The Westin Bayshore

The Westin Bayshore
Trader Vic's; the original location of Westin Bayshore Inn [1]
General information
Location 1601 Bayshore Drive
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6G 2V4
Coordinates 49°17′35″N 123°7′46″W / 49.29306°N 123.12944°W / 49.29306; -123.12944Coordinates: 49°17′35″N 123°7′46″W / 49.29306°N 123.12944°W / 49.29306; -123.12944
Website
westinbayshore.com

The Westin Bayshore is a hotel overlooking Coal Harbour in the Canadian city of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Description

The hotel has 510 rooms, and is located in two buildings, one of which was formerly a low-rise building built in 1961 and one is a newer tower.[2]

History

The main wing of the hotel opened as the Bayshore Inn in 1961.[3] It was the first hotel constructed from scratch by Western International Hotels,[4] which had previously built its business on assuming management of already operating hotels up and down the West Coast. The tower wing was added in 1970.[5]

On March 14, 1972, the world's most famous fugitive billionaire, Howard Hughes, moved into the hotel.[6] The eccentric business magnate lived in the hotel's three-room, top-floor penthouse for 6 months, and was never seen outside of his room, despite the media's best attempts to photograph him.

The Bayshore Inn was renamed The Westin Bayshore when the hotel chain was renamed Westin Hotels in 1980.

The hotel complex was sold for redevelopment in 2015, but currently remains open.[7]

References

  1. ↑ VanCityBuzz
  2. ↑ Olson, Donald (4 November 2010). Frommer's Vancouver and Victoria 2011. John Wiley & Sons. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-118-00297-1. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  3. ↑ http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/features/fas_detail.html?propertyID=1080&fasXRefId=1006419626&language=en_US
  4. ↑ http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/westin-hotels-and-resorts-worldwide-history/
  5. ↑ http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/features/fas_detail.html?propertyID=1080&fasXRefId=1006419626&language=en_US
  6. ↑ Winnipeg Free Press
  7. ↑ http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Vancouver+Bayshore+Hotel+sold+redevelopment+potential/11341485/story.html
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