News from Opus Hotel Vancouver
Issue 16 - September 2006
 
Opus Ball Caps

Frette, Flowers and Moet, Omy!
Create your perfect stay or make someone special’s day. Designing a memorable Opus escape is a mouse click away with the introduction of O Shop, Opus Hotel’s new online boutique. Not traveling with your loved one? You choose the surprise and we’ll make sure it’s waiting in their room to delight them. Love wearing our Frette robes? No need to wait until your next stay at Opus. Order through O Shop, and lounge Opus-style in the comfort of your own home.

 
Opus Bar tops Zagat
It comes as no surprise to Vancouver’s “in-the-know” crowd, but Opus Bar has been named Vancouver's “most popular” nightspot in the prestigious 2006 Zagat guide, the world’s leading leisure information provider. Aptly described as an “upscale lounge with abundant eye candy,” the Zagat guide encourages patrons to “keep your …eyes open at this sexy hangout for movie stars.” You just never know who might be sipping an Opus 97 martini at the table next to you.
Opus 97 martini
 
Elixir restaurant An Epicurean Excursion
After a sound night’s sleep in your stylish guestroom, a quick water taxi ride to Granville Island accompanied by acclaimed executive chef Don Letendre starts your epicurean excursion. With chef Don expertly guiding your tour of the Farmers Market, the best of British Columbia’s produce is revealed at every corner - from artisanal goat cheese from Salt Spring Island, to local earthy Chanterelle mushrooms, to ruby red Pinot Noirs from the Naramata Bench. The culinary culmination of your day unfolds in Elixir over a leisurely four course meal with ingredients carefully selected during your tour by you, and prepared by Chef Don. The fruits of your labour never tasted so good.
 
Opus introduces Anthony Goicolea
Opus Hotel’s most recent contemporary art installation is Anthony Goicolea’s Molting. Known to contemporary art buffs, Goicolea is a prolific modern artist working in photography, painting, drawing video and installation. His photography is elaborately staged and digitally manipulated to create such epic fantasy landscapes as Molting, described as having elements of seductive quietude and poetry. His works are exhibited at such internationally acclaimed galleries as New York’s MOMA, Guggenheim and Whitney Museum of Art. Molting is currently featured in one of the hotel’s dramatic Penthouse Suites.
Molting artwork
 
Wireless internet

Totally Techn-O
A hotel room is often the only place to indulge your closet love of the Hits of the 80’s, or to watch CSI in peace. Brand new JVC DVD/Stereo systems installed in every guestroom at Opus means your favourite MP3 CD or latest movie have never sounded so good.

Staying in an Executive Suite? Now watch the latest reality show (oops, we mean documentary) from one of two 32” Sharp LCD TVs. Whether lounging on the couch or lying in bed, surround sound systems and high resolution screens ensure the perfect entertainment experience.

 

Commitment to our community
Being a caring corporate citizen means getting involved in our community in a variety of ways. We thought you might like to know what we’ve been up to. Opus donates soaps, shampoos, towels and other toiletry items to Covenant House, benefiting street youth. Bottles and cans are recycled by United We Can, which provides jobs for inner-city residents. In August, Elixir Restaurant sponsered all catering for the Art for Aids Orphans event with proceeds going to the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund. In July a $10 000 cash donation was made to the Rainforest Foundation. Opus also supports dozens of charities each month with fundraising auction items. Some of our employees donate their time by sitting on local boards such as the Yaletown Business Improvement Association, Dress For Success, the Dr. Peter Center and more. If you’re a client or a guest of Opus, we’re interested in hearing about a charity you’re supporting.

Yaletown, Vancouver




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