{"id":8730,"date":"2012-02-28T23:06:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-28T23:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/vancouver-harbourside-luxury-2\/"},"modified":"2012-02-28T23:06:00","modified_gmt":"2012-02-28T23:06:00","slug":"vancouver-harbourside-luxury-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2012\/02\/vancouver-harbourside-luxury-2\/","title":{"rendered":"VANCOUVER: HARBOURSIDE LUXURY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Luxury at the Loden<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The grand entryway of the Loden sets the scene for this boutique hotel\u2019s modern design, cleverly fused with the area\u2019s dynamic mountains and waterways. Despite the luxurious setting, the hospitality staff, with their ready smiles, gives the Loden a real home-away-from-home vibe. Want to borrow a bike to ride around Stanley Park? Done \u2013 with complimentary water thrown in to boot.<\/p>\n<p>Dine here: At The Loden\u2019s Tableau Bar Bistro, soak up a modern take on traditional French fare, prepared by Executive Chef, Marc-Andre Choquette. Epicurean city dwellers and Loden guests intermingle daily in this dynamic bar scene, serving French wine and local beers on tap \u2013 an intriguing, sophisticated meeting place. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theloden.com\/\">www.theloden.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"263\" src=\"http:\/\/newsletters.canada.travel\/au\/feast\/2012\/02-Feb\/loden2.jpg\" width=\"400\"><br \/><b><br \/>Vancouver in a nutshell:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spend the afternoon in Gastown, where cobbled streets are lined with funky antique shops, boutiques and bistros. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gastown.org\/\">www.gastown.org<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Dine in Yaletown for some of the city\u2019s top cuisine<\/li>\n<li>Sample the wares of world-class chocolatiers: Chocolate Arts on W 3rd Ave Kitsilano uses local produce like cranberries and hazelnuts to give its confections the true flavour of BC. Want more? Don\u2019t miss Thomas Haas Fine Chocolates, a fourth generation pastry chef whose handmade creations are to die for! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kitsilano.ca\/\">www.kitsilano.ca<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Walk, run or cycle around the nine-kilometre Stanley Park Seawall, enjoying spectacular views of the city, North Shore Mountains and Lions Gate Bridge. <a href=\"http:\/\/seestanleypark.com\/\">http:\/\/seestanleypark.com\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Visit Granville Island: This beautiful waterfront setting is a hub of galleries, artisan shops, cafes and local clothing designers. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.granvilleisland.com\/\">www.granvilleisland.com<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Experience high-end shopping at Holt Renfrew. Champagne is compulsory as you browse through Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Tiffany\u2019s and Gucci. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.holtrenfrew.com\/holts\/en\/stores\/825\/Vancouver\/\">http:\/\/www.holtrenfrew.com\/holts\/en\/stores\/825\/Vancouver\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Test yourself! Did you know\u2026?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vancouver is not the capital city of British Columbia. (Victoria, on Vancouver Island, is.)<\/li>\n<li>Vancouver is the mildest city in Canada. Snow rarely falls on the city but it does heaps on the local mountains, where Vancouverites like it.<\/li>\n<li>There are three well-developed ski hills, each higher than any in Australia, all within 30 minutes of downtown. Mount Seymour, Grouse Mountain and Cypress Mountain offer not just skiing but snowmobiling, tube parks, cross-country skiing, gondola rides, tobogganing and more. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vcmbc.com\/\">www.vcmbc.com<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Vancouver is probably the only place in the world where it\u2019s possible to ski, sail and play golf all on the same day.<\/li>\n<li>Vancouver Japanese sushi chef Tojo invented the California roll, which might explain why the sushi in Vancouver is so good. Vancouver is vying to become the Greenest city in the world\u2014not surprising considering it\u2019s the birthplace of environmental organization Greenpeace.<\/li>\n<li>Vancouver is amongst the largest film production centers in North America, second only to Los Angeles in TV production and third behind LA and NYC in Feature Film Production. It\u2019s known as Hollywood North.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>View a map of Vancouver <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com.au\/maps?f=q&#038;source=s_q&#038;hl=en&#038;geocode=&#038;q=google+map+vancouver+canada&#038;sll=49.248523,-123.1088&#038;sspn=0.211564,0.617294&#038;gl=au&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;hq=&#038;hnear=Vancouver,+Greater+Vancouver+Regional+District,+British+Columbia,+Canada&#038;t=h&#038;z=11\">HERE<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouver.com\/\">www.vancouver.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.blogger.com\/post-create.g?blogID=10632258\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luxury at the Loden The grand entryway of the Loden sets the scene for this boutique hotel\u2019s modern design, cleverly fused with the area\u2019s dynamic mountains and waterways. Despite the luxurious setting, the hospitality staff, with their ready smiles, gives the Loden a real home-away-from-home vibe. 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