Planning a getaway when provincial travel restrictions are lifted in BC?
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is offering a deep discount on hotel stays on many of its British Columbian properties as a way to “welcome back” travellers.
People who book now through midnight on Saturday, June 12 will enjoy 25% off stays through January 31, 2022.
The offer is available for the Fairmont Pacific Rim, Fairmont Hotel Vancouver and Fairmont Waterfront in Vancouver, Fairmont Vancouver Airport at YVR and Fairmont Empress in Victoria.
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The outdoor space features “distinct, carved hills creating topographic forms” and offers over 50 seats.
The patio has individual fire pits, lounge areas, and tables with umbrellas where patrons can sit down and enjoy offerings from the Fairmont Pacific Rim’s Executive Chef Damon Campbell’s new food truck.
Expect eats like the Spicy Tuna Hand Roll, Asian Crunch Noodle Salad, the Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich, to name just a few.
Photo: Charlie Dixon
Photo Charlie Dixon
When it comes to sips on the patio, Creative Beverage Director Grant Sceney has curated a selection of cocktails, Strathcona beer, and wines to choose from.
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Downtown Vancouver bartender Jamie Mah used to boast that hospitality was something close to recession-proof.
âBecause when, you know, things go dour, people still want to eat and drink,â said Mah, who usually tends bar at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel. âBut I wasnât expecting a pandemic. That was the one thing I wasnât predicting.â
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Over the last 13 months, it has been a roller coaster for Mah â from a high of business being the best he had seen just before COVID-19, to the low of a three-month lockdown last spring with the fear and uncertainty that came along with it.