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Fairmont Empress Hotel
721 Government Street, Victoria V8W 1A7 Driving directions
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An icon of Victoria, this imposing hotel bristling with turrets and covered in Virginia creeper has reigned over the town for many years. Envisioning a rush of tourists to the Pacific Coast at the turn of the 20C, real estate developers struck a deal with the Canadian Pacific Railroad to establish a fast ferry service from the mainland to Victoria and embarked on the building of a series of luxury hotels. The 116-room hotel opened to much fanfare in 1908.

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