First JW Marriott Resort & Spa opens in Muskoka

MUSKOKA, ON—Canada’s first JW Marriott Resort & Spa, The Rosseau, opened its doors to holiday guests just before Christmas. The Rosseau’s spa opened in January, offering a range of services including body wraps, massage and therapy baths. The property also features a private beach, 700-acre nature reserve and a year-round indoor-outdoor pool.

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Room renos and a Vida spa for Westin Bayshore

By Colleen Isherwood
Editor

VANCOUVER—The Westin Bayshore hotel has just completed extensive renovations of all of its 511 rooms, and is planning to add a 5,000 sq. ft. Vida spa over the next several months—all in plenty of time for February 2010 when it will serve as the headquarters for the International Olympic Committee.

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Openings, sales and renos Feb. 2009

This month's stories include the following: Fairmont Pacific Rim set to open next fall in Vancouver, Adventure West adds Eden, Historic Hotel Newfoundland rebrands as a Sheraton hotel, Residence Inn for Muskoka, and Atlific to manage Capri Hotel.

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Mississauga’s Glenerin Inn gets ‘The Vintage Touch’

MISSISSAUGA—The ambiance is one of an English country manor, with stately stone fireplaces and rich wood-panelled rooms in a woodland setting. The 21 guest rooms have sloping ceilings and an old world charm. The 82-year-old building provides the most romantic possible setting for a wedding. It’s got a history that includes housing English schoolgirls during World War II.  And, according to its new general manager, it’s one of Mississauga’s best-kept secrets.

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