List of Canadian railway hotels

The following is a list of Canadian railway hotels built throughout the provinces of Canada. These hotels constitute a group of hotels known as Canada's grand railway hotels.

Canadian National Railway

The following are grand railway hotels built for Canadian National Railway, and its hotel division Canadian National Hotels.

  •   Hotel open, original building demolished
  •   Hotel open, original building burned down
  •   Hotel closed, building demolished
Name[note 1] Photo Location Province Year hotel opened Present hotel chain Year hotel closed
Hotel Charlottetown Charlottetown  Prince Edward Island 1931 Rodd Hotels and Resorts N/A
Hotel Newfoundland St. John's  Newfoundland and Labrador 1926 Sheraton Hotels and Resorts N/A
Hotel Vancouver (third)[note 2] Vancouver  British Columbia 1939 Fairmont Hotels and Resorts N/A
Jasper Park Lodge Jasper  Alberta 1922 Fairmont Hotels and Resorts N/A
Prince Arthur Hotel Thunder Bay  Ontario 1911 Independent N/A
Prince Edward Hotel Brandon  Manitoba 1916 N/A 1975
Queen Elizabeth Hotel Montreal  Quebec 1958 Fairmont Hotels and Resorts N/A
The Bessborough Saskatoon  Saskatchewan 1935 Marriott International N/A
The Nova Scotian Halifax  Nova Scotia 1930 Westin Hotels & Resorts N/A

Canadian Pacific Railway

The following are grand railway hotels built for Canadian Pacific Railway, and its hotel division Canadian Pacific Hotels.

  •   Hotel open, original building burned down
  •   Hotel closed, building repurposed
  •   Hotel closed, building demolished
  •   Hotel closed, building burned down
Name[note 1] Photo Location Province Year hotel opened Present hotel chain Year hotel closed
The Algonquin Resort St. Andrews  New Brunswick 1889 New Castle Hotels & Resorts N/A
Banff Springs Hotel Banff  Alberta 1888 Fairmont Hotels and Resorts N/A
Château Frontenac Quebec City  Quebec 1893 Fairmont Hotels and Resorts N/A
Château Lake Louise Lake Louise  Alberta 1890 Fairmont Hotels and Resorts N/A
Château Montebello Montebello  Quebec 1930 Fairmont Hotels and Resorts N/A
Fraser Canyon House North Bend  British Columbia 1897 N/A 1927
Glacier House Glacier National Park  British Columbia 1887 N/A 1926
Hotel Saskatchewan Regina  Saskatchewan 1927 Marriott International N/A
Hotel Vancouver (first) Vancouver  British Columbia 1888 N/A 1912
Hotel Vancouver (second) Vancouver  British Columbia 1916 N/A 1939
Hotel Sicamous Sicamous  British Columbia 1900 N/A
Lord Nelson Hotel Halifax  Nova Scotia 1927 Independent N/A
McAdam Hotel McAdam  New Brunswick 1901 N/A 1959
Mount Stephen House Field  British Columbia 1886 N/A 1918
Palliser Hotel Calgary  Alberta 1914 Fairmont Hotels and Resorts N/A
Place Viger Montreal  Quebec 1898 N/A 1935
Royal Alexandra Hotel Winnipeg  Manitoba 1911 N/A 1967
Royal York Toronto  Ontario 1929 Fairmont Hotels and Resorts N/A
The Empress Victoria  British Columbia 1908 Fairmont Hotels and Resorts N/A

Grand Trunk Railway

The following are grand railway hotels built for Grand Trunk Railway.

  •   Hotel closed, building demolished
  •   Hotel closed, building burned down
Name Photo Location Province Year hotel opened Present hotel chain Year hotel closed
Château Laurier Ottawa  Ontario 1912 Fairmont Hotels and Resorts N/A
Fort Garry Hotel Winnipeg  Manitoba 1913 Independent N/A
Highland Inn Algonquin Provincial Park  Ontario 1908 N/A 1957
Hotel Macdonald Edmonton  Alberta 1915 Fairmont Hotels and Resorts N/A
Minaki Lodge Minaki  Ontario 1914 N/A 2003

Other companies

In addition to Canadian National Railways, Canadian Pacific Railways, and Grand Trunk Railways, several other companies built "grand railway hotels" in Canada. The Prince of Wales Hotel is the only grand railway hotel to be built by an American company, Great Northern Railway.

  •   Hotel closed, building partially demolished
Name[note 1] Photo City Province Year hotel opened Present hotel chain Year hotel closed
Digby Pines Digby  Nova Scotia 1905 Independent N/A
Prince of Wales Hotel Waterton  Alberta 1927 Glacier Park Company N/A
Windsor Hotel Montreal  Quebec 1878 N/A 1981

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 The following names are the names used when the hotel first opened. Several hotels have changed names since their opening.
  2. ↑ Although the hotel was initially developed by Canadian National Railways, its completion required the company to partner with rival Canadian Pacific Railways. The hotel was jointly managed by both companies until Canadian National Railways acquired full ownership of the hotel in 1962.


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