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Few destinations can offer such a wide variety of accommodation styles as Canada. Whether your clients seek chic city luxury, rustic charm or something a little more quirky, there will be something to suit. Here are a few to recommend...
Rural Escape
City Slicker
TRUMP TOWERS Toronto, Ontario One of Toronto's newest luxury hotels has quickly become one of the city's most stylish meeting points. The bedrooms are large and spacious with marble bathrooms which include a TV set in the mirror. The mood throughout is sophisticated yet restained. It is a hotel which manages to be stately, stylish and sensual. It's the small details that impress as much as the big features. The location is downtown, close to museums, galleries, restaurants and the Rogers Centre.
www.trumphotelcollection.com/toronto
THREE BAR RANCH Near Cranbrook, British Columbia Three Bar Ranch is a family-run, guest ranch created within a working cattle ranch. Riding is the main attraction and the atmosphere is relaxed and friendly. It offers 20 guest cabins attractively set around a communal central lodge. Guests stay in cute log cabins spaced around landscaped lawns. They have wooden floors and furnishings with cowboy-themed trimmings. The style is authentically rustic but the comfort levels are high. Families are well catered for.
www.threebarsranch.com
Icy and Urban
Go Wild
JASPER PARK LODGE Jasper, Alberta
Situated in the Canadian Rockies this Fairmont resort offers cabin accommodation surrounded by natural parklands teeming with wildlife. Set around Lac Bauvert it offers canoeing, kayaking, mountain biking, hiking, horseback riding, a championship golf course and a newly-redesigned spa. A great choice for those looking for a lodge wilderness experience and the chance to spot elk, caribou, bears and wolves from their window. The Queen and Prince Phillip stayed here in 2005.
www.fairmont.com/jasper
Timeless Luxury
ROSEWOOD GEORGIA Vancouver, British Columbia It took one million dollars to build the original Georgia Hotel in 1927 and over $100 million to renovate it to its current standard. This is a super- luxurious hotel, with an elegance that harks back to its earlier heyday. Unique features include the country's largest private collection of Canadian art and lots of funky touches – such as pedicure seats designed by NASA and a vegan nail polish at the hotel spa. Its Hawksworth restaurant, led by one of Canada's top chefs, David Hawksworth, is one of Vancouver's finest.
www.rosewoodhotels.com
ICE HOTEL CANADA Québec City, Québec – January through March A stay here has to be Canada’s coolest sub-zero adventure! Every winter a new Ice Hotel - Hôtel de Glace - is crafted with tonnes of ice and snow according to the fantasy of a different architect. Guests can sip a cocktail from a glass made of ice and visit a frozen chapel before bedding down in their igloo- like room. Statues, columns and even chandeliers are made of ice but warm furs cover icy seats in an Ice Bar, Fires roar in your room and protective clothing ensures guests survive the adventure without frost-bite.
www.hoteldeglace-canada.com
Suite Success
INTERNATIONAL HOTEL SUITES Calgary, Alberta Located in the heart of Calgary’s vibrant downtown, this hotel is a great option for families who want the freedom and flexibility to do some self-catering. Smart, simple public areas give access to suites. Each suite is spacious (up to 850 sq ft of living space) with a simple kitchenette, dining table and lounge area. Suite sizes range from the studio suite to a two-bedroom suite. All have a balcony. The hotel is an easy walk to all the city’s key attractions and also has a lap pool and gym.
www.internationalhotel.ca
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