"I was struck by the massive totem pole and the property's clear cultural focus: as Canada’s first Aboriginal boutique arts hotel, it operates partly as visitor accommodation and partly as social housing. After a $10.5 million CAD renovation, 24 rooms were set aside for Native artists and 18 for tourists, and the place offers a unique cultural experience — if you stay, call well in advance to arrange participation in the traditional First Nations sweat lodge ceremony held in the rooftop garden's sweat lodge." - Bianca Bujan