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23-488: Opened on January 11, 1967, Le Château Champlain was constructed by CP Hotels to accommodate the crowds visiting Expo 67 . At the time it was the tallest hotel in Canada. Canadian Pacific Railways chairman Buck Crump proposed naming the hotel after the explorer and founder of Quebec City and New France , Samuel de Champlain . CP Hotels purchased CN Hotels in 1988, acquiring the larger adjacent Queen Elizabeth Hotel . As

46-572: A French château. Châteauesque buildings are typically built on an asymmetrical plan, with a roof-line broken in several places and a facade composed of advancing and receding planes. The style was popularized in the United States by Richard Morris Hunt . Hunt, the first American architect to study at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, designed residences, including those for the Vanderbilt family , during

69-711: A controlling interest in FRHI, adding the Fairmont, Raffles, and Swissôtel chains to its Luxury Hotel Brands portfolio. That year Marriott International bought the Delta chain. (See Delta Hotels ) Ch%C3%A2teauesque Châteauesque (or Francis I style, or in Canada , the Château Style ) is a revivalist architectural style based on the French Renaissance architecture of

92-486: A health and fitness centre with cardiovascular and weight lifting equipment. Canadian Pacific hotels Canadian Pacific Hotels (CPH) was a division of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) that primarily operated hotels across Canada , since passenger revenue made a significant contribution to early railway profitability. CPR restructured the division as a subsidiary in 1963. In 1988, CPR purchased

115-492: A result, they sold Le Château Champlain in 1991. Marriott assumed management in 1995, and the hotel was renamed Montreal Marriott Château Champlain. In 2018 the hotel was purchased by the Tidan Hospitality and Real Estate Group for $ 65 million. The hotel stands 139 metres (456 ft) high with 40 floors and was designed by Quebec architects Roger D'Astous and Jean-Paul Pothier . The arch-shaped windows were intended by

138-719: A rustic design. Teahouses existed at Summit Lake, Twin Falls , Natural Bridge, Lake Agnes and the Plain of Six Glaciers, the latter two still operating. Most rest houses were one-storey cabins at lower elevations. CPH initially encouraged automobile travel by building camps along the Banff-Windermere Highway, which opened in 1923. In the 1930s, the term "bungalow" disappeared from the Canadian lexicon. When automobile vacationers switched to inexpensive campgrounds at this time, CPH disposed of

161-403: A simpler style of a flat roof and limited ornamental features when designing most city hotels. With growing automobile traffic, and tourists seeking cheaper accommodation, CPH retained only the more profitable urban and destination hotels. The resort hotels opened in summer only. Year round opening began in 1969 for Banff Springs Hotel, and in 1974 for Chateau Lake Louise . CPR restructured

184-549: The Canadian National Hotels chain, making Canadian Pacific Hotels and Resorts the nation's largest hotel owner. In 1998, all CPH properties were branded as either Fairmont or Delta . In 2006, Kingdom Hotels International and Colony Capital purchased Fairmont, consolidating their hotel brands to form Fairmont Raffles Hotels International (FRHI), which in turn became a subsidiary of AccorHotels in 2016. In 2007, BC Investment Management Corp. bought Delta Hotels, which

207-463: The 1870s, 1880s and 1890s. A relatively rare style in the United States, its presence was concentrated in the Northeast , although isolated examples can be found in nearly all parts of the country. It was mostly employed for residences of the extremely wealthy, although it was occasionally used for public buildings. The first building in this style in Canada was the 1887 Quebec City Armoury (now named

230-703: The Voltigeurs de Québec Armoury, formerly called the Grande-Allée Armoury (French: Manège militaire Grande-Allée, or simply Manège militaire) designed by Eugène-Étienne Taché . Many of Canada's grand railway hotels , designed by John Smith Archibald , Edward Maxwell , Bruce Price and Ross and Macdonald , were built in the Châteauesque style, with other mainly public or residential buildings. The style may be associated with Canadian architecture because these grand hotels are prominent landmarks in major cities across

253-866: The country and in certain national parks. In Hungary, Arthur Meinig built numerous country houses in the Loire Valley style, the earliest being Andrássy Castle in Tiszadob , 1885–1890, and the grandest being Károlyi Castle in Nagykároly ( Carei ), 1893–1895. The style began to fade after the turn of the 20th century, and it was largely absent from new construction by the 1930s. Many of the Châteauesque-style buildings in Canada were built by railway companies, and their respective hotel divisions. They include Canadian National Railway and Canadian National Hotels , Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian Pacific Hotels , and

