Celebrities at the Opus Hotel in Yaletown
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Consider the Opus, which opened five years ago, the brash upstart to the demure Sutton which has been around since Expo '86.
The Sutton Place might be king of the block but Katrina Carroll-Foster, vice-president of marketing and sales at the Opus, points out that there are plenty of celebrities to go around. The new kid is getting its fair share.
Cher, Gwen Stefani, Christina Aguilera, Ashley Judd, Anne Heche and Eric McCormack have all stayed at the Opus. Moby launched his CD here, sending the chef on a search for gourmet macro-biotic recipes. On a recent Thursday, Ashton Kutcher did some impromptu spinning with the hotel's DJ.
The Opus is as colourful and quirky as the Sutton is sedate. With its bold colours and basic lines, the Yaletown hotel has both a modern yet nostalgic, retro 1950s look to it. If the Flintstones had been millionaires, this is the type of place they would have lived in.
The hotel's penthouse, which everyone calls the diva suite, has a revolving door of big names who come and go.
And what a suite it is, with rich chocolate brown walls, a fireplace and a plush, red, sectional couch. It's posh, yet feels like home.
Occasionally, passersby do a double take when they spot members of their favourite rock band hanging out at the hotel, said Carroll-Foster.
Mostly, they are left alone, she said, although she could recall an instance where fans on the street saw members of a really famous band inside the hotel. They had been practicing in Vancouver for some time before their concert. The musicians were kind enough to go outside and give their autographs.
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Opus Hotel
322 Davie Street
Downtown Vancouver