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June 25, 2012 - YAM
The countdown is on to Vancouver Island's ultimate flavour venue! Taste: Victoria's Festival of Food and Wine will tantalize taste buds from July 19 to 22. This week, YAM moseyed over (OK, we practically ran!) to Inn at Laurel Point for a special sneak-peek of Sips and Seafood, just one of the upcoming Taste events celebrating BC's wine and seafood.
May 4, 2012 - Toronto Star
A package that honours Mother Earth could be the perfect way to celebrate Mother's Day, especially for the eco-minded mom.
April 15, 2012 - The Province
Inn at Laurel Point, B.C.'s first (and currently only) carbon-neutral hotel, has just launched a
sustainable package that makes every day an Earth Day.
Available year-round at the Victoria, B.C. waterfront hotel, the Eco Package includes overnight
accommodation; luxury hemp linens on the bed; a complimentary bottle of local wine, organic
chocolates and a potted plant (as opposed to cut flowers); and parking. The package price starts at
$179 (based on double occupancy, subject to availability).
October 20, 2011 - Eat Magazine
Having perfected the art of stirring up the pot, Victoria's Inn at Laurel Point has just made another major culinary hire.
September 28, 2011 - Times Colonist
The Inn at Laurel Point is cutting its carbon footprint and supporting a local business and coastal First Nations with the launch of a new signature line of bath and beauty products.
August 18, 2011 - Globe & Mail
Inn at Laurel Point on Victoria's Inner Harbour has put together a "Parents Transition" package for families with a student heading to one of the colleges, universities or boarding schools in the area.
July 17, 2011 - Times Colonist
Local spot prawns, little wing oysters, dungeness crab and Saltspring Island mussels. This is the feast
that chef Takashi Ito and his crew have prepared for the preview of the third annual Taste: Victoria's
Festival of Food and Wine
July 17, 2011 - Times Colonist
Local spot prawns, little wing oysters, dungeness crab and Saltspring Island mussels. This is the feast
that chef Takashi Ito and his crew have prepared for the preview of the third annual Taste: Victoria's
Festival of Food and Wine.
January 18, 2011 - North Shore News
Tomas Dosil, left, greets Jack Grinyer and dog Daisy at the front desk of the Inn at Laurel Point. Grinyer's wife received treatment from the B.C. Cancer Agency. They stayed at the hotel using the special courage rate, before she died in August. Grinyer now stays at the hotel while visiting friends in Victoria.
May 12, 2010 - Green Blog
What more can be said about a hotel that consistantly ranks at Conde Nast top 25 hotels?
April 20, 2010 - Harbour Air
Restaurants reel in diners with creative cuisine and a committment to sustainability.
March 29, 2010 - Hotelier Magazine
Ian Powell's mother once told him, 'Your not a brain surgeon so don't take yourself so seriously". It is advice that the respected hotelier never loses sight of as he leads his team of 200 employees at Inn at Laurel Point, in scenic Victoria, British Columbia.
February 20, 2010 - Times Colonist
Two familiar faces from NBC's Today show thought so when they flew into town on Saturday -- enough to ensure that viewers will get a side of Victoria with their main course of Olympics action on Friday's edition of the morning show.
December 11, 2009 - Helijet In Flight Review
AURA waterfront restaurant + patio serves up surf and turf with a fantastic twist...
October 26, 2009 - Douglas Magazine
The Inn at Laurel Point is relishing in the excitement that accompanies receiving an international honour. The Inn's restaurant, AURA, has won the 1st place award for hospitality design at the Seattle Design Centre's 2009 Northwest Design Awards. The award was presented to Ledingham Design Consultants, for their transformation of the former Cooks Landing Lounge in to the new high-end, cultivated and stylish AURA.
June 17, 2009 - Victoria Burger Blog - vicburgers.blogspot.com
I've been craving a date with this burger for over two months. Aura first peaked my curiosity when I discovered they had brought a Food Network muckity-muck, and a bunch of his buddies from Calgary into their fold.
May 25, 2009 - atv.ca
VICTORIA - His lines were clean. His style filled spaces with light. With glass and concrete, he conjured magic.
May 20, 2009 - tomhawthorn.blogspot.com
Donald Kennedy is a connoisseur. He has trained his palate to recognize the finest of ingredients. With a single bite, he can discern whether meat has been ground in-house, or is a packaged, frozen product as appealing as a hockey puck.
April 28, 2009 - Eat Magazine
The Naramata Bench Spring Release events held in both Vancouver and Victoria last week were a smashing success. Sold out in both cities, I was thrilled the winemakers brought the Naramata Bench to Vancouver Island!
April 16, 2009 - Vitamin Daily
If a weekend in Kyoto is out of the question, get your Zen moment at Victoria's lush Inn at Laurel Point.
April 1, 2009 - LOTL Magazine
Visitors to British Columbia are often taken by the region’s beauty. Located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, here, majestic vegetation thrives, the Pacific Ocean sparkles, and many lesbians tie the knot. And the perfect place for a lesbian wedding or a romantic escape is the sophisticated, modern and tranquil Laurel Point Inn.
March 6, 2009 - More Fun Than a Barrel
As I mentioned before, right when we got off the ferry, we headed to our hotel, the Inn at Laurel Point, literally just steps away from the dock. Read the article online here, or read a PDF using the link below.
March 1, 2009 - Helijet In Flight Review
It’s 8 a.m. in the morning and I’m enjoying a Zen-like moment of serenity before the business of the day. The place: the seaside Japanese garden at Victoria’s serene Inn at Laurel Point.
February 12, 2009 - The Ottawa Citizen
This Valentine's Day I plan to dig out a vintage '90s Cure T-shirt, paint my nails and lips black and attend an intentionally unromantic Goth-themed birthday party. I've had many good anti-Valentine's Days. In high school a group of girls went out for..
November 1, 2008 - Western Hotelier Magazine
When American department store tycoon William Dillard coined the axiom 'location, location, location' he might of been speaking of the Inn at Laurel Point, a deliciously sophisticated property perched on a tiny peninsula overlooking Victoria's inner and outer harbours...
October 1, 2008 - Northwest Palate
Contemporary chic defines Aura, the new restaurant at the Inn at Laurel Point. The much-anticipated renovation reveals a light and airy room with floor-to ceiling windows and expansive patio, providing spectacular Inner Harbor views...
September 2, 2008 - Monday Magazine
The award-winning talents of chef Brad Horen means Aura should be packed at all times. One of the benefits of living in a tourist destination is the number of upmarket hotels housing decent - and, in some cases, downright excellent - eateries. The Inn at Laurel Point, for example, recently underwent a $5-million...
August 16, 2008 - TV Week
Victoria has a capital new place to dine, thanks to the opening of Aura. Located at The Inn at laurel Point (680 Montreal St.), rated “one of Canada’s Top 20 hotels” by Conde Nast Traveler...