Original Property Opened: 1885

Fun Fact: Mark Twain was a regular at the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club and he loved to smoke cigars on the veranda while signing autographs and reciting poetry to adoring fans.

Original Property Opened: 1888

Fun Fact: In 1953, Marilyn Monroe stayed at the Fairmont Banff Springs during the filming of the movie River of No Return in Banff National Park. While filming, she sprained her ankle. It is said that each morning the bellmen would draw straws to decide who would be the lucky one to bring Ms. Monroe down in a wheelchair to her waiting chauffeured car.

Original Property Opened: 1911

Fun Fact: Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise has been repeatedly named on the prestigious Conde Nast Traveler “Gold List” for hospitality excellence.

Original Property Opened: 1915

Fun Fact: Fairmont Hotel Macdonald is one of the first two establishments to be reissued their liquor license in 1924 when Prohibition was repealed.

Original Property Opened: 1922

Fun Fact: During the filming of The Emperor Waltz at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, members of the staff were hired to keep Bing Crosby from sneaking off to go fishing or golfing instead of completing the movie.

Original Property Opened: 1914

Fun Fact: Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip have visited Fairmont Palliser on multiple occasions. In the 1990s, they stayed in the most luxurious suite, the 800 square foot Royal Suite - which includes a butler's pantry and dining room that seats 12.

Original Property Opened: 1908

Fun Fact: During prohibition, Sir Winston Churchill discretely enjoyed gin in the Lobby Lounge by concealing it inside a tea pot.

Original Property Opened: 1939

Fun Fact: The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver’s most popular employees are its two lovable Canine Ambassadors, Ella and Elly. Once trainees with BC & Alberta Guide Dogs, their fun personalities found them a career in hospitality.

Original Property Opened: 1912

Fun Fact: The Fairmont Château Laurier was one of the first hotels to provide indoor plumbing to guests.

Original Property Opened: 1929

Fun Fact: The Royal York was once the tallest building in Toronto, for one year, until the Canadian Bank of Commerce Tower was built in 1930.

Original Property Opened: 1893

Fun Fact: Fairmont Le Château Frontenac owes its name to a flamboyant French governor called Louis de Buade, Count of Frontenac, who guided the destiny of New France from 1672 to 1698.

Original Property Opened: 1930

Fun Fact: Fairmont Le Château Montebello was a private retreat for the elite Seigniory Club until 1970, when it was opened to the public as a resort.

Original Property Opened: 1899

Fun Fact: The golf course at Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu was inaugurated by William H. Taft, the first United States President to publicly admit to playing the game, in 1925.

Original Property Opened: 1958

Fun Fact: John Lennon and Yoko Ono held their famous Bed-In at the hotel in 1969, where they also composed and recorded the hit song “Give Peace a Chance.”

Original Property Opened: 1929

Fun Fact: Noël Coward typed the final draft of his play, Private Lives, a comedy of manners in three acts, at the hotel (known then as the Cathay Hotel).

Original Property Opened: 1906

Fun Fact: The Montreux Convention, which governs access to the Black Sea and is still an important piece of international law, was signed at the hotel on July 20, 1936.

Original Property Opened: 1915

Fun Fact: The main hotel building is located entirely in Oakland, California; however, a portion of the property, which includes the spa, gardens, and parking area, falls within the city limits of Berkeley and the resort's mailing address is Berkeley, California.

Original Property Opened: 1893

Fun Fact: In 1893, Domingo Ghirardelli's sons purchased a block of property on the San Francisco waterfront to house their growing chocolate business.

Original Property Opened: 1907

Fun Fact: The Venetian Room is perhaps most famous as the place where Tony Bennett first sang "I Left My Heart in San Francisco."

Original Property Opened: 1921

Fun Fact: Celebrities have long used the hotel as a haven from prying eyes, beginning with Greta Garbo living in the Palisades Wing for four years.

Original Property Opened: 1926

Fun Fact: The Sky Room at Fairmont Breakers Long Beach was a favorite hotspot for midcentury stars like Elizabeth Taylor and Cary Grant.

Original Property Opened: 1927

Fun Fact: The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa is one of the only spa resorts with on-site, thermal mineral waters, which flow from 1,100 feet directly beneath the Inn at 135 degrees.

Original Property Opened: 1961

Fun Fact: Held on August 13, 1969 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles,President Richard Nixon decided to host a celebratory banquet to honor Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, and to award the men the Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, for the Apollo 11 mission success.

Original Property Opened: 1912

Fun Fact: Fairmont Copley Plaza and its sister hotel, The Plaza in New York City, share the distinctive double "P" monogram, found throughout both hotels.

Original Property Opened: 1924

Fun Fact: According to legend, Ernest Hemingway once advised F. Scott Fitzgerald — who set several scenes of his celebrated novel The Great Gatsby at the hotel — to give “[his] liver to Princeton and heart to The Plaza.

Original Property Opened: 1924

Fun Fact: The Seattle Times held a contest to name the hotel. From 3,906 entries, the committee chose The Olympic.

Original Property Opened: 1958

Fun Fact: The hotel’s massive, hand-blown chandelier from Czechoslovakia, installed in 1958, still hangs in the lobby today impressing guests.