GLBT
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Legal Marriages
With its wildly popular annual gay-pride parade and with nearby Whistler hosting Winter Pride gay ski week, Vancouver boasts an international reputation as a gay-friendly city. Adding same-sex marriage to the mix - which became legalized in B.C. in 2003 and an option for both locals and visitors alike – only heightens the city’s appeal. Couples getting married don’t even need to be residents of Canada; a marriage license and a civil ceremony are the only requirements to become legally married in Vancouver. Whether you opt for a full-blown fabulous gay wedding, a more private intimate affair by the sea, on top of a mountain, on our Garden Terrace or in one of our hotel suites, Vancouver and The Westin Grand is a great place to exchange vows.
Our head concierge can organize obtaining a marriage license, photographers, commissioners, witnesses, flowers, harpists, tux rentals, rings, celebratory dinners, room amenities, and even be a witness herself. For more information please contact Lisa Cumming, head concierge.
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Pride Rate
Celebrate the GLBT community year-round with our Pride Rate, available all year-round. Your experience includes accommodation in our Superior One Bedroom Suite plus from each room night booked we’re donating $10 to the Vancouver Pride Society.
Rates $219 in the summer and $169 in the winter, based on availability. To book your reservation or to find out more call 1.888.680.9393. Rate code: PRIDE or click here to book online. |
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Pride Package
Renew yourself and your loved one with the perfect urban escape – including 3 nights in our Superior One Bedroom featuring the Westin Heavenly Bed®, a 60 minute couples massage in our Renewal Room or privacy of your room and $100 dining credit in our Aria Restaurant & Lounge or in-room.
Package price: $898 for 3 nights, based on double occupancy. To book your reservation or to find out more call 1.888.680.9393. Rate code: PRIDEPKG or click here to book online. |
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Vibrant Community
Vancouver embraces its diversity, including its vibrant GLBT community. The vibrant scene is alive year-round, with dazzling nightlife, hip restaurants, sandy beaches, stylish boutiques, and busy streets hopping with clubs and cafés, perfect for people who love to get out and about. Vancouver’s GLBT community centres around two energetic and welcoming gay neighbourhoods – the West End and Commercial Drive.
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West End
An eclectic community located in the heart of Vancouver's downtown core. Its main thoroughfares, Denman and Davie Streets (also known as Davie Village) are lively, vibrant and decidedly upbeat with its colourful cafés, restaurants, nightclubs and shopping . They cut through an area that manages to be one of the most densely populated districts in Canada, and yet, there's a certain calming presence about the place - it's easy to find yourself strolling along one of its quiet, tree-lined streets following the fragrance of the sea down to its expansive beach or sipping a cappuccino as you watch the world go by.
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Commercial
It’s always happening on ‘The Drive’. This retro, multiethnic hub in the East side is a popular neighbourhood for the thriving Lesbian community. Experience authentic Italian coffee bars, fine dining, live music & theatre, art exhibits, unique, eclectic, modestly priced shopping, ethnic produce stands and delis to die for, and find out why a visit to this unique Vancouver neighbourhood can be so enjoyable.
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Nightlife
Dynamic nightlife options await you here in Vancouver with a variety of gay and gay-friendly bars, pubs and clubs all year-round. For a comprehensive list of venues, click here.
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GLBT Travel Resources
• Fun Maps: Access GLBT friendly area maps
• Tourism Vancouver
• Canadian Tourism Commission
• GayVan.com Travel Marketing
• GayVancouver.Net
• Fun Maps: Access GLBT friendly area maps
• Tourism Vancouver
• Canadian Tourism Commission
• GayVan.com Travel Marketing
• GayVancouver.Net
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TAG (Travel Alternatives Group) is an initiative of Community Marketing in San Francisco, approving hotels based on recognized Gay-Friendly standards and criteria.
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