Victoria’s Fairmont Empress named Canada’s top city hotel for second year
The Victoria landmark earned a reader score of 96.08 as ongoing upgrades and loyal guests helped it beat other Canadian city hotels.
- Travel + Leisure readers named the Fairmont Empress Canada's top city hotel in the 2026 World's Best Awards for the second consecutive year.
- Built in 1908, the 431-room Fairmont Empress overlooks Victoria's Inner Harbour and serves as a National Historic Site of Canada.
- Ranking ahead of Vancouver's Rosewood Hotel Georgia and Auberge Saint-Antoine, the Victoria landmark achieved a leading reader score in the survey.
- Recent enhancements include the 88-room Fairmont Gold experience, following a more than $60 million restoration after Bosa acquired the property in 2014.
- Fairmont Empress General Manager Dan McGowan credited the staff, loyal guests, and owner Nat Bosa, saying, "It is incredibly rewarding to have our valued guests return.
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Victoria’s Fairmont Empress named Canada’s top city hotel for second year - Creston Valley Advance
The Fairmont Empress has once again been named Canada’s top city hotel, earning the No. 1 spot in Travel + Leisure‘s 2026 World’s Best Awards for the second consecutive year. The Victoria landmark received a reader score of 96.08, placing it ahead of Vancouver’s Rosewood Hotel Georgia, which scored 95.62, and Québec City’s Auberge Saint-Antoine at 95.13. The annual awards are based on reader surveys that evaluate hotels on criteria including roo…
Victoria’s Fairmont Empress named Canada’s top city hotel for second year - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
The Fairmont Empress has once again been named Canada’s top city hotel, earning the No. 1 spot in Travel + Leisure‘s 2026 World’s Best Awards for the second consecutive year. The Victoria landmark received a reader score of 96.08, placing it ahead of Vancouver’s Rosewood Hotel Georgia, which scored 95.62, and Québec City’s Auberge Saint-Antoine at 95.13. The annual awards are based on reader surveys that evaluate hotels on criteria including roo…
Victoria’s Fairmont Empress named Canada’s top city hotel for second year - Grand Forks Gazette
The Fairmont Empress has once again been named Canada’s top city hotel, earning the No. 1 spot in Travel + Leisure‘s 2026 World’s Best Awards for the second consecutive year. The Victoria landmark received a reader score of 96.08, placing it ahead of Vancouver’s Rosewood Hotel Georgia, which scored 95.62, and Québec City’s Auberge Saint-Antoine at 95.13. The annual awards are based on reader surveys that evaluate hotels on criteria including roo…
Victoria’s Fairmont Empress named Canada’s top city hotel for second year - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
The Fairmont Empress has once again been named Canada’s top city hotel, earning the No. 1 spot in Travel + Leisure‘s 2026 World’s Best Awards for the second consecutive year. The Victoria landmark received a reader score of 96.08, placing it ahead of Vancouver’s Rosewood Hotel Georgia, which scored 95.62, and Québec City’s Auberge Saint-Antoine at 95.13. The annual awards are based on reader surveys that evaluate hotels on criteria including roo…
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Victoria’s Fairmont Empress named Canada’s top city hotel for second year
The Fairmont Empress has once again been named Canada’s top city hotel, earning the No. 1 spot in Travel + Leisure‘s 2026 World’s Best Awards for the second consecutive year. The Victoria landmark received a reader score of 96.08, placing it ahead of Vancouver’s Rosewood Hotel Georgia, which scored 95.62, and Québec City’s Auberge Saint-Antoine at 95.13. The annual awards are based on reader surveys that evaluate hotels on criteria including roo…
Victoria’s Fairmont Empress named Canada’s top city hotel for second year - Northern Sentinel
The Fairmont Empress has once again been named Canada’s top city hotel, earning the No. 1 spot in Travel + Leisure‘s 2026 World’s Best Awards for the second consecutive year. The Victoria landmark received a reader score of 96.08, placing it ahead of Vancouver’s Rosewood Hotel Georgia, which scored 95.62, and Québec City’s Auberge Saint-Antoine at 95.13. The annual awards are based on reader surveys that evaluate hotels on criteria including roo…
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