Victoria International Airport (YYJ): Approximate driving time is 30 minutes and distance is 18 miles.

Taxi bus and limousine service is available from the airport to Victoria city center, where the Hotel Grand Pacific is located.

Taxi, limousine, and public transit bus service is available for transportation in the city of Victoria surrounding the hotel. Daily car-ferry service to Port Angeles, Washington, and high-speed catamaran service to Seattle, Washington, is available from the Inner Harbour in front of the hotel. Seaplane service from the same location is also offered to both Vancouver, British Columbia, and Seattle, Washington.

The Mark - Dinner is served daily at this intimate restaurant where the accent is on personalized service and gastronomic excellence. Signature dishes include Slow-roasted Ostrich Pearl served with yam-and-Yukon-gold-potato strudel and a marsala demiglaze, and Grilled Jarvis Inlet Sockeye Salmon served with saffron Israeli cous cous, poached arugala, and Cobble Hill raspberry reduction. The restaurant's extensive wine list features local, California, and imported vintages.

Pacific Lounge - Mahogany furnishings and woodwork along with live plants and a big-screen television help create a casually elegant ambience in this lounge serving light lunches and dinners daily. Martinis are a specialty and the lounge has a wide selection of blended and single-malt whiskies.

Courtyard Café - A street-level café serving specialty coffees, tea, smoothies, fresh pastries, and an extensive deli menu. Guests may use two high-speed Internet terminals (fee).

24-hour room service is also available.

Amenity highlights: Guests at the Grand Pacific enjoy the use of leisure amenities including an extensive health club with an indoor pool, hot tub, children's wading pool, sauna, fitness center, aerobic workout studio, and squash/racquetball courts. The hotel has two restaurants and a lounge, an on-site spa, gardens, an Internet café, and a Marine Adventure Centre specializing in whale-watching tours.

Insider tip: The hotel is 2 blocks from the Royal B.C. Museum with its extensive collection of Native Indian artifacts. The museum has won awards for its colorful dioramas and exhibits illustrating the history of British Columbia. It is also home to an IMAX Theatre.

Bamboo accents and miniature water sculptures set a relaxed mood in the Spa at the Grand, offering a variety of face, body, and therapeutic services including massage, hair styling and coloring, facials, manicures, exfoliation treatments, and makeup application.

The hotel is 3 blocks from historic Beacon Hill Park, an expansive green space with walking and running trails, a petting zoo, tennis courts, and magnificent views of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the mountains of the Olympic Peninsula.

There are numerous golf courses in Victoria area and hotel staff can make arrangements for tee times. An on-site Marine Adventure Centre can arrange whale-watching tours.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or near the hotel; fees may apply.