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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.
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 
Official Site of Rosewood Hotel Georgia
Official Site of The Private Residences at Hotel Georgia
Redevelopment Report 2007 (PDF)
* ttp://www.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/dpboard/2003/687howe.htm Development Board Report for Expansion (2003)- not implemented {{Authority control Hotel buildings completed in 1927 Hotels in Vancouver Heritage buildings in Vancouver 1927 establishments in British Columbia
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
The Canadian Register of Historic Places (CRHP; french: Le Répertoire canadien des lieux patrimoniaux), also known as Canada's Historic Places, is an online directory of historic sites in Canada which have been formally recognized for their her ...
.
Notable guests
* Nat King Cole * Prince of Wales (later the Duke of Windsor) * Elvis Presley * Jack Carter * LeBron James *Louis Armstrong
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* The Beatles (decoy booking to avoid fans)
* Queen Elizabeth II
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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
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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 theLiving Shangri-La
Living Shangri-La is a mixed-use skyscraper in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and is the tallest building in the city and province. The 62-storey Shangri-La tower contains a 5-star hotel and its offices on the first 15 floors, with ...
Tower and the Paradox Hotel and Tower. All three of these developments are new mixed use hotel/residences towers on Georgia Street.
See also
*List of heritage buildings in Vancouver
The following is a list of buildings and structures classified as Schedule "A" and Schedule "B" heritage buildings by the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. These are ''designated'' heritage buildings, and as such are legally protected ...
* List of tallest buildings in Vancouver
* List of tallest buildings in British Columbia
References
External links
Official Site of Rosewood Hotel Georgia
Official Site of The Private Residences at Hotel Georgia
Redevelopment Report 2007 (PDF)
* ttp://www.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/dpboard/2003/687howe.htm Development Board Report for Expansion (2003)- not implemented {{Authority control Hotel buildings completed in 1927 Hotels in Vancouver Heritage buildings in Vancouver 1927 establishments in British Columbia