Discover flexible spaces that adapt perfectly to your goals and technology that accommodates the most demanding presentation and communication requirements. Experienced Four Seasons support is on site to promptly respond to every need.

Meetings and events at Four Seasons Vancouver promise an ambience of exclusivity and privacy for groups of any size. The Hotel's 2,405 square metres (25,833 square feet) of distinctive and adaptable space includes 12 function rooms and the Park Ballroom, all equipped for the most advanced presentations and staging. Leading edge meeting room technology includes T1 high-speed Internet access, simultaneously available ISDN lines, in-room telephones, temperature controls and rheostat lighting. Four Seasons also offers a one-of-a-kind landscaped outdoor terrace overlooking the city's downtown.

Superb cuisine, freshly prepared and beautifully presented, is evident on every table. Four Seasons service ensures that everyone, from the planner to the guest or delegate, enjoys individualized attention to the most telling detail.

Off-site catering
We bring the food, service and ambience of Four Seasons to any location you select. We excel in pleasing individual tastes with customised menus – prepared at the location site, if possible. Elegant table settings are provided, with every element thoughtfully chosen. Rely on the impeccable, unobtrusive service for which Four Seasons is renowned.

Kosher cuisine
Four Seasons Vancouver is the only hotel in Vancouver that offers a dedicated kosher kitchen, making us a particularly welcoming venue for the Jewish community. To oversee the preparation of all food, a specially qualified supervisor of kosher laws is on hand for each event. In keeping with Four Seasons reputation, the kosher menu adds delicious imagination to traditional specialties. For further details, please contact our Catering Manager.

Technical assistance

Continually updating presentation equipment and keeping pace with changing technology, the Hotel offers state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment, including:

• Lecterns with light and sound control
• Overhead projectors, LCD colour display panel, slide projectors
• Multi-image dissolve units and programmers
• Built-in screens and drape kits
• Video cameras, video projectors, video players
• Microphones, mixers, amplifiers
• Audio cassette players, CD players, reel-to-reel players
• Stands, carts, easels, flipcharts, laser pointer, speaker timer
• Personal computers and peripherals
• On-site technician
• ISDN lines for video conferencing
• Wired or wireless Internet access in meeting rooms

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Music and entertainment

Our Conference Service Managers will be happy to assist with setting up any type of music or entertainment for your meeting.

Receiving and maintenance

The Hotel features a full-service shipping and receiving office. All packages should be sent to the attention of the Conference Service Manager. They will be stored in a separate conference storage area. Limited space is available for the storage of large items. Please time shipping to the date of your arrival and allow for additional time for customs clearance if your shipment is entering Canada from abroad.

Receiving dock
Please contact the receiving department or your Conference Service Manager for special arrangement for delivery of oversized packages or environmentally sensitive equipment.

Post-conference shipping
Shipping of post-conference materials may be coordinated through your Conference Service Manager.

Maintenance
The Engineering Department is available 24 hours a day for general assistance with lighting, room temperature control and minor repairs.

Destination management companies

Your Conference Services Manager can help accommodate your group’s special requests. For detailed information, please contact the Hotel directly. In addition, we recommend the following destination management companies:

Cantrav Services Inc.
Telephone: (604) 708-2500
Fax: (604) 879-0950

Destination Planners, Inc.
Telephone: (604) 687-0700
Fax: (604) 687-1711

Pacific Destination Services
Telephone: (604) 685-2205
Fax: (604) 688-6972

Rare Indigo
Telephone: (604) 732-6644
Fax: (604) 732-6665

TBA Global Events
Telephone: (604) 689-3448
Fax: (604) 689-2245

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Welcome amenities and VIP gifts

Special arrangements can be made for clients to purchase welcome amenities for their VIP guests.

Spouse programmes

The following are examples of on-site and off-site spousal programmes. The Hotel would be pleased to assist in organising a programme to fit your needs and budget. Some ideas may include:

• City highlights tour
• Cooking class/demonstration
• Beautiful homes tour
• Blo University
• Helicopter tours
• Golf

Other activities:

• On wheels - Rent bicycles or in-line skates and wheel around the green trails or sea wall of Stanley Park
• On water - Charter a sailboat and head out to English Bay. Or fish for salmon on beautiful Howe Sound. Watch for seals sunbathing on "The Rocks"
• Golf - Picturesque University Golf Club, 30 minutes from the Hotel, to Westwood Plateau Golf & Country Club, 45 minutes away
• Touring – The natural beauty of Grouse Mountain to atmospheric city neighbourhoods such as Gastown
• Shopping – 100 shops at Pacific Centre (right at the Hotel), Robson Street (fashionable boutiques and restaurants, a block away), Granville Island (our waterfront Farmers Market)
• Day trips – From the gardens of Victoria to the all-season mountain resort of Whistler
• Nighttime – Cocktail cruises to waterfront restaurants; creative theme parties on the Hotel's pool deck; dinner atop Grouse Mountain, at the Vancouver Aquarium, False Creek Yacht Club or Capilano Suspension Bridge – the venues are endless!
• Nightclubs – The Roxy, Commodore, The Plaza, Au Bar, Crush and Ginger 62, Caprice, Republic and Pop Opera – all within walking distance of the Hotel

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Family programmes

Vancouver offers many exciting places to visit and fun activities for the whole family to enjoy. Just a few:

• Stanley Park
• The Vancouver Aquarium
• Science World/OMNIMAX Theatre
• H.R. MacMillan Planetarium
• Museum of Anthropology, with its large Haida collection
• Baseball, football and hockey games
• Capilano Suspension Bridge and Park
• Local neighbourhoods such as Chinatown and Gastown
• Granville Island Market
• Shannon Falls, North America's 3rd-longest in the province
• Skiing or snowboarding at Whistler Mountain and Resort and Grouse Mountain
• Boating, windsurfing, canoeing, kayaking
• Biking or in-line skating

Our Concierge would be pleased to help arrange children's activities or babysitting services.

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