Sunborn Vancouver is a proposed 250-room floating hotel to be located adjacent to the Vancouver Convention Centre, accessed via a ramp from the seawall walkway and directly integrated into the Convention Centre existing infrastructure and sustainability systems.
The project would further enhance the waterfront and provide new public access to the water, as well as new hospitality and event venues, and a new floating dock and observation decks. All open to the public.
PROJECT STATISTICS
250 hotel guest rooms
136m length
19.5m height
18.4m breadth
2.4m draught
6 hotel floors + service basement
200-seat restaurant
200 (or more) direct new jobs
0 use of fossil fuels
0 emissions from engines
0 possibility of discharge to the water
Power consumption by 60-70%.
2027 planned opening year
DEVELOPMENT STAGES
Rezoning application (current status)
City planning review
Council consideration
Project approval
Offsite construction and fit out
Hotel dock and ramp construction
Vessel transport to Vancouver
Arrival in Vancouver and opening
KEY DETAILS
Unique, new floating hotel proposed for Vancouver waterfront by Sunborn International
Project in partnership with Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre
Designed to be seamlessly integrated into Vancouver waterfront
Custom-designed and newly constructed for Vancouver
Built off-site, eliminating on-site construction impact
Hotel accessed via ramp from the Convention Centre promenade (seawall), with service from the Convention Centre's loading bay level
Hotel restaurants, bars, cafés, view decks and spa open to the public
New, publicly accessible, floating dock and viewing platform, with cafe and spa included in the hotel development
Directly integrated to the Convention Centre's utilities, operating in the same way as a normal landside building
No discharge to the water, or use of fossil fuels
Zero emissions from engines or generators
Environmentally friendly development, sourcing power needs from renewable energy
Onboard renewable energy systems expected to reduce hotel power consumption by 60-70%
Fully privately funded development, which does not require taxpayer funds to support the project
Subject to government approvals
DEVELOPMEMT LOCATION
PROJECT SUPPORT
"Vancouver is facing a significant shortage of hotel rooms and we are excited to see the proposal to develop a unique hotel property on the waterfront.
The new hotel will enhance the destination and generate not only economic impact, but also community benefit. The project aligns very well with our commitment to environmental sustainability and the new low carbon hotel will complement the sustainability program that exists in the West building of the Vancouver
Convention Centre."
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Ken Cretney
President and CEO, PavCo
Vancouver Convention Centre
“Considering that virtually all the Coal Harbour ODP area has been developed, this project is an innovative and very sensible solution. Delivering a new hotel to support growth in tourism and convention activity, while seamlessly integrated and complementing the area’s existing uses.”
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Andrew Voysey
Executive Vice President
Ledcor Properties
"The proposed hotel is a new and unique attraction that would complement the existing offerings from our destination, and bring 250 new hotel rooms. In our view, a bespoke floating hotel resort development would enhance our waterfront and we look forward to working with Sunborn and their partners in promoting this new attraction and hotel to our global visitors."
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Royce Chwin
President & CEO
Destination Vancouver
"The new floating hotel will be a jewel for the crown of Vancouver’s waterfront. The new property will contribute to the urgent need for hotel rooms in Vancouver in an innovative and effective way, with no permanent footprint or environmental ramifications, adding new public spaces, viewpoints, cafés and restaurants to Vancouver’s vibrant waterfront."
—
Graham Clarke
Chairman
Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre
PROJECT TEAM
Sunborn International
Founded and headquartered in Finland, Sunborn is a family-owned hospitality company, with hotel operations, real estate, and property development globally since 1973.
Sunborn International Holding (SBIH) is one of the world’s leading floating real estate developers and has been operating modern, purpose-built floating hotels since 1998. Currently, their portfolio includes yacht hotels at Royal Victoria Dock in London and Ocean Village in Gibraltar.
As well as the proposed Vancouver hotel development, SBIH
is planning to expand its fleet with new hotels in leading cities around the world. The company has a program to develop sustainable, low carbon floating hotels and is working with innovation partners to achieve this goal.
VHFC
Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre (VHFC) is Downtown’s seaplane terminal. It is owned in partnership between Ledcor and Graham Clarke.
It is operated as an open facility for seaplane operators providing scheduled service, tours and charters with routes to Victoria, Nanaimo, Gulf Islands and many other coastal destinations.
VHFC’s on water infrastructure also provides berthage for the high-speed passenger ferry service to and from Nanaimo. Located at Coal Harbour in Vancouver, VHFC gives business and leisure travelers immediate access to the City’s business district, shopping, restaurants, hotels and convention centers.
DIALOG
DIALOG is passionate about design. We believe it can, and should, meaningfully improve the wellbeing of communities – including those who inhabit them and the environment we share.
DIALOG has been providing design consulting services since 1960. Over the subsequent decades, our business has grown into a strong interdisciplinary firm and now includes architects, urban planners, interior designers, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineers, and landscape architects.