I spent a night in Vancouver's 'castle in the city.' My $320 room was average, but the hotel was worth it.

"From 2005 to 2008, Disney Channel's "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" was my favorite TV show on air. So you can imagine my excitement when I found myself standing in front of the Tipton Hotel 20 years later. Except it wasn't the Tipton Hotel - the fictional hotel's exterior is actually the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, in British Columbia, Canada."

"The Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian National Railway opened the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver (then called Hotel Vancouver) in 1939 as part of a greater project to build luxurious lodgings on train routes across the country. Hotel Vancouver became a Fairmont hotel in 2001. It has a rich history, from hosting King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on opening night to transforming into a hospital during World War II."

Fairmont Hotel Vancouver is a châteauesque landmark in British Columbia known as the 'Castle in the City.' The hotel opened in 1939, built by the Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways to provide luxurious lodgings along train routes. The property hosted King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on opening night and served as a hospital during World War II. The hotel became part of Fairmont in 2001. Dozens of films and television shows have used the hotel exterior and interiors. The lobby includes luxury retail storefronts with matching geometric chandeliers. A one-night stay in a standard room cost $320; standard rooms measure about 300 square feet.

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