Fairmont Empress Hotel

721 Government Street, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia

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Rising regally on the banks of Victoria's Inner Harbour and representing the center of the local community, The Fairmont Empress has been completely restored to her turn-of-the-century ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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68 reviews

87% of guests recommend this place.

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This is my favorite hotel, I stay here once a year and even honeymooned here. more on Yahoo! Travel

The Empress Hotel is a magnificent Victorian building with lots of nooks, cranies, and three lovely dining areas. more on igougo

Beautiful grounds. more on Travelocity.com

My room at the Empress is one of the smallest, but it has a spectacular view of Victoria's Inner... more on TravelAndLeisure.com

We even ordered in room dining one night, which was fantastic for when we didn't feel like venturing into the city late at night. more on VirtualTourist

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For a number years we have been coming to the Empress to recognize our wedding anniversary and a relaxing break just before Christmas. With every stay the accommodation and service has been excellent. ... more on TripAdvisor

We went to Victoria for Christmas 2011. The Empress was more amazing than normal. Strolling carolers, Festival of Trees; gingerbread houses; Mrs. Claus telling stories. You could tell that locals made ... more on TripAdvisor

A short review since our experience was extremely positive and echoes many of the others. We stayed for 2 nights (12/29 & 12/30) and had a GREAT time. My one big surprise was the level of upgrades tha ... more on TripAdvisor

Classy, beautiful, historic, and centrally located. Spent New Years in Victoria and stayed at the Empress. Our room was small but very pretty and beds comfortable. Loved the warm swimming pool! Entire ... more on TripAdvisor

We decided at the last minute to spend a couple days in Victoria between Christmas and New Year's. The Fairmont Empress proved to be the most pleasant hotel experience we have had in a long time. The ... more on TripAdvisor

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Dislikes: Our room was shabby looking, there weren't enough towels and water glasses for our family of 4, one towel rack wasn't enough either, a seagull and his poop stayed by our window, the construction noise was distracting, the ... more on Yahoo! Travel

This was a very disipointing stay with filthy rooms and horrible service, I don't recomend anyone going through the experience of staying here. The rooms were disgusting, the windows would not shut, we were ... more on Yahoo! Travel

I think it is a unique and wonderful place. In my opinion, everybody should go and visit this place.It is good for ... more on Yahoo! Travel

My husband and I arrived when the Festival of Ships were docked in the bay outside of the Empress Hotel. We enjoyed just walking around the bay and when the Government complex across the street lit up that evening, it was breathtaking. ... more on Yahoo! Travel

The location right on govt street is
ideal.

The spa has everything, use of the pool. Its
own herbal spa, everything there for your needs. ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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How many of the epinions on Victoria talk about high tea at the Empress? How many suggest that as an alternative to the high price of staying there? Well, we ... more on Epinions.com

The Empress has probably the best location in Victoria of any of the hotels. You can walk to just about everything. I made our reservations online, and although at ... more on Epinions.com

When we checked in to the Empress this June, it was with a sense of relief to return to a Fairmont Hotel. We had just arrived into the Inner Harbour from Seattle, and ... more on Epinions.com

We stayed at the Empress and loved it. We had a very small room but it did overlook the harbour. The seaguls are a bit obnoxious as they are very used to people and ... more on Epinions.com

Think of Victoria and you will likely have an image of the famous harbor, the Parliament buildings and the ever-present Fairmont Empress. Recently restored, the ... more on Epinions.com