Elegant entrance welcomes guests to Victoria’s leading boutique hotel Magnolia Hotel & Spa is pleased to unveil its newly elevated and always elegant entrance and lobby, which creates an even warmer welcome for guests coming to Victoria’s leading boutique hotel. Victoria-based designer Sandy Nygaard has brought a timeless new design to the warmth of the Magnolia Hotel … Read more
Sparkling romance awaits at Victoria’s leading boutique hotel Capture the magic of romance with Magnolia Hotel & Spa’s ‘Sparkling Romance’ package, from $219 per night between January 27 and March 5. Victoria’s leading boutique hotel offers a romantic bundle of treats from truffles and a bubble bath for an intimate evening, to a breakfast … Read more
Take time to enjoy a hearty local feast with friends and family Victoria’s popular organic, farm-to-table restaurant OLO is pleased to announce that it has opened it’s doors for lunch on Monday to Friday from 10am to 2pm, and weekend brunch from 9am to 2pm. Feast with friends and family on fresh, local and … Read more
Yesterday was a bit of a whirlwind that ended, eventually, with my first visit to OLO. We started the day in rural Vancouver Island north of Courtenay, made our way for meetings in Nanaimo followed by a trek to Victoria. Our intention was to stop for lunch at either Unsworth Vineyards or Hudson’s on First, … Read more
Experience Vancouver and Victoria in award-winning style Experience a dual destination package from two of Canada’s highest-rated boutique hotels. Just in time for the first long weekend of summer, Victoria’s Magnolia Hotel & Spa is collaborating with fellow Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice winner the Loden Hotel in Vancouver, to offer the ‘Best of … Read more
Victoria’s leading boutique hotel recognized by leading industry awards The Magnolia Hotel & Spa continues to feature in leading travel awards, with the Forbes Travel Guide Star Awards, TripAdvisor Traveller’s Choice Awards and the US News & World Report Best Hotel Rankings announced this month. The Forbes Travel Guide 2016 Star Awards recognized Magnolia Hotel & … Read more
Carefully curated, self-guided trails through Victoria’s neighbourhoods Discover the twists and turns of Victoria’s historic streets, secret foodie finds, city parks and hidden viewpoints with Magnolia Hotel & Spa’s Bikes & Beacon package, available August 15 to October 15, 2015. With an overnight stay at Victoria’s leading boutique hotel and use of the Magnolia’s Norco … Read more
Ulla Takes On New Life as OLONew Concept Honours Region’s Trade Hub Roots One of Victoria’s renowned and much-beloved dining establishments is undergoing renovations and a rebirth. Ulla restaurant, located in Victoria’s bustling Chinatown, has reopened its door refreshed and with the new OLO moniker. Opened in 2010 by chef Brad Holmes and partner Sahara Tamarin, … Read more
Discover Victoria by bike with Magnolia Hotel & Spa’s Pedal & Pamper package Discover Canada’s cycling capital with a Pedal & Pamper package at the elegantly refreshed Magnolia Hotel & Spa. Victoria’s leading boutique hotel is working in tandem with the city’s favourite cycle tour operator The Pedaler, to offer a two-night stay in an inviting guestroom and … Read more
Victoria’s leading boutique hotel is Made for Men this spring Mad Men’s Don Draper returns on April 13th, whiskey in hand, for the final season of the hit TV show about the roller coaster lives of advertisers in the 1960s. If watching the devious doings of Draper – the famously hard-drinking alpha male – makes you appreciate the hard-working man … Read more