Coast Hotels & Resorts to Open 77-Room Hotel in Surrey, B.C.

Coast Hotels & Resorts today announced that is has signed a franchise agreement with Guildford Hotel Ltd. to rebrand the Ramada Guildford Surrey Hotel as the Coast Surrey Guildford Hotel effective January 1, 2011., B.C. This is the fourth hotel agreement Coast Hotels & Resorts has signed with Bob Mandair, President of Guildford Hotel Ltd.,…

Coast Chilliwack Hotel Welcomes Awarding Winning Chef Tony Heesterman

The Coast Chilliwack Hotel today announced the appointment of award-winning chef Tony Heesterman as Executive Chef responsible for the hotel’s food preparation, catering, room service as well as the operations of Prestons Restaurant. Chef Heesterman was previously Executive Chef of BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, home to the Canadian Football League’s B.C. Lions, where he…

Coast Hotels & Resorts To Participate in Earth Hour 2010

Hotels Holding Candlelight Reception Between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on March 27 Coast Hotels & Resorts will go dark for one hour on Saturday, March 27 at 8:30 p.m. in observance of Earth Hour 2010, a global environmental event organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to raise awareness about climate change. On March…

Restaurant Manager and Chef on Board at Prestons (Coast Coal Harbour)

Coast Hotels & Resorts today announced the appointment of Renee Muller as Manager of Prestons Restaurant in the new Coast Coal Harbour Hotel in Vancouver, and Alessandro Vianello as Chef. Renee brings a decade of food and wine experience to Prestons. Prior to joining Prestons, she was General Manager and Sommelier at Plan B Lounge…

Executive Chef Appointed at Coast Coal Harbour Hotel

Coast Hotels & Resorts today announced the appointment of Jack Eng Hoi Chew as Executive Chef of the Coast Coal Harbour Hotel. Jack Eng Hoi Chew brings more than 20 years of culinary experience from Southeast Asia and Canada to his new position at the Coast Coal Harbour Hotel.  Most recently he was Executive Chef…