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EXPERIENCE URBAN CHIC MODA HOTEL
EXPERIENCEURBAN CHIC
MODA HOTEL
Situated in the heart of Vancouver’s Arts and Entertainment district, the Moda Hotel is a unique 67 room boutique hotel
like none other in Downtown Vancouver. This heritage building, built in 1908, blends the best of old world style with
modern, contemporary interior design. Inside, rooms feature a sleek, tailored look with comfortable linens and furnishings
as well as complimentary Wi-Fi internet. The marriage of history with modern design, plus its fabulous location makes this
hotel a definite choice for the world traveler and corporate traveler alike.
HISTORYThe Moda Hotel, formally known as the Dufferin Hotel opened in 1908, with its main clientele comprised of Canadian
Pacific Rail workers and travelers. The Dufferin Hotel was named after Lord Dufferin (1826-1902), a former Governor
General of Canada. Dufferin was a popular figure in the court of Queen Victoria and had served as an ambassador in
Italy, Syria, and India.
In 1884, the first house built in Yaletown on Smithe Street was just steps away from the Moda Hotel. Yaletown consisted
primarily of men working in the railroad shops in the late 1800’s and then shingle and sawmills leading well into the early
1900’s. Now over 100 years later, Yaletown possesses the distinct identity of being chic, trendy, artistic and cultural.
RESTORATIONThis unique building blends the best of old world style with modern design as it possesses its original architecture,
structure and construction which have been upgraded to today’s standards and beautifully wrapped in sophisticated and
ultra modern décor.
The Moda Hotel’s identity lies in its 100 years old exposed mosaic tile floors in the lobby and bathrooms, approx. 80 years
old hardwood flooring on the stairs and in feature rooms, the original and beautifully designed lobby ceiling with dramatic
crown mouldings, and even the corner cornice of the building is original.
Architects – John Edmeston Parr and Thomas Arthur Fee
Standard Rooms Design – Alda Pereira Design Inc.
Lobby and Moda Suites Design – Jonathon McNeely, Smart Design Group
ABOUT
Providing the best care and service to our guests is of utmost importance at the Moda Hotel. We include convenient
business services to working executives; special crib services and family rates to young families; and designated rooms for
animal lovers who wish to bring their pets with them.
Whether our guests plan to stay one night or one week, the Moda Hotel provides them with an exceptional experience.
With shopping, dining destinations, spas, hair salons, and fitness centres just steps away, we are confident they will be
absolutely thrilled with what the Moda Hotel, the Moda Hotel Establishments and Downtown Vancouver offers.
BUSINESS AND TRAVELThe Moda Hotel assists our corporate clients in every way we can to
make their business trip or meeting a success. We offer the business
traveller many convenient amenities and services such as:
- Special corporate rates
- Fax, photocopying, and message service
- Courier pick up
- Rooms with data port jacks for convenient computer hook up
- Complimentary high speed, wireless internet access
- Comfortable writing desk
- I.P. voice over phone system
- Security Key Cards
- Business Center
- Meeting room for up to 8 guests
- Private dining room available through Cibo Trattoria
CHILDREN AND PETSOur aim is to provide our guests with the best “home away from home” experience possible.
We offer cribs for small children at no additional charge, and children 12 years old and younger stay for free. As an added
bonus, Moda Hotel is only minutes away from the popular children dream destinations such as TELUS World of Science,
Vancouver Aquarium, and beautiful Stanley Park which includes a petting zoo, water park, and miniature train rides.
Also, unlike many hotels in Downtown Vancouver, we are a pet friendly hotel that has designated rooms for dogs (under
75 pounds; $15 charge per night)
SERVICES
Designed by Vancouver’s top interior designers, the Moda Hotel rooms feature contemporary, modern furnishings with
comfortable beds and linens for our valued guests. Whether visitors book a Deluxe Room or Suite, each room includes
features flat screen televisions, high speed wireless internet access, data port outlet for your laptop and voice over I.P.
telephone system. In order to suit each individual guest’s personal style and preference, our Deluxe Amenity Package
includes:
- Flat screen TV
- Complimentary high speed, wireless internet access
- Data port outlet for your laptop
- I.P. voice over phone system
- Climate control units
- Comfortable writing desk
- In-room safe (accommodates laptops)
- Security key card access to room
- Wake up service
- Coffee maker
- Iron and ironing board
- Mini bar
- Daily local newspaper available at Front Desk
Check In: 3:00 p.m. Check Out: 11:00 am
THE ROOMS
Curated by Indigo, Unintended Calculations brought together a group of internationally renowned artists – Augustine Kofie
(LA), Jerry Inscoe (PDX), Remi/Rough (LDN), and Scott Sueme (VAN) – in an exhibition exploring four very different approaches
to abstraction. Working in a variety of mediums, these artists have evolved the letterform building blocks of their shared graffiti
background – deconstructing and rebuilding them as compositions of colour, line, shape and movement.
