The Westin Bayshore is a hotel overlooking Coal Harbour in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Description
The hotel has 499 rooms in two buildings, a low-rise structure built in 1961 and a newer tower built in 1970.[1]
History
The Bayshore Inn was developed by local Vancouver businessmen Hugh Martin and Douglas Welch, through their Marwell Construction company. The site was previously tidal flats in Coal Harbour. Four and a half acres were reclaimed by dumping fill and sinking concrete piles 40 feet down to bedrock. Welch and Martin originally planned to build a motel on the site. However, when they partnered with Seattle-based Western Hotels, the chain's head, Edward Carlson, convinced them to build a full-service resort hotel. Marwell and Western shared the $6 million construction cost.[2] The hotel was the first to be constructed from scratch by Western Hotels,[3]