Magnolia Hotel & Spa recognized as #4 Best City Hotel in Canada
Travel + Leisure announces World’s Best Awards 2022
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| Victoria, BC (July 13th, 2022): Magnolia Hotel & Spa is thrilled to be named #4 Best City Hotel in Canada, as voted for by Travel + Leisure readers, with an overall score of 93.60. Every year the readers of Travel + Leisure, the largest travel magazine brand in the United States, vote on their favourite hotels, resorts, destinations and travel brands and the winners are announced in the annual World’s Best Awards. “We are truly honoured to be included in this landmark list, especially when placed alongside such incredible company,” says Bill Lewis, general manager of the Magnolia Hotel & Spa. “We’d like to thank each guest who took the time to vote for us, as well as our talented and dedicated team who deserve every ounce of this recognition.” According to Travel + Leisure correspondent Liz Cantrell: “In choosing the best city hotels in Canada, readers prioritized service and location. In the port city of Victoria, British Columbia, that meant proximity to the picturesque harbor, which serves as a jumping-off point for whale-watching tours. Of the No. 4 Magnolia Hotel and Spa, one traveler said, “Every staff member we came in contact with was exceptional. Will be back for sure and have told my friends about it.” The category showcases excellence in Canadian city accommodation and features just one other boutique hotel, Auberge Saint-Antoine in Quebec City (#1). Other luxury properties include the Rosewood Hotel Georgia in Vancouver (#2) and the Ritz Carlton Montreal (#5). Victoria was recognized as #3 Best City in Canada and Vancouver Island secured #3 Best Island in Canada. The full result list will be published in the August 2022 issue of Travel + Leisure and available online at www.travelandleisure.com/worldsbest. It’s been another impressive year for the 64-room boutique hotel, with other recent awards including #5 Top Hotel in Canada in the 2022 TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards and #1 in the Best West Coast Contemporary category for The Courtney Room in the YAM Magazine Best Restaurant Awards 2022. To toast these incredible accomplishments, Magnolia Hotel & Spa is offering a Celebrate Package, available to book by July 21st, 2022. The package includes 25% off the Best Available Rate, $25 per night dining credit to use in The Courtney Room and a bottle of sparkling wine in the room. Available for stays from July 25th to October 31st, 2022, subject to availability. To book, visit www.magnoliahotel.com or call 1.877.624.6654. The Magnolia Hotel & Spa’s commitment to providing guests with an unrivaled luxury boutique accommodation experience in the heart of the city has positioned the property as Victoria’s most award-winning boutique hotel. With a highly personalized customer service promise and central location only steps from Victoria’s picturesque Inner Harbour, the Magnolia Hotel & Spa provides a home away from home in British Columbia’s picture-perfect capital city. Unique details set the hotel apart, including a collection of Curated Trail Maps, offering guests the opportunity to explore the city’s hidden gems independently and at their own pace, The Courtney Room restaurant focusing on produce from Vancouver Island farms, and the Spa Magnolia, both located off the hotel’s lobby. Supporting images for media can be accessed here. -30- Image credit: Magnolia Hotel & Spa, Dasha Armstrong About The Magnolia Hotel & Spa Just steps from Victoria’s picturesque Inner Harbour, the Magnolia Hotel & Spa wins over guests with its unbeatable location and service. #4 Best City Hotel in Canada in the 2022 Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards, #5 Top Hotel in Canada in the 2022 TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards, #4 Top Hotel in Canada in Condé Nast Traveler 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards, and consistently recognized by Forbes, and Condé Nast Johansens. The Magnolia Hotel & Spa is one block from the Inner Harbour and moments from the city’s best restaurants, shops and entertainment – exactly where you want to be during a stay in Victoria. Home to The Courtney Room, voted #10 in Air Canada’s Best New Restaurant Awards 2018 and winner of the Best West Coast Contemporary category in the YAM Magazine Best Restaurant Awards 2022, and conscious wellness spa, The Spa Magnolia. Website: magnoliahotel.com Instagram: @magnoliahotel Facebook: Facebook.com/MagnoliaHotelVictoria Twitter: @MagnoliaHtl Media Contact Hawksworth Communications Marisa Cuglietta 778.987.3707 | marisa@hawksworth.ca |
Victoria’s leading boutique hotel recognized for its commitment to luxury
Victoria, B.C. (February 21, 2018): As a leading authority in the travel industry, Forbes Travel Guide released their 2018 Star Ratings for hotels, restaurants and spas across the world, this week. Magnolia Hotel & Spa is proud to be listed with a four-star rating for its fifth year in a row, one of only four properties on Vancouver Island to meet the rigorous standards.
The rating echoes Magnolia Hotel & Spa’s commitment to providing guests with a truly curated Victoria getaway. Located in the heart of the city, just steps away from the scenic Inner Harbour and the best shopping and eateries, the hotel offers guests the comfort of convenience, alongside a warm and welcoming ambience, guest-tailored service and thoughtful amenities to enhance each guest’s stay, from the moment they step through the door.
