Happening at the hotels
Offerings include special rate for B. C. residents, tribute to Mad Men and romantic proposal package
Springing forward
Eager to show off the look of its 368 renovated guest rooms and new restaurant, ARC, the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel. is offering a B. C. residents’ rate which includes:
• $ 159 per night for a signature harbourview room • $ 20 dining credit • Valid for stays from April 13- 24 B. C. identification is required at check- in.
Children stay free in the room and connecting rooms are available; children five and under dine free, and ages six to 12 are half price or can order from the kids menu.
www.fairmont.com/waterfrontvancouver/
Mad about men
Mad Men’s Don Draper returns on Sunday, whiskey in hand, for the final season of the hit TV show.
Victoria’s Magnolia Hotel & Spa will celebrate that masculine return with its Made for Men package.
The package includes two flights of whiskey and one flight of crostini at Catalano Restaurant & Cicchetti Bar, and continental breakfast for two. Rooms start at $ 185 plus tax per night, based on double occupancy through April 30, or $ 209 plus tax per night May 1- June 30, 2014.
The Spa Magnolia puts the man into manicure by offering a range of treatments designed for men.
Contact Magnolia Hotel & Spa at 1- 877- 624- 6654 or visit www.magnoliahotel.com
The shine is back
The Rosewood Hotel Georgia has opened Reflections Outdoor Restaurant & Lounge for the season. This year, the elegant al fresco rooftop bar and lounge will shine the spotlight on romance with a new proposal package. To help create the perfect engagement celebration, the package includes a luxurious private cabana filled with rose petals, champagne and chocolates, as well as the chance for the newly engaged couple to win a wedding at the historic hotel.
In addition to the new proposal package, Reflections has reopened with an entirely new light menu of Spanishinspired, locally sourced tapas.
Visit www.rosewoodhotels.com
In focus
An artful encounter at Vancouver’s Shangri- La Hotel comes to an end Tuesday.
The diversity of Canadian landscapes, captured on film through the eyes of photographer Ron Smid in his celebrated collection Canada: The Light on Our Land, is on view until that date. Guests can view the collection in Xi Shi Lounge. Smid will attend this afternoon and Sunday to speak about the collection, share tales from his journeys across Canada’s wilderness, and answer questions about his unique and rare photography process.
If leisure suits you
Need a weekend escape? The Opus Vancouver caters to those who want an easy staycation. At Vancouver’s only Forbes Four- star boutique hotel a Weekend Escape package includes valet parking and continental breakfast for two in La Pentola restaurant. Guests also can make use of a complimentary iPad with a remote stick that can be taken out of the hotel without need for Wi- Fi worries. Or maybe borrow one of their complimentary cruiser bicycles complete with backpack and helmet if riding the Seawall is your fancy.