Meetings and Events

Ask Fairmont First is our convenient toll-free service for group planners - a team of dedicated professionals will begin researching your request for one or multiple hotel destinations. If your request involves a small block of rooms without meeting space, an immediate response will be provided regarding availability. If your inquiry involves numerous guest rooms or meeting space, you will be contacted within one hour by a Sales professional from the hotel in your chosen destination.

Please contact us at 1 (866) 662 6060 within North America or 1 (506) 877 3162 for our International guests, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. The team can also be contacted via e-mail at askfairmontfirst@fairmont.com

Lovingly restored, The Fairmont Empress reflects the elegance of a bygone era, while her facilities and services meet the needs of today's traveler.

Specializing in providing customized solutions for the most discerning guest, The Fairmont Empress offers a vast array of service options, including high speed Internet access (available in all deluxe and suite guest room categories).

The Fairmont Empress, together with the adjoining Victoria Conference Center, provides the best of both worlds for a successful business meeting, convention or trade show.  Crowned by the historic Crystal Ballroom, The Fairmont Empress boasts 5 meeting rooms with 10,525 square feet of meeting space. Hotel amenities include an indoor pool, fitness center and the magnificent Willow Stream spa. 

The adjoining Victoria Conference Center is fully-integrated with The Fairmont Empress, providing flexible meeting space and state-of-the-art facilities that can accommodate up to 1,200 delegates. Combined, these two facilities offer an unrivaled blend of 19th century hospitality and sophisticated 21st century technology. 

When the meetings are over for the day, delegates can step out the front doors and be minutes away from an ocean-bound whale-watching excursion, a myriad of downtown shops and boutiques or the marvel of a world-class exhibit at the Royal British Columbia Museum.

The Fairmont Empress has set a new standard in professional business travel and is the centerpiece of a destination that will inspire memories to last a lifetime. Timeless and new. Casual and opulent. Leisurely and adventurous. In the heart of this idyllic setting, The world-famous Fairmont Empress awaits you ...