hotel (with interior design by Toronto-based design firm, Munge Leung) features 155 rooms, a spa, and the Hawksworth Restaurant (with interiors also completed by Munge Leung). It was previously branded as the Crowne Plaza Hotel Georgia with 313 rooms, by owner Allied Hotel Properties Inc. The building and many portions of the interior are designated as a protected heritage property by the City of Vancouver. Sold in early 2007, the hotel underwent restoration and was unveiled in 2011 as Rosewood Hotel Georgia, 84 years after the original opening of the hotel in 1927.

Famous guests who have stayed at the Georgia include:

• Nat King Cole
• Prince of Wales (later the Duke of Windsor)
• Elvis Presley
• Jack Carter
• Louis Armstrong
• The Beatles
• Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
• Errol Flynn died while a guest at the hotel in 1959 (though not in the hotel)
• John Wayne

Future

Currently the hotel's parking structure has been demolished and a new high-rise building is being constructed in its place. The tower will include 48 stories, and will rise to 156 meters. When complete in 2011, it is expected to be the 2nd tallest tower in the city, after the Living Shangri-La Tower. Both of these developments are new mixed use hotel/residences towers on Georgia Street.

See also

• List of heritage buildings in Vancouver

External links

• Official Site of Rosewood Hotel Georgia
• Redevelopment Report 2007 (PDF)
• Minutes of meeting regarding current development plans (2007)
• Development Board Report for Expansion (2003)- not implemented