The King Edward Hotel , still fondly remembered by local residents .
# 1 THE WALDORF
First built in the Old Town in 1898 and later moved into the downtown area . Burned down four times and remained in operation until the late 1950s .
# 2 THE KING EDWARD
Built after the 1904 fire , in operation until it burned down in 1978 .
# 3 THE QUEEN ’ s
Opened in 1906 as a workingman ’ s hotel offering $ 1 rooms . It was converted to apartments in 1944 and torn down in 1986 .
# 4 THE ROMA / THE FERNIE
Phillip Carosella opened the first Roma Hotel on Victoria Avenue in 1903 as the ‘ headquarters for Italians in the city .’ Rebuilt after the 1908 fire on the current location , the name was changed in 1945 to The Fernie Hotel , and it became The Fernie Taphouse in 2022 .
# 5 THE IMPERIAL
Opened in 1909 and housed liquor agent and infamous bootlegger , Emilio Picariello . Abandoned in 1914 and demolished in 1956 .
# 6 THE LEGION
Opened in 1926 ; still a popular gathering place and the home of Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 36 .
# 7 THE ROYAL
Opened in 1909 and in operation until it was sold in 2020 . A previous Royal Hotel was first opened in 1899 and
Outside The Workingman ’ s Hotel .
located on Victoria Avenue , enjoying the reputation as one of the best establishments in British Columbia . It burned down in 1904 , was rebuilt , and burned down again in 1908 .
# 8 THE HOTEL FERNIE
Built following the 1908 fire and burned down in 1927 . The site sat empty until the Sparling East Medical Clinic was built in 1968 .
# 9 THE NAPANEE & KINGS
Two hotels built in 1905 , the Napanee was named after the town of the same name in Ontario . Both buildings burned down in 1982 and were torn down shortly after .
# 10 THE CENTRAL
The ‘ Workingman ’ s Hotel ’ opened in 1901 by Sarah Jennings , a partner in Klausman ’ s Fernie Brewery , and William Eshwig of the Northern .
# 11 THE VICTORIA
The first hotel built on the new townsite in 1898 . It offered $ 2 rooms and had a porter service that met every train . The hotel was lost in the fire of 1904 .
# 12 THE NORTHERN
Built in 1898 by William Eshwig , a partner in the ill-fated Fernie Brewery , and Sarah Jennings of the The Central . It had extensive modern conveniences including indoor bathrooms and electric lighting , plus a bar and barber shop . Has operated almost continuously for over 125 years .
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