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We participated in the Kelowna Pre-Excursion cheap super bowl tickets to the Wine Bloggers' Conference 2013 (WBC13) cheap super bowl tickets which was organized for us by Tourism Kelowna . They along with hotel and wineries in the Kelowna area sponsored the trip.
Our lodging for the Pre-Conference Excursion cheap super bowl tickets to the Wine Blogger's Conference 2013 (WBC13) cheap super bowl tickets was the Hotel Eldorado , a boutique hotel on the shores of Okanagan cheap super bowl tickets Lake. Its colorful past dates back to 1927.
Originally built by Countess Bubna Litite of Austria, about 3 miles down the lakeshore from its current location, it was called the Eldorado Arms Inn. Though it began as lodging cheap super bowl tickets for local ranch hands, it eventually became an elegant hotel with extensive gardens and was well known for quality dining and lodging. It attracted visitors from all over Europe and North America.
The hotel operated under a series of owners cheap super bowl tickets until the late 1980s. It was purchased by Jim Nixon in 1989 and saved from demolition. The hotel was moved by barge to its current location in March of 1989 but burned to the ground in April of 1989, the victim of arson. Nixon had the structure re-built to as near an exact replica of the original as possible using the original foundation, photographs and original blueprints as guides.
As you walk into the hotel the architectural style, the antiques cheap super bowl tickets and memorabilia from "back in the day" transport you to the past. There are spectacular photos cheap super bowl tickets of the arson fire that destroyed the original building. The wooden floors and stairways feel solid. The bar and dining room are comfortable cheap super bowl tickets and have lake views. Outside dining is available along the dock.
This boutique hotel, which continues to be owned and managed by the Nixon family, is a real gem. It is located close to the city and to wineries, but is quiet and peaceful. It was a great place to begin our excursion to the wineries of the Kelowna area.
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