Winnipeg Hotels

1873 – Hotel Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architects: Walter Chesterton / Samuel Hooper

Small hotel building on Main Street, where there was once many due to the railway station.

1883 – Leland Hotel, Winnipeg

Once one of Winnipeg’s most luxurious hotels, featuring 100 rooms, hot and cold running water,

1903 – Criterion Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Built at a cost of $20,000 and designed by H.S. Griffiths a British architect, the Criterion was one of many hotels established in the area to accommodate the thousands of arriving travellers.

1905 – Empire Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Alexander & William Melville

Originally conceived as the Cauchon Block, and then converted into an upmarket hotel in 1905 by architects Alexander &

1906 – Garrick Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Built as an hotel in 1906 and still in operation, the Garrick is a local landmark on Garry Street.

1906 – No. 662 Main Street, Bell Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Joseph Bernhart

Formerly a seedy, down-at-hell rooming hotel, it was closed and turned into a hostel for the homeless.

1906 – Royal Alexandra Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: E. & W.S. Maxwell

The 18th and most luxurious of the Canadian Pacific Railway’s hotels, the Royal Alex closed in 1967 and was demolished in 1971.

1910 – McLaren Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: J.C. Caldwell

The McLaren family were a prominent Winnipeg hotelling family owning a number of establishments including the Brunswick (Main and Rupert),

1913 – Hotel St. Charles, 235 Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba

The St. Charles Hotel was designed and constructed by Winnipeg’s largest contractors, Carter, Halls and Aldinger. The firm included a large engineering department,

1913 – Fort Garry Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Ross & MacFarlane

Built between 1911 and 1913, the Fort Garry Hotel was designed by George A. Ross and David H.