To spot the Hotel Senator, just look for a beige brick building on the corner with a bold sign reading "Senator" above the entrance and several flags waving above its doorway.
Welcome to the historic Hotel Senator! Imagine the year is 1907: horse-drawn carts clatter down the street, and the brand-new Flanagan Hotel stands proudly behind you, gleaming with luxury unheard of at the time-steam heating, phones in every room, and marble everywhere you look. James Flanagan, Saskatoon's own ambitious dreamer, made this place sparkle with the finest marble, wood, and all the modern wonders a guest could desire. Tragically, Mr. Flanagan didn't get to enjoy it for long-he passed away just two years after the grand opening, leaving the hotel to be sold for the princely sum of $150,000 in 1910, which, back then, was enough to buy a small fleet of mansions! Today, the building is protected as a local treasure and has transformed into a charming boutique hotel, with 38 rooms giving guests a taste of European flair. And if you listen closely, maybe you’ll hear a faint echo of laughter and clinking glasses, a ghostly toast to old James Flanagan’s vision.
