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Fairmont Empress

Icons · Inner Harbour · Price not listed

The ivy-draped 1908 château-style hotel that anchors the Inner Harbour — 'Canada's Castle on the Coast'. Even without going in for tea, it is the backdrop of almost every Victoria harbour photograph and the reference point for orienting downtown.

Place type

Icons

Area

Inner Harbour

Price

Price not listed — Fairmont's official location page publishes the hotel's address and contact details but no visitor admission product; the landmark exterior and harbour-front setting are viewable free from public streets and the Causeway. Afternoon tea and dining are separate paid hotel services priced on the hotel's own pages.

Address

721 Government Street, Victoria, BC V8W 1W5

Allow

<1 hr

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Source of record: Fairmont Hotels & Resorts (official hotel site) (official page) · Last reviewed 2026-11-03.