Metropolitan Vancouver Hotel

The Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver is a hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver
Metropolitan Vancouver Hotel is located in Downtown Vancouver
Metropolitan Vancouver Hotel
General information
Address645 Howe Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6C 2Y9
Coordinates49°17′2″N 123°7′5″W
Other information
Number of rooms197
Website
www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/yvrbr-metropolitan-hotel-vancouver/overview/

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
  1. https://spacing.ca/vancouver/2011/01/20/a-year-in-five-minutes-vancouver-1984/
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/1986/07/06/travel/vancouver-also-exhibits-new-hotels.html
  3. https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/04/travel/what-s-doing-in-vancouver.html
  4. Explorer Vancouver: The Complete Residents' Guide. Explorer Publishing. 2008. p. 35. ISBN 978-9948-03-384-4. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  5. Canada: English Guide. Rough Guides. 2004. p. 818. ISBN 978-1-84353-266-8. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
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