While in Victoria this past weekend we stayed at the Chateau Victoria, and here are my thoughts.
We checked in about 10pm and the guy at reception was really helpful. Asked us if we had been to Victoria before (we pretended we hadn’t so we could hear the spiel). He gave us a map and a print out of all the different restaurants that were good for breakfast, lunch and dinner. He told us they had a shuttle service which can bring us to some of the “hotspots” in Victoria, we just have to go down to reception and see if it is available, which I thought was really good.
The rooms have all been refurbished and ours was pretty
nice. King bed was really comfortable. Rooms are much more modern than the
Fairmont. (but you don’t really get that grand feeling because the ceilings in
the Fairmont are so much higher compared to the Chateau) We were on the 3rd
floor, but this was actually ground level, so our view looked out onto the
underground parking entrance, which was also where the dumpsters were, so we
had a few annoying noises, and we weren’t really inclined to open our curtains
because we felt people could just look right in. I would
request a higher floor.
They have a rooftop restaurant called Vista 18 where we went
for breakfast. Breakfast was delicious and staff were really friendly. The
restaurant takes up the whole floor with windows all the way round so it is a
pretty nice place to eat.
Clive’s Classic Lounge is really cool, big old armchairs,
you feel very grande. The bar staff are excellent, they know their drinks and
they aren’t afraid to go heavy on the alcohol!
They have a pool and hot tub downstairs, 6.30am – 10.30pm.
There were no robes or flip flops in our room so we just went downstairs in our
clothes, swim suits underneath. It is a bit odd because there are no changing
rooms or lockers, just a bathroom with a shower, luckily we were the only
people in there for a whole hour so we just left our clothes on a chair.
There is also a small workout room with treadmill, exercise
bike, free weights and a couple of other machines.
Check out is really easy...they slip your bill under the
door about 2am the night before you check out. Just sign it, and drop it off at
reception with your key in the morning.
Overall I would definitely go back to the Chateau. Location
is fantastic, staff are really friendly and rooms are pretty good. Request a
high floor!
Enjoy ~ Anne Marie