MODA HOTEL MEETS INTERNATIONAL ART
THE ARTISTS:
Augustine Kofie (LA): Augustine Kofie’s signature style “Vintage Futurism” layers tightly controlled linework and complex
structures against a palette of heavy earth tones. His architecturally inspired paintings, collages and assemblages incorporate
found imagery and objects into a crafted world of process, organization and draftsmanship.
Jerry Inscoe (PDX): Heavily influenced by Deconstructivist architecture, Jerry Inscoe dissects and reassembles three-dimensional
space within an elegant framework of smooth lines, soaring arcs and sharp angles. Tone-on-tone colors and neutrals exist in
crisp definition, often set against a background of smooth wood grain.
Remi/Rough (LDN): Best described as “antiform”, Remi/Rough’s work is the product of a skilled balance of freedom and
restraint, with references to Kandinsky, Kline and the Bauhaus and Dadaist movements. The negative space in his paintings
speaks volumes, juxtaposed against gestural brushstrokes, skewed lines, strong shapes and angular configurations.
Scott Sueme (VAN): Scott Sueme’s mixed-media paintings are an exploration of spontaneity and intuition; a departure from
his critically structured and designed graffiti pieces. Favouring improvisation over strategy, he layers dense lines and bold colors
against subtle tones and textures to create a strong, energetic sense of movement.
THE ARTFORM:
In recent years abstraction has been rapidly gaining momentum within the graffiti community, with many artists around the
world pushing the composition and construction of letters to more conceptual levels. Collectively and individually, these four
artists showcase the wide range of techniques and aesthetics that exist within this genre, and are as intriguing in their
similarities as they are in their differences.
For more information and pictures, check out www.unintendedcalculations.com
THE PROJECT:
The project consisted of two collaborative mural
installations on two separate exterior walls of the Moda
Hotel. It was the largest scale collaborative mural art
installation of its kind in a major North American
downtown city core location. The art installation took place
over the course of 4 days (March 1st-4th, 2011), and was
followed by a month long public art exhibit for these same
artists at the Becker Galleries on Granville Island. During
the art installation on the hotel, the four artists had to deal
with a multitude of challenges with respect to the weather
– as that week in Vancouver saw rain, sleet, hail, high
winds, and fortunately sun. The artists worked
tirelessly and harmoniously together to produce two
masterful pieces of public art for all of Vancouver (and
guests of the Moda Hotel, of course) to enjoy and
appreciate for years to come.
CONTACTMODA HOTEL
900 Seymour Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 3L9
T 604.683.4251
F 604.683.0611
Toll Free 1.877.683.5522
www.modahotel.ca
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THE ESTABLISHMENTS
Uva Wine Bar
Cibo Trattoria
Red Card Sports Bar + Eatery
Viti Wine and Lager
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THE ESTABLISHMENTS
EXPERIENCE900 SEYMOUR ST
Located adjacent to the lobby of the Moda Hotel and steps away from the Orpheum Theatre, Uva epitomizes the spirit of its location in the heart of Downtown Vancouver’s arts and cultural district. Striking, yet inviting décor sets a bold statement. The elegant modernism of its interior design combined with the building’s historical elements, such as its delicate 1908 terrazzo floors, creates a unique, yet vibrant setting that must be experienced. Uva provides its guests with the feeling of a little touch of Europe right in the heart of Downtown Vancouver.
UVA WINE BAR – BY DAY
By day, Uva offers Vancouverites and visitors alike an inviting and relaxing place to enjoy rich, dark coffees – espressos, cappuccinos, lattes, mochas and quick, yet scrumptious, breakfast items. And for lunch, Uva has a variety of flavourful dishes, such as daily house made pastas, soups, salads, and entrees featuring Vancouver’s finest seasonal, fresh and organic ingredients.
UVA WINE BAR – BY NIGHT
Enticing cocktails, refined wines, eclectic import beers – Uva Wine Bar is Downtown Vancouver’s enclave for connoisseurs of wines and spirits seeking a sanctuary that caresses the eye as well as the palate. From the finest charcuterie, to artisanal cheeses and to hard-to-find wine selections, indulge in Uva Wine Bar’s cosmopolitan, yet relaxed interpretation of a true Italian ‘enoteca’.
