GM Place Hotel Packages
GM Place as the many visitors that frequent the stadium know it, is also known as General Motors Place Stadium and the home of the NHL league team, the Canucks. The stadium was constructed in 1995 and has seating for over 18,000 guests in an arrangement that allows views of all of the game action and other events. In the past the stadium was home to the Vancouver Ravens and continues to be the home to many entertainment venues with approximately 170 events each year.
The first event that was held at the stadium was a Brian Adams concert and has since been home to many concert bands and musicians on tour. One of the memorable events occurred in 2002 when Queen Elizabeth II dropped the ceremonial first puck. This was for an exhibition game between the Vancouver Canucks and the San Jose Sharks. In 2006 the GM Place was the host for the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. The police reunion tour was one of the venues held at the stadium, the Spice Girls return and other musicians like most recently Janet Jackson and Metallica.Â
The stadium has a Bose sound system and OrcaVision, which is an 8, sided video scoreboard that makes every event held at GM Place Stadium something special when coupled with the seating. The sound system makes musical events extra special and scoreboard which is 8 sided is able to be seen from every seat in the stadium. The events that include ice hockey games with many of the NHL hockey teams and other events held there is only a short distance near the Vancouver hotels like Georgian Court. This means there are no long drives and no crowded parking to be concerned with when attending an ice hockey game or other event as a Vancouver hotel guest.
All of the events held at the stadium have brought more than 10 million visitors to the stadium for ice hockey games or concerts. This is also the place that has been chosen for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games to hold their ice hockey event.
There are also tours that can be taken of the General Motors Place Stadium daily to have a first hand look at the entire facility, including where the bands get ready for their concerts, the hockey teams rooms where they get ready for ice hockey games and plan their strategy. The tour includes some of the interesting facts and information about the NHL Canucks.
At the GM Place Stadium there is the Orca Bay Authentix gift shop where guests can find unique items to take home from their stay in Vancouver’s hotels and visit to the stadium. There is the Siemens Club and the Brew House Grill, to have a bite to eat prior to a game or show or after to make a complete afternoon or evening. There are also 30 concession stands at locations on the Plaza, the concourse and the balcony. The Brew House Grill is not only a place to eat before or after an event with the seating arrangement in the Brew House Gill, its possible to eat while watching the event.
The events that can be seen at the General Motors Place are a short distance from the Georgian Court and other Vancouver hotels making it easy for guests of the hotel to see any event at the stadium without needing to worry about parking. That is because of the short distance from a luxury hotel suite with all of the amenities to match where guests can return to after the event at General Motors Place they have chosen to see while their vehicle stays safely parked.
Events at the General Motors Place Stadium from ice hockey to concerts will be something that Vancouver visitors will remember and no matter what time of year they are a guest at a Vancouver hotel like Georgian Court they will find some event taking place at the stadium. Many of the events held there is the perfect entertainment for the person on a business trip to Vancouver to lighten the stress of their trip. The family on vacation will find their Vancouver hotel will be just minutes away from all the entertainment and during ice hockey its time for excitement for the family visiting with the Canucks and one of the other NHL teams. A stop by the Orca Bay Authentix for gifts to remember the trip and event at GM Place Stadium will make any vacation or business trip memorable with the unique gifts that can be found at the stadium gift shop.
Tickets to the venues are easily found for the events, a snack or meal at the stadium Brew House Grill and seats that show all the action is what the Vancouver Georgian Court hotel guest can look forward to during their visit. You can find Vancouver Hockey GM Place Hotel Packages, and Vancouver GM Place Concert Hotel Packages.
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