Fairmont Empress Hotel

Rated 8.4 in 1090 reviews. 408 rooms.

★★★★★

Regarded as a Condé Nast Readers' Choice and Gold List hotel, and honoured with the Travel + Leisure distinction as a top Canadian hotel, Fairmont Empress graces Victoria's sparkling Inner Harbour and beloved cultural city centre. This luxury hotel in Victoria, British Columbia, offers 464 luxuriously appointed guest rooms and suites. Fairmont Gold Rooms offer a boutique hotel experience within a hotel with additional features. Located on the picturesque West Coast of Canada on Vancouver Island.

Overlooking Victoria’s beautiful Inner Harbour, this historic hotel features extensive spa treatments and a selection of on-site restaurants. The Royal British Columbia Museum is 5 minutes' walk away.

The Fairmont Empress Hotel’s elegantly decorated rooms offer a plush seating area and windows that open out. Each is equipped with cable TV and an in-room coffee maker.

The Empress holds a traditional afternoon tea in a special lobby with views of the harbour.

Guests can admire the Victorian architecture and stained glass ceiling of the lobby or swim in the indoor pool. Willow Stream Spa includes a sauna, hot tub and fitness centre.

The Empress Fairmont Hotel is a 4-minute walk from the Royal London Wax Museum. The Maritime Museum of BC is less than 1 km away.

Spa Facilities

  • Spa facilities
  • Steam room
  • Spa lounge/relaxation area
  • Spa/wellness packages
  • Fitness
  • Fitness/spa locker rooms
  • Kids' pool
  • Swimming pool
  • Sauna
  • Fitness centre
  • Spa and wellness centre
  • Massage
  • Hot tub/Jacuzzi
  • Indoor pool
  • Indoor pool (all year)
  • Heated pool

Available Rooms

2 guests

Rooms

Adults

Children

Recommended Nearby

A guide to great places near Fairmont Empress Hotel

  1. The Commons

    Great food and place, 100% worth it! Nice oysters and cocktails

    125 m from hotel
    620 Humboldt Street

  2. Royal British Columbia Museum

    Excellent museum

    201 m from hotel
    675 Belleville St

  3. Cora

    Just like in Quebec. Perfect for those nostalgia days :-)

    213 m from hotel
    150 - 850 Douglas St.

  4. Ebizo

    They make a very nice Unagi and the Tuna tataki melts in your mouth.

    279 m from hotel
    604 Broughton St

  5. Hanks On Douglas

    Wagyu beef, dry aged burger, amazing bork belly, varying menu. IPA flights.

    341 m from hotel
    1001 Douglas St.

  6. Red Fish Blue Fish

    Coleslaw is awesome!

    347 m from hotel
    1006 Wharf St

  7. Munro's Books

    Enjoy the old world charm at this beautiful bookstore in DT Victoria!

    392 m from hotel
    1108 Government St

  8. Murchie's

    killer desserts, try the chocolate rum ball!

    407 m from hotel
    1110 Government St.

  9. Discovery Coffee

    Excellent coffee here. We got a nitro cold brew, drip, and Americano. All perfect. And my gluten-free chocolate crueller was yummy, too.

    475 m from hotel
    1001 Blanshard St

  10. Tacofino

    Best Burrito place ever!!!!

    481 m from hotel
    787 Fort Street

  11. Interactivity Board Game Cafe

    In addition to their collection of hundreds of board games, they've got an amazing lineup of sandwiches and coffees. They also make their own ice cream in-house!

    0.6 km from hotel
    723 Yates St

  12. Hey Happy

    Their iced latte with coconut milk is perfect!!

    0.7 km from hotel
    122-560 Johnson St