Uva Wine Bar has been named ‘Best Wine Bar – Gold Winner’ 4 years in a row (2010-2013) from the Georgia Straight Golden Plate Awards
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w604.632.9560
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Steve Edwards
Faisal Kassam
Uva By Day 7am to 2pm – Daily
Uva Wine Bar 7am to 1:45am – Monday to Saturday; 7am to midnight – Sundays
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Street and nearby parkades
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/CiboTrattoriaUvaWineBar @Cibo_Uva /900Seymour
ACCOLADES
Best Wine Bar – Gold WinnerGeorgia Straight Gold Plate Awards, 2013
Best Wine Bar – Gold WinnerGeorgia Straight Gold Plate Awards, 2012
Best Wine Bar – Gold WinnerGeorgia Straight Gold Plate Awards, 2011
Best Formal Bar – Bronze WinnerWestender’s Best of the City: 14th Annual Reader’s Choice Award 2011
Best Bar/Lounge – Gold WinnerVancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards, 2010
Best Wine Bar – Gold WinnerGeorgia Straight Gold Plate Awards, 2010
Best Bar/Lounge – Bronze WinnerGeorgia Straight Gold Plate Awards, 2010
Best Wine List – Gold WinnerUrban Diner Awards, 2009
Best New Restaurant Bar – Gold WinnerUrban Diner Awards, 2009
Vancouver’s #1 Hippest HangoutWhere Travel, 2009
Best Bar/Lounge – Silver WinnerVancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards, 2009
CONTACT
Cibo_Uva
Top Italian Restaurants in the World – Ospitalità Italiana Seal 2011
ci•bo trat•to•ri•a [chee-bo trah-tuh-ree-uh]
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A relaxed, casual restaurant where locals and travelers love to dine, with an Italian inspired farmer-driven menu of rustic
dishes made with same-day fresh, local, and organic ingredients.
Located in the chic Moda Hotel in the heart of downtown
Vancouver’s arts and cultural district, Cibo Trattoria is the ideal
destination for an enjoyable dining experience and memorable
evening out in the city.
True to the trattoria aspect of its name, Cibo’s 50 seat, cozy dining
room is the perfect spot for any occasion or social gathering; where
patrons enjoy rustic, Italian cuisine with an inventive twist, all in a
relaxed yet vibrant setting.
Cibo’s brilliantly crafted menu has been created by talented Executive Chef Neil
Taylor. Recently named one of Western Living Magazine’s Top 40 Foodies Under
40 – Neil’s imaginative culinary skills, coupled with precise food preparation and
execution, result in a number of intricate menu creations that must be experienced.
Every dish centers on the use of fresh, natural, and unique ingredients from the
finest local and Italian suppliers. Most importantly, Neil’s dishes possess a subtle
myriad of pleasing flavors and textures, with a simple combination of color and
plating, that yield the ultimate in rustic, Italian cuisine.
With a handpicked wine collection of varied and unique vintages available at Cibo,
guests are ensured taste-infusing wine pairings to complement their menu
selection. Furthermore, Cibo’s charming, knowledgeable and caring team provide
guests with the best service in the city.
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900 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 3L9
604.602.9570
www.cibotrattoria.ca
Steve Edwards
Faisal Kassam
Rustic and authentic Italian
Open from 5pm – Monday to Saturday; closed Sundays
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Available for groups up to 50 people
The Madonna room is available for groups up to 12 people
Street and nearby parkades
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www.cibotrattoria.ca or www.opentable.com
ACCOLADES
Best Pre-Theatre Restaurant - Bronze WinnerGeorgia Straight 12th Annual Best of Vancouver, 2012
Best Italian Restaurant – Silver WinnerWestender’s Best of the City: Reader’s Choice Award, 2012
Top Italian Restaurants in the WorldOspitalita Italiana Seal, 2011
Best Casual Italian Restaurant – FinalistVancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards, 2011
Best Pre-Theatre Restaurant – Bronze WinnerGeorgia Straight Gold Plate Awards, 2011
Annual Judge’s Choice Award – Executive Chef Neil Taylor, Vintners BrunchVancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival, 2011
Top 40 Foodies Under 40 – Executive Chef Neil Taylor Western Living Magazine, 2011
Gold Medal Plates Competition, Bronze Medal – Executive Chef Neil TaylorGold Medal Plates Vancouver, 2010
Best New Downtown Restaurant – Bronze WinnerGeorgia Straight Gold Plate Awards, 2010
Best Pre-Theatre Restaurant – Silver WinnerGeorgia Straight Gold Plate Awards, 2010
Best Formal Italian Restaurant – FinalistVancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards, 2010
Best New Restaurant in Canada – Gold Winner EnRoute Magazine, 2009
Best New Restaurant in Canada – Gold Winner Where Magazine, 2009
CONTACT
/CiboTrattoriaUvaWineBar @Cibo_Uva /900SeymourCibo_Uva
madonna
For those who wish to dine ‘celebrity-style,’ the Madonna Room is the perfect setting. This elegant and luxurious
dining space seats up to 12 guests and is ideal for any special occasion. Patrons experience the ultimate in
sophistication with gorgeous gold and black finishes, luminous tile-surround, carrera marble flooring, a dazzling
imported Italian chandelier and a hidden flat screen TV for added enjoyment. Ambient music, dimmable room
lighting, and air conditioning provide a comfortable and peaceful setting for diners whilst they enjoy the finest
Italian inspired cuisine in Downtown Vancouver.