“As one of the world’s most recognized travel authorities, it is such an honour to be so highly-regarded by Forbes,” says general manager, Bill Lewis. “I’d like to thank our dedicated and talented team for ensuring the highest standards in hospitality are consistently exceeded, as well as our guests for their continuous support, as we enter our 20th year of operation.”
With a list of over 900 criteria considered in the ranking system, Forbes Travel Guide has been the gold standard in the hospitality industry since 1958.
“We are pleased to honour the 2018 Star Rating recipients, an exceptional collection of hotels, restaurants and spas that demonstrate a strong culture of service,” said Gerard J. Inzerillo, Chief Executive Officer of Forbes Travel Guide.
“In an online environment of confusion and clutter, Forbes Travel Guide is the most trusted source of information to assist guests in making informed decisions,” Inzerillo said. “These properties, the largest and most global group in the company’s history, achieve an impeccable standard of excellence in hospitality, underscoring our overall mission of positively contributing to the international tourism industry as well as individual hotel experience. We are proud to congratulate everyone associated with the prestigious properties recognized today.”
For a detailed explanation of how Forbes Travel Guide compiles its Star Ratings, click here.
Magnolia Hotel & Spa is thrilled to be named #1 city hotel in Canada, as voted for by Travel + Leisure readers, with an overall score of 93.69.
Every year the readers of Travel + Leisure, the largest travel magazine brand in the United States, vote on their favourite destinations and hotels in the World’s Best Awards readers’ survey.
“We are absolutely overjoyed to be named as the top hotel in Canada for city accommodation,” says Magnolia Hotel & Spa’s general manager, Bill Lewis, who will travel to New York to attend the winners’ reception. “It’s an amazing achievement and it means so much that our guests, and readers of Travel + Leisure, have voted for us to win this prestigious award.”
According to Travel + Leisure correspondent Stirling Kelso: “Every stay feels personalized thanks to complimentary amenities (breakfast bites in the lobby; cruiser bikes and detailed neighborhood maps to explore town) and a staff that’s happy to fulfill special requests ranging from fresh flower deliveries to decadent bubble baths”.
Travel + Leisure August 2017 © Time Inc. Affluent Media Group. Travel + Leisure® and World’s Best Awards are trademarks of Time Inc Affluent Media Group and are used under License. Travel + Leisure and Time Inc. Affluent Media Group are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of, Magnolia Hotel & Spa.
Victoria’s leading boutique hotel continues to triumph in 2016’s annual international travel awards, this time securing the position of #2 hotel in Canada (excluding Vancouver) in the 29th annual Conde Nast Traveler 2016 Reader’s Choice Awards with a score of 95.93.
Moving up from #4 position in the 2015 awards to their highest position yet, the 64-room boutique Magnolia Hotel & Spa continues to be recognized as one of the finest in the country for service excellence and guest experience. Quebec’s Manoir Hovey secured the well-deserved top spot and Victoria was ranked as #7 top city in the world.
“We are truly honored to be in such incredible company as one of Canada’s top hotels,” says Magnolia Hotel & Spa’s general manager, Bill Lewis. “I can’t thank our guests enough for continuing to recognize our hotel as one of the best in the world.”
The Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards are the longest-running and most prestigious recognition of excellence in the travel industry and recognize the very best of travel. Over 300,000 dedicated readers – nearly twice as many as last year – cast votes for 7,394 hotels, 606 cities, 500 cruise ships and 236 islands. The result? The 1,402 best travel experiences in the world.
The Awards will be announced in the November issue of Condé Nast Traveler, on newsstands nationwide on October 25, 2016 with the full list published exclusively online at www.CNTraveler.com/rca.
About The Magnolia Hotel & Spa
Just steps from Victoria’s picturesque Inner Harbour, The Magnolia Hotel & Spa wins over guests with its unbeatable location and service. #2 in the Conde Nast Traveler 2016 Reader’s Choice Awards, #7 in the Travel + Leisure World Best Awards 2016 – Top Hotel in Canada, and consistently recognized by Forbes, Conde Nast Johansens and in the annual TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice® awards, the Magnolia Hotel & Spa is one block from the Inner Harbour and the city’s best restaurants, shops and entertainment – exactly where you want to be during a stay in Victoria.
About Condé Nast Traveler
As the most discerning, up-to-the-minute voice in all things travel, Condé Nast Traveler is the global citizen’s bible and muse, offering both inspiration and vital intel. Condé Nast Traveler is the most trusted and celebrated name in travel with 6 National Magazine Award wins and 26 nominations in its 28-year history. Advertising Age named Pilar Guzmán Editor of the Year in 2014 and CNTraveler.com attained 4 Webby Awards since 2015.
Published October, 2016 by MyVanCity.ca