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The Hotel Georgia is a historic hotel in Downtown Vancouver . It was originally built opened on May 7 1927 , as a 12 storey building. It is currently branded as the ''' Crowne Plaza Hotel Georgia''' and is owned by Allied Hotel Properties Inc. In 1998 it underwent a major restoration and renovation. The building and many portions of the interior are designated as a protected Heritage property by the City of Vancouver.

A list of famous guest at Hotel Georgia include:

  • Nat King Cole

  • Prince of Wales

  • Elvis Presley

  • Louis Armstrong


There is proposal to demolish the hotel's parking structure and expand the hotel to the North with a new High-rise building designed by Bing Thom Architects. The new hotel building will stand at 162 m or 52 storeys tall and scheduled for completion in 2008. It will contain 97 hotel units and 204 dwelling units.


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