All of us at Times Square Apartment Hotel wish you a Happy New Year with much joy, friendship, success, luck and visits to stay with us in Vancouver during 2010!!!
visit our new website .... coming January 2010
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posted by Times Square Suites @ 7:03 PM
Facts & Statistics
Location:North foot of Robson Street ( 2 blocks from Times Square Suites)
Area:400 hectares (1,000 acres)
Opened:September 27, 1888 by Mayor David Oppenheimer
Dedicated:October 29, 1889 by Lord Stanley,Governor General of Canada
Most Famous For:8.8 km (5.5 mi) Seawall
Number of Trees:Approximately 500,000 trees:80% Coniferous;20% Deciduous
Annual Visitors:8 millionhttp://vancouver.ca/parks/parks/stanley/Labels: stanley park hotel, vancouver bike rentals, vancouver family hotel
posted by Times Square Suites @ 6:41 PM
"Adopt-a-Nest": A Great Blue Gift Idea!Support the Stanley Park Ecology Society through the "Adopt-a-Nest" program, and join us in our efforts to learn more about the amazing great blue herons and protect their homes in Vancouver's unique urban landscape. Give this perfect present to a family member, co-worker or friend, or just treat yourself by giving back to the wildlife which shares space in our urban parkland.In recent years, great blue herons have nested in unprecedented numbers in Stanley Park. During the 2006 season, the heronry grew to include more than 173 nests in 25 trees. The Stanley Park Ecology Society's (SPES) staff and volunteers have been monitoring these threatened birds to track their success in raising chicks and to provide information about them to city officials, local residents and visitors. The growth of the heronry and widespread access to information through SPES' monitoring program has allowed the annual return of the herons to be a spring squawking sensation that's not to be missed!Adopt-a-Nest packages include:A Certificate of Adoption;
Printed information about Stanley Park's Great blue herons and your adopted nest location;
Regular e-mail updates on your nest site;
An annual heronry report and;
An onsite tour of the heronry in Stanley Park during one of the two Eco Walks offered each spring; during these engaging and interpretive tours, a trained heron monitor will provide you with information and insight into the lives of these fascinating birds
Nest adoption fees are $30 annually. "Adopt-a-Nest" registration can be arranged contacting the Stanley Park Ecology Society at nests@stanleyparkecology.ca, or by calling SPES at 604-681-9453.
The Adopt-a-Nest program supports the ongoing initiatives of the Stanley Park Ecology Society, a community-based, not-for-profit organization dedicated to encouraging stewardship of the natural world through environmental education and action.(Charitable No. 119166890RR0001)Labels: events vancouver kids, stanley park hotel
posted by Times Square Suites @ 10:36 AM
Vancouver is not undiscovered, in fact, there are 114 hotels listed on Tripadvisor.com. This powerful review site can be a key factor in trip planning and also for us, as hotel operators, to learn more about guest experience and expectations. Often, even with a comment card, guests do not share the highs and lows of their stay with us. We never take this personally, as we would expect that people would rather be walking the seawall, exploring Stanley Park, shopping on Robson or dining on Denman than writing letters to us! Imagine our joy when we found that our Tripadvisor ranking hovers between 1 and 2 for Vancouver hotels, based on guest reviews. We can't tell you how we jumped up and down and hip swayed at that reality! So, what does this mean? We can relax ~ no way! We will try even harder now to ensure we keep pleasing our guests in our homestyle fashion. Thanks to our staff for their loyalty and attention to detail and to our guests for taking initiative to write about their suite, the location and the service. Labels: Denman Street, Robson Street, Seawall, stanley park hotel, tripadvisor, Vancouver hotels
posted by Times Square Suites @ 9:31 AM
For many years, we have been hosting business travellers, couples and families and perhaps now we finally appreciate our own special characteristics. People travelling on limited budgets can save a few dollars by having home-style conveniences such as a fully equipped kitchen and an in-suite washer/dryer. Maybe our rooftop barbeque patio is a new haven for informal dinners!
We feel that we are poised to help people save on expenses while continuing to maintain a mobile lifestyle since we include free local telephone calls, in-suite CD/DVD player, complimentary fitness passes and reduced rates for our secure underground parking.
Our location allows guests to focus on the simple things that Vancouver residents enjoy each day. Common activities such as a walk in Stanley Park accompanied by a fresh Starbucks coffee, a stroll down Robson Street to window shop or a visit to the Vancouver Art Gallery. Guests staying for a longer duration may opt for a video store membership and rent DVD’s to enjoy while curled up in front of the fireplace as if they were at home.
In this moment of economic consciousness, maybe we are part of the solution...
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posted by Times Square Suites @ 6:24 PM
