Treaty One Territory, Winnipeg, MB - Later today, a fifty-year-old west end institution, will become the Birchwood Inn once again. The Birchwood, as still affectionately referred to it, has always been synonymous with family celebrations, business meetings, fundraising dinners, and conventions and a great place to find a good night’s sleep.
“We are so thrilled to be returning to the name many still call us, the Birchwood Inn,” says Bruce MacKay, General Manager, the Birchwood Inn. “We remain locally owned, by the same family who built the hotel in 1976. The Birchwood Inn was their original name for the hotel, an homage to hardy, resilient birchwood trees of Manitoba.”
Under any name, the hotel has provided five decades of quality service to its guests and visitors.
“Whatever name we use, we remain committed to the same level of quality we’ve come to be known for over the years. Our team of dedicated staff may now answer your calls differently, but they are the exact team that has gone above and beyond for decades to provide the highest level of hospitality they can ensure our guests leave here with smiles.”
There are some improvements guests will see on the heels of the name change: renovations will begin shortly to the guestrooms, front entrance and lobby areas to provide guests a warmer sense of arrival to the hotel.
“To be honest, we don’t need much of a spruce up,” says MacKay. “Our local owners have continuously reinvested in this property over its life. In the last few years we’ve completed room renovations, revamped our beloved pool and play structure, and re-envisioned our restaurants and banquet rooms. We even added the nostalgic fish tanks back into the elevators because guests loved that original 1975 amenity and begged us to bring them back.”
In its 50 years, the Birchwood Inn has provided a good night’s sleep to over 5,000,000 people, hosted thousands of functions, served millions of glasses of orange juice in their onsite restaurant
Guests who have reserved either room nights or functions, do not need to rebook. All room and function reservations have been seamlessly moved over to the BW Premier Collection® platform.