Hotel Grand Pacific

Hotel Grand Pacific
The hotel's exterior in 2012
General information
Town or city Victoria, British Columbia
Country Canada
The hotel behind Confederation Garden Court, 2012

Hotel Grand Pacific is a 4.5-star, 115-room hotel in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[1][2] It was built by Murray Gammon, acquired by Standard Life in the mid 1990s, and sold to Pacific Sun in 1996.[3] It underwent a $5million renovation in the mid 2010s.[4]

The hotel hosts tea,[5] and has hosted the Victoria Whisky Festival.[6]

In August 2017, workers associated with Unifor Local 114 threatened to strike,[7][8] but an agreement was made with the hotel.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "From Seattle to Victoria, British Columbia with Clipper Vacations". TravelPulse. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  2. ↑ Duffy, Andrew. "Construction management company handles projects from design concept to completion". Times Colonist. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  3. ↑ Duffy, Andrew. "Ownership changes multiply in Island hotel sector". Times Colonist. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Carla. "Greater Victoria tourism forecast bright after 'incredible' 2015". Times Colonist. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  5. ↑ Reid, Michael D. "Themed menus at Victoria bars, eateries celebrate royal visit". Times Colonist. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  6. ↑ Arrais, Pedro. "Victoria festival gets frisky with whisky for soldout event on Sunday". Times Colonist. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  7. ↑ Duffy, Andrew A. "Hotel Grand Pacific union threatens strike". Times Colonist. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  8. ↑ "UPDATE: Victoria hotel staff vote to strike if new deal not reached by Sept. 1 - Victoria News". Victoria News. 2017-08-20. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  9. ↑ Kloster, Darron. "Unionized Hotel Grand Pacific employees reach tentative deal". Times Colonist. Retrieved 2018-06-09.

Coordinates: 48°25′14″N 123°22′21″W / 48.4206°N 123.3726°W / 48.4206; -123.3726


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