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The Fort Garry Hotel, Spa and Conference Centre
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada · Ascend Hotel Collection · Near Luxury
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth stayed here during the 1939 royal tour, one of many marquee guests that also included Louis Armstrong, Liberace, and Harry Belafonte. Built in 1913 by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in the same chateau style as Ottawa's Chateau Laurier, it briefly hosted CNR Radio, the forerunner of CBC Radio, from 1923 to 1932. Room 202 carries a persistent, undocumented ghost story that has followed the hotel for decades.
- 240 rooms
- Opened 1913
- Neighborhood: Broadway
- Architect: George A. Ross and D.H. MacFarlane
About The Fort Garry Hotel, Spa and Conference Centre
- George A. Ross and D.H. MacFarlane designed the chateau. It was nearly named the Selkirk, after the vanished Upper Fort Garry nearby.
- Ten Spa's Turkish hamam is the house draw. At 13 storeys it was Winnipeg's tallest building in 1913. National Historic Site.
History
Opened 11 December 1913 for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. Ross and MacFarlane designed it in the French Renaissance chateau manner of Ottawa's Chateau Laurier. CNR Radio broadcast from the building from 1923 to 1932. A major refurbishment came in 1988; Ascend arrived in 2020. It is a National Historic Site of Canada.
The setting
On Broadway in Winnipeg, a short walk to The Forks. This is the 1913 Grand Trunk Pacific chateau, not a prairie motel.
Restaurants and bars
- The Sunset Terrace Eat + Drink — Restaurant
Amenities
- Ten Spa with world-class Turkish hamam
- Oval Room Brasserie and Vida Cucina Italia dining
- 24-hour state-of-the-art fitness centre
- Complimentary yoga classes at Yoga Public studios
- Over 35,000 square feet of grand event and ballroom space
- Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Club on-site entertainment
- Hammam
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