Victoria – the City of Gardens, Magnolia Hotel – Where Luxury Blooms

(Victoria, British Columbia) --- Victorians are passionate about gardening and with the mildest climate in Canada, Victoria and its gardens are in bloom yeear round. The Magnolia Hotel & Spa, Victoria’s four-diamond, European-style luxury boutique hotel is an escape from the hurried world and the perfect place to stay while enjoying early spring flowers in Victoria.

The “Winter/Early Spring Garden Package” offers a guided and narrated tour of public and private gardens – with an interpretive overview to point out fine details. Details are the Magnolia Hotel & Spa’s specialty. Attention and service are evident everywhere, with complimentary continental breakfast, fresh flowers and fruit in the lobby, Aveda™ bathroom products, gourmet coffee, and spring water in the rooms.

The two private gardens on the tour are The Four Seasons, a beautiful half-acre urban garden, and the Jewel Box Gardens, which surrounds a heritage cottage. Also included is the Doris Page Garden, designed to demonstrate the potential for winter gardening in the southern area of Vancouver Island.

Old-fashioned hospitality has been defined and perfected at The Magnolia Hotel & Spa. Sanuk, the in-house Asian fusion restaurant, invites guests to savour gourmet food and an extensive wine list and in-house micro brewed beer. Spa Magnolia, a full service AVEDA Lifestyle Spa, offers personalized treatments to rebalance, rejuvenate and refresh.

The Magnolia Hotel is infused with European elegance. Guest rooms feature downtown or harbour views, and a two-poster bed dressed in deluxe duvets, feather pillows, and crisp linens, which are turned down nightly. Luxury is reflected throughout, with marble clad bathrooms, a deep soaker tub and separate glassed in showers. Many rooms have a relaxing fireplace.

The Magnolia‘s outstanding personalized service and attention to detail is guaranteed with only 63 rooms. Professional, courteous staff has become the unquestioned hallmark of The Magnolia through an uncommon commitment to helpful, responsive and attentive service. Magnolia’s central location and distinctive European luxury boutique style caters to all guests, especially those seeking a peaceful retreat.

The “Winter/Early Spring Garden Package” starts at $329 and includes one night at the Magnolia Hotel & Spa in a superior guest room, four hours with guide (including transportation to the gardens) for two adults plus admission to the gardens, evening turndown service, and deluxe continental breakfast.