For more information and booking inquiries, please call 604.602.9570 or email [email protected]
Red Card Sports Bar + Eatery is an exciting concept European sports bar/restaurant located in the heart of Downtown
Vancouver.
The vibrant, retro-chic room embraces its original 1908 brick and beam heritage with the addition of bold interior design
features that include state of the art lighting, luxurious red leather chairs and black banquettes, a stunning quartzite bar,
sparkling beveled mirrors, and polished concrete floors. An impressive array of eighteen high-def TVs, two of which are 106”
projectors, ensure guests won’t miss a minute of play from any angle in the room and of course, to add some Italian flare, a
shiny red Vespa is suspended from the entrance.
The dramatic raised open kitchen, home to a high-tech ‘Marana Forni’ wood-burning pizza oven, imported from Italy,
provides its own nightly performance as the talented kitchen brigade prep behind the line. Familiar Italian comfort food
dishes with uniquely West Coast twists feature prominently on the menu; house-made pastas and risottos are staples made
from the finest and freshest ingredients, while authentic Italian wood-fired pizzas take centre stage.
An extensive global drinks list – 16 draft beers, over 40 artisanal bottled beers, an eclectic wine list and hand-crafted
cocktails – completes the distinctive, engaging and entertaining Red Card dining experience.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU TO OUR TURF.
Best Sports Bar, Gold Winner – WE Best of Vancouver Dining Reader Poll ,2012
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560 Smithe Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 3L9
604.689.4460
www.redcardsportsbar.ca
Nick Bertoia
Kyle Wainwright
Italian comfort food to the highest standards
11am to 2am – Monday to Saturday; 10:00am to midnight – Sundays
108 (146 capacity)
Street and nearby parkades
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ACCOLADES
Best Sports Bar - Gold WinnerWE Best of Vancouver Dining Reader Poll, 2012
Best Sports Bar – Bronze WinnerGeorgia Straight Gold Plate Awards, 2010
CONTACT
/RedCardSportsBar @RedCard_ /900Seymour
Twice a month, Viti offers
complimentary in-store beer, spirit
and/or wine tastings!
Check our Facebook page and/or
website regularly for upcoming dates.
*$1.00 OFF featured products during tastings
YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD BOTTLE SHOP
We Carry Over 350 Handcrafted BC & Import Beers,
550 Wines, 160 Whiskies, and Many More Specialty Products
Viti Wine and Lager Store has quickly garnered the reputation of being one of the best destinations for specialty wines,
hand-crafted local & import beer, and sought-after scotch in downtown Vancouver.
Manager Ralf Joneikies – an advanced Level 3 WSET Certified Wine Advisor – has assembled a product list comprised of some
of the world’s most exciting wine, beer and spirits producers for Viti patrons’ enjoyment and pleasure.
With friendly, knowledgeable staff to offer assistance, and superb range of in-store features and specials each month, Viti
truly offers something for every taste, and satisfaction is guaranteed.
Ralf Joneikies, manager
• Advanced (Level 3) WSET Accredited
• Niagara College Diploma Program in Wine Making & Viticulture
• Assistant wine maker & field hand at R&B Knebel (Mosel, Germany)
• Wine writer with LCBO’s Vintages Media Tasting Panel
With his love of travel and in pursuit of a deeper knowledge of wine, he has also travelled to the wine regions of Germany,
France, Italy, Oregon and being proudly Canadian, has extensive experience of all of Canada’s major viticultural areas from
the Okanagan Valley to Nova Scotia.
900 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 3L9
604.683.3806
www.vitiwinelagers.com
Ralf Joneikies
10am to 11pm – Monday to Saturday; 12pm to 11pm – Sundays
Street and nearby parkades
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ACCOLADES
Best Specialty Beer Store – Bronze Winner
Georgia Straight Gold Plate Awards, 2011
Best Local Liquor Store – Bronze Winner
CAMRA Vancouver 2011 Beer Awards
CONTACT
/VitiWineLagerStore @Viti_Wine_Lager /900Seymour
