A room rate of $129/night has been negotiated at the Residence Inn Vancouver Downtown by Marriott. All Studio Suites include a kitchenette, free wireless access, and a complimentary hot breakfast. Pack your bathing suits as there is an indoor pool and hot tub! To book the hotel from Friday, March 14 - Sunday, March 16, please click the following link: Hotel Reservation Link. Guests are welcome to extend their stay at the reduced rate up to 3 days before or after this window (subject to availability) but reservations must then be made by calling the hotel at 1-800-331-3131 and mentioning the Pinaud/Charles wedding. The block of rooms will be held until February 14, 2014. While this date has passed, the hotel has indicated that a few rooms are still available. There are also many other hotels nearby.
We really want our guests to enjoy the evening so please sit back and relax on a shuttle to get from downtown Vancouver to the venue. Shuttles are tentatively scheduled to depart at 3:00 pm from the Residence Inn Vancouver Downtown and arrive in time for the ceremony. There will be shuttles returning to the Residence Inn Vancouver Downtown departing Kirkland House at approximately 10:45 pm (valiant effort) and 12:15 am (party animal). Please note that you are welcome to take the shuttle even if you are not staying at the hotel; most areas in Vancouver can be reached by public transit even late at night.
We appreciate that many of you may be travelling from afar to our wedding and we hope you find the information below useful. The main airlines servicing Vancouver (a.k.a. YVR) are Air Canada/United (Canada & US), WestJet (Canada, seasonal service from US), and Alaska Airways (US).
We have a wedding discount code (W1489) for booking with WestJet which entitles all of our guests to a 10% discount. There are of course a few restrictions so the details are shown below:
Wedding Code W1489 Pinaud/Charles
"This wedding booking code will provide a 10% discount off most WestJet fares (westjet.com and seat sale fares excluded). The discounted rates are available for travel up to seven days prior to and seven days after the wedding. To take advantage of this wedding discount code, reservations must be made through the WestJet Groups department. Agents are pleased to assist with flight and fare information. WestJet and WestJet Encore operated flights only. Call 1-888-493-7853 from Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (MST)."
Neither Air Canada nor United offer a discount for wedding travel but if there is a large group (10 or more) travelling on the same itinerary, they do offer group discounts. For those travelling from San Francisco, a round-trip ticket should cost between $300-$400; it is typically best not to book more than a few months ahead.