Concierge Team Offers Advice on What to Do and See
In Vancouver, British Columbia

Stephane Mouttet and Raymond Wong are concierges at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia, and they gladly offer their advice on what to see and do in the exciting west coast Canadian city of Vancouver.

(Raymond Wong and Stephane Mouttet behind the concierge desk at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Vancouver)

Here are their suggestions:

Best walks: Stanley Park Seawall
Best place for coffee (or tea) : Caffe Artegiano
Best afternoon stroll : Granville Island
Best restaurants : Circolo
Best place for people watching : Robson Street or Yaltetown
Favorite all-around spot for the evening out : Glowbal
Most unusual spot : Wreck Beach

(The Pan Pacific Hotel commands a breathtaking location right on the water in Vancouver, British Columbia)

About Stephane Mouttet

Mouttet was born in Montreal and moved to France at the age of 1. He grew up in Grenoble in the French Alps, where he lived until he was 19. After high school, Mouttet traveled in England and Spain to learn or improve the different languages and familiarize himself culturally. "It was a great experience," he recalls.

He then moved back to Paris, where he attended the International Concierge Institute for a year. After graduating from school, he went to London to work at the Gloucester Hotel as a concierge. He had to resign from his job a year later to enroll in the French Army, which was mandatory at the time. After a year in the army, he moved to Vancouver and found a job a week later at the Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver, where I worked for almost four years and then tranferred to the Four Seasons Yorkville as Assistant Chef Concierge. He moved back to Vancouver in April of 1996 and has been working at the Pan Pacific for now nine years.

About Raymond Wong

Born and raised in Vancouver, Raymond Wong has always aspired to a career in the hospitality industry. Upon graduation, Raymond embarked on his career path, working with major notable hotel chains, including Four Seasons, Hyatt, Pan Pacific - both domestically and internationally. His hotel experience spans from Vancouver, Whistler, the Canadian Rockies to Switzerland, Japan and the Cayman Islands.

Raymond first joined the Pan Pacific Vancouver in 1989 as a banquet server and soon found his calling as a Concierge. He left the Pan Pacific Hotel in 1992 to pursue his international experience, and after a ten year hiatus, he returned to the Pan Pacific Vancouver and does what he says he enjoys the most: providing Five Diamond service to well-traveled discerning guests.

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