In Victoria, one could not and should not miss the Victoria Fairmont Empress Hotel. This Beaux-Arts masterpiece designed by Francis Rattenbury (who also designed Victoria’s Parliament Buildings), was built between 1904 and 1908, and soon became one of the world’s most famous hotels. Formidably looking over the harbour, the grand hotel became a byword in Edwardian luxury. Incorporating elements of French Renaissance architecture, the design features an enormous entrance hall a