March 23, 2004

(VANCOUVER, Canada) - Hotel guests are diverse in tastes and lifestyles, which is why Opus Hotel has introduced a one-of-a-kind Lifestyle Concierge^TM program. Available online at www.opushotel.com/concierge Lifestyle Concierge^TM offers guests a choice of five personal guides to Vancouver. Inspired by the hotel's five unique guestroom décor schemes, these fictional guides represent a spectrum of lifestyles ranging from old school to avant-garde. Guests select the guide who best suits their lifestyle, and that guide becomes their personal concierge to the city, recommending their favorite places to shop, dine, relax and explore.

Travelers into the arts and culture scene will go with the recommendations of Bob & Carol, a high tech exec and journalist couple from San Francisco. Though admittedly a tad conservative, Bob & Carol pride themselves on being open-minded and cultured, and their favorite Opus décor scheme is ‘tony & traditional’ yellow. Bob & Carol's Lifestyle Concierge^TM recommendations include an Aquaferry ride to artsy Granville Island, cocktails and jazz at the Cellar, and a day trip to the quaint town of Victoria.

Guests who feel like taking a walk on the wild side will be drawn to Billy's picks. A free-spirited creative type and party boy from London, Billy prefers the hotel's ‘artful and eclectic’ green rooms. Among his suggestions are Brandi's, an exotic lounge he claims ‘brings dignity to lasciviousness’, Brix restaurant for late-night cocktails and tapas, and recovery au naturel at Vancouver's infamous nudist beach, Wreck Beach.

Los Angeles drama queen Dede prefers the penthouse suite's ‘daring and dramatic’ taupe décor scheme, so it's no surprise that her choices reflect Vancouver's Hollywood North lifestyle: Pelagia for airbrush tanning, swanky Ginger 62 for drinks (where ‘guys actually dress up’), and a daytrip to the Yaletown Cosmetic Surgery Clinic for ‘a rejuvenating break’.

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