stories for you (written by us)
Sure, we thought about coming up with a new and exciting name for our blog: Ol’ Bloggy Blog.
The Duck Stops Here. Kevin.
But at the end of the day, our Google experts said that if people are looking for our blog, they aren’t going to search “The Duck Stops Here”. Or sadly, “Kevin”.
So, welcome to the Accent Inns Blog, where we’ll post stories about what’s going on in our hotels, at our locations, and more.
(By the way, if you do come up with a great name for the blog, let us know—and then we’ll let our experts know, who will let Google and Bing and all the other search engines know. You know?)
Our Burnaby hotel is so close to Vancouver’s more popular attractions, hidden gems in our backyard are often overlooked. If you’ve got a little extra time after you’ve ticked off your Vancouver wishlist, or if you want to spend a day off the beaten track, we highly recommend Burnaby’s Deer Lake Park. The park is Read the rest of this entry »
January 31, 2017 – Accent Inns is offering complimentary accommodation at its Vancouver Airport Hotel location to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) travellers from the Muslim-majority countries affected by U.S. President Trump’s travel ban. “We at Accent Inns are saddened by any sort of discrimination,” says Mandy Farmer, CEO of Accent Inns. “We want to take Read the rest of this entry »
I was in the Bin 4 Burger Lounge at the Accent Inn in Victoria recently waiting for a colleague to arrive for lunch and I watched a good-looking, young, well-dressed, professional couple engrossed on their smartphones. Looking around I saw they weren’t the only ones – people out with loved ones, business colleagues, friends – Read the rest of this entry »
Well Christmas is over, the New Year has begun and most of us have already broken some if not all of our resolutions. Actually I haven’t – as I wrote earlier this month I chose resolutions that I knew I could keep – is that cheating?
My wife and I had two-weeks off over Christmas and the New Year – it was fun and very busy. We were out every night the five days leading up to the big event, then had family staying with us for a few days, then went to friends for a few days leading up to Read the rest of this entry »