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Whether you are planning a wedding reception, corporate gathering, conference, private celebration, or special occasion, Hycroft offers one of Vancouver’s most distinctive event experiences. Nestled in the heart of Old Shaughnessy, this iconic heritage mansion combines timeless elegance with a warm, personalized service that keeps guests returning year after year. 

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Hycroft 

Located within Hycroft Manor, the home of The University Women’s Club of Vancouver since 1962, Hycroft has been a designated heritage property available for weddings, receptions, meetings, conferences, fundraisers, and private events. The four-story mansion offers flexible rental options, with spaces available by room, floor, or section of the estate. 

Please note that, due to the historic nature of the building, wheelchair accessibility is limited to the main level. 


Main Level 

The Main Level welcomes guests with a grand foyer and sweeping staircase, surrounded by beautifully appointed heritage rooms designed for elegant entertaining. From the foyer, guests can step onto the spectacular terrace overlooking Hycroft’s walled gardens, ideal for ceremonies, cocktail receptions, and al fresco dining. 

Host intimate gatherings or larger celebrations in the formal Drawing Room, Dining Room, cozy Library, or light-filled Green Solarium. A Steinway grand piano provides the perfect backdrop for live music and memorable evenings. 


Ballroom Level 

The Ballroom Level features a spacious event area connected to the historic McRae Lounge and Bar, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere for receptions, celebrations, and social events. A Heintzman grand piano adds charm and sophistication to the experience. 


Upper Level 

The Upper Level offers a collection of distinctive heritage rooms perfectly suited for meetings, breakout sessions, small gatherings, and private functions. Spaces include the Farris Room and adjoining Solarium, the Boardroom, the Lett Room and Solarium, and the beautifully preserved General’s Bathroom.

Main Level


Drawing Room 

This magnificent spacious room offers artisan crafted ornamental mouldings, carved marble fireplace, elegant furnishings including a Steinway grand piano. French doors open onto the Terrace, which boasts vintage tiles, views of the mountains and English Bay, and a staircase to the romantic Juliet Balcony. With dimensions of 40′ x 21′, it has a capacity for 50 seated dinner guests, 80 seated guests for lectures, concerts, and wedding ceremonies. 

The Main Foyer and Grand Staircase

This gracious reception area, welcomes your guests on their visit to Hycroft. In the Main Foyer, you might notice the marble table, which was once Col. McRae’s massage table, or sit in the Grandfather Chair, one of the few pieces of furniture which was in the original home.

Terrace

Overlooking the lights of the city, the expansive covered terrace can seat 100 for dinner on a warm summer evening. With dimensions: 130′ x 20′ including covered area 35′ x 25′ you will find it is a spacious enhancement for a Main Floor rental. 

Dining Room

This stately wood paneled Dining Room and delightful Breakfast Room (adjoining Bluebird Solarium) hosted many lavish dinners for the early Vancouver Society. It is no less impressive now and is perfect for intimate family gatherings or corporate dinners, catered by Hycroft Catering. At 24′ x 21′ it seats up to 30.  

Green Solarium

The beauty of the Italian tile, and views of the lush Gardens are surpassed only by the intricate Tiffany Glass in the ceiling panels and doors at each end of this enchanting solarium which opens onto the Terrace and gardens. Dimensions of 14′ x 24′ make this room ideal for afternoon teas, event bars, private dinners, and small meetings. 

Garden

The ornamental private gardens provide a romantic hideaway for your wedding ceremony or outdoor celebration. The lush seasonal blooms, flowering shrubs, and manicured lawns are the perfect backdrop for wedding photos and other photography. Within the level formal garden adjacent to the Terrace, there is a seating capacity of 100.

Ballroom Level


Hycroft Ballroom

Our elegant Edwardian Ballroom with sprung hardwood floor for dancing, backlit stained-glass windows and fireplaces at each end, transforms into an exquisite dining – dancing room for weddings and large parties. Capacity is 100 for seated dining, 100 for theater seating.  

McRae Lounge

The comfortable McRae Lounge, with its carved beams, marble floor and adjacent spectacular heritage Bar once served as the room where gentlemen retired for cigars and brandy during lavish parties and dances in the adjacent Ballroom. It is now a welcoming sitting area or meeting room. At 31′ x 22′, its capacity is 30. 

Upper Level


Farris Room

Named for founding member and first President of the University Women’s Club, Evlyn Farris, Mrs. McRae’s bedroom and en suite bathroom, provide a quiet space for the Bride where she can prepare for the wedding, or peek out at her guests from the attached solarium; or it can be configured for meetings or corporate workshops of up to 20. Dimensions of the Farris Room are 24′ x 17′. The adjoining Solarium makes an ideal suite complete with a private bathroom for use during the rental. North facing windows make it a well-lit room that accommodates up to 20. 

General’s Bathroom

This unusually complete bathroom, now more than a century old, boasts a spectacular shower even by today’s standards. The outer chamber makes an ideal small meeting room that can accommodate 4 – 6. It is used for the groom, and his attendants, to get ready (or to calm down) before a wedding ceremony. Sorry, Gentlemen, the shower has been turned off due to the questionable habit of throwing in the groom before the wedding.his unusually complete bathroom, now more than a century old, boasts a spectacular shower even by today’s standards. The outer chamber makes an ideal small meeting room that can accommodate 4 – 6. It is used for the groom, and his attendants, to get ready (or to calm down) before a wedding ceremony. Sorry, Gentlemen, the shower has been turned off due to the questionable habit of throwing in the groom before the wedding.

Lett Room

Named for Evelyn Lett, a longtime member after she was awarded the Order of Canada, with attached solarium, was once the General’s bedroom. You might notice it was at the farthest end of the house from his wife’s. All the rooms down the north side of the house were connected by doors from one end to the other, so the family had privacy from the extensive staff carrying out the duties of the day. This room is large enough for a formal meeting, and the comfortable couches and armchairs make it a favorite for more casual events. With its adjoining Solarium it can accommodate 24 comfortably for meetings and workshops. Renters will have access to the adjacent General’s bathroom facilities.