Downtown Vancouver's Shangri-La Hotel is no more, as the luxury accommodation with residences and renowned amenities is now part of the Hyatt portfolio.
On July 1, 2025, Shangri-La's Vancouver hotel webpage announced: "We wish to inform you that Shangri-La Group is no longer managing Shangri-La Vancouver."
That same day, announcing the acquisition, short term plans, and a "multi-million-dollar redesign," that will see the space become a "luxury Park Hyatt hotel in the heart of downtown Vancouver," next year.
As of now, the former Shangri-La is already operating as the Hyatt Vancouver Downtown Alberni. It's onsite restaurant, the , indicated the location name adjustment on its website as of Tuesday, as well.
It is unclear what the branding change will mean for the former Shangri-La Vancouver's inclusion in the .
According to Hyatt, the plan is to have the Park Hyatt Toronto and the Park Hyatt Vancouver as a play to "strengthen Hyatt’s luxury brand presence in Canada’s top urban markets."
With a projected 2026 relaunch, the 119-room hotel and spa will become the first Park Hyatt hotel in Vancouver and the fifth Hyatt hotel in British Columbia.
At 200 metres, the Hyatt Vancouver Downtown Alberni (which opened as the Shangri-La in 2009), is the tallest building in Vancouver. As the Shangri-La, it was "an anchor for Alberni Street, having led the street’s transformation into the city’s luxury row and the most desirable downtown address for residents and retailers by bringing a global brands and fine dining to the street," .
The building is also home to over 300 residences, including three .
The Shangri-La was a popular pick for celebrity stays.
Sir Anthony Hopkins shared a video of himself playing the piano at the Shangri-La Vancouver ahead of Christmas Day 2023. In an infamous 2015 incident, Vancouver-born Ryan Reynolds was involved in an altercation in the property's parking lot .