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276-659: The designers to complement the Romanesque Revival arches of nearby Windsor Station , another Canadian Pacific property. D'Astous was a student of Frank Lloyd Wright , and the Château Champlain's arches have also been cited as similar to those used on Wright's last commission, the Marin County Civic Center . However, the arched openings have led some to nickname the building the "cheese grater". The Château Champlain has 596 guest rooms and 19 suites along with

299-414: The division as a subsidiary in 1963. Each bungalow camp, comprising a group of cabins with a communal lodge, was in a relatively remote forest area, reached by hiking or horseback. Although initially catering to an elite, mainly American, tourist, they ultimately attracted a broader audience. The log cabin at Lake Louise (1891–1893) was perhaps a forerunner to this concept. The subsequent adoption of

322-703: The early hotels. In the late-19th to early-20th century, CPH commonly adopted a châteauesque architectural style for building, or enlarging, significant hotels. The earliest example was Château Frontenac . Notable features included steeply pitched copper roofs, blue-green from oxidation, ornate gables , dormer windows, and an irregular placement of towers and turrets . The visual appeal of this design prompted other railway companies to imitate it. CPR, or its later competitors, Canadian Northern Railway and Grand Trunk Pacific Railway that became Canadian National Railway (CN), built grandiose railway hotels in every major Canadian city. However, CPR quickly reverted to

345-454: The first in Canada. Indisputably, national parks protected CPH's commercial interests in such localities. The opportunity to participate in mountaineering excursions, led by professional Swiss guides, featured in CPH's promotion of the respective accommodation. Scenic images, often including a hotel, illustrated the CPH publicity brochures. Urban and township land sales financed the construction of

368-413: The former being the preferred term for North America. The style frequently features buildings heavily ornamented by the elaborate towers, spires, and steeply-pitched roofs of sixteenth century châteaux, themselves influenced by late Gothic and Italian Renaissance architecture. Despite their French ornamentation, as a revival style, buildings in the châteauesque style do not attempt to completely emulate

391-437: The least profitable bungalow camps, followed by the remainder in the 1950s. After a 24-year break in building or acquiring properties, CPH constructed a series of hotels and motels during 1955–1999. The larger ones mostly adopted the "Chateau" prefix. Several international properties were operated, before exiting that market. In 1988, CPR purchased the Canadian National Hotels chain, making Canadian Pacific Hotels and Resorts

414-512: The log design not only created a pioneer appearance, but also provided the necessary insulation for a cold mountainous region. CN copied the concept at Jasper Park Lodge . Despite the rustic cabin exteriors, the interiors contained the modern comforts of the period. Presented as more adventurous than a hotel stay, it was scarcely roughing it. Although primarily in the west, Ontario also had three camps. The CPH rest structures and teahouses, at scenic locations along nearby trails, similarly adopted

437-543: The monumental châteaux of the Loire Valley from the late fifteenth century to the early seventeenth century. The term châteauesque (literally, " château -like") is credited (by historian Marcus Whiffen ) to American architectural historian Bainbridge Bunting , although it can be found in publications that pre-date Bunting's birth. As of 2011, the Getty Research Institute 's Art & Architecture Thesaurus includes both "Château Style" and "Châteauesque", with

460-491: The nation's largest hotel owner. In 1998, CPR purchased the Canadian Delta Hotels chain and the international Princess Hotels chain. The following year, San Francisco-based Fairmont Hotels and Resorts chain was acquired. Minority shareholders were Kingdom Hotels (USA) Ltd. and Maritz Wolff & Co , each holding a 16.5 per cent interest. All CPH properties were branded as either Fairmont or Delta. In 2001, CPH

483-482: Was inspired by Swiss Chalets. Hotels were established mainly at locations that connected with other passenger rail or ferry routes, but some rural locations, especially in the Canadian Rockies / Selkirk Mountains , became tourist destinations in their own right. After the success of the original Banff Springs Hotel , described as a "Tudor chalet in wood", CPR lobbied the government to create Banff National Park ,

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506-460: Was purchased by Marriott International in 2015. Since passenger revenue made a significant contribution to railway profitability, facilities, such as hotels, were essential for attracting passenger traffic. The three earliest locations ( Mount Stephen House , Glacier House and North Bend ) were initially only dining stops, necessary because steep railway grades made hauling a dining car uneconomical. Thomas Sorby 's design for these three hotels

529-482: Was renamed Fairmont Hotels and Resorts . Later that year, Canadian Pacific Limited spun off all of its subsidiaries into separately traded companies, which included Fairmont Hotels and Resorts. In 2006, Kingdom Hotels International and Colony Capital, which also owned the Raffles and Swissôtel chains, bought Fairmont. The following year, BC Investment Management Corp. bought Delta Hotels. In 2015, AccorHotels acquired

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