Metropolitan Vancouver Hotel
| Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver | |
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| General information | |
| Address | 645 Howe Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2Y9 |
| Coordinates | 49°17′2″N 123°7′5″W / 49.28389°N 123.11806°W |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 197 |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver is a hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The hotel opened on May 2, 1984 as The Mandarin Vancouver,[1] the first North American property[2] of the Hong Kong–based Mandarin International Hotels chain.[3]
The hotel has 197 rooms and 7,600 square feet of conference and banquet rooms, and its restaurant, Diva, is critically acclaimed,[4][5] and is headed by chef Dino Renaerts.[6] The hotel, between the financial district and the shopping area of downtown Vancouver, is popular with businesspersons.[7] The decor is French-inspired, with dark wood beams and high ceilings.[8]
References
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- ^ Martin, Douglas (1986-07-06). "VANCOUVER ALSO EXHIBITS NEW HOTELS". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ Farrow, Moira (1985-08-04). "WHAT'S DOING IN; VANCOUVER". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ Explorer Vancouver: The Complete Residents' Guide. Explorer Publishing. 2008. p. 35. ISBN 978-9948-03-384-4. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ Canada: English Guide. Rough Guides. 2004. p. 818. ISBN 978-1-84353-266-8. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ Chef's Table Society of British Columbia (10 November 2009). Vancouver Cooks. Douglas & McIntyre. p. 236. ISBN 978-1-55365-261-8. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ McBeath, Chris; Ernst, Chloe (21 February 2012). Frommer's Vancouver and Victoria. John Wiley & Sons. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-118-09313-9. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ Blore, Shawn; Vries, Alexandra de (3 February 2004). Frommer's Vancouver & Victoria 2004. John Wiley & Sons. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-7645-5885-6. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
