[4] A national heritage park connected to the hotel and to the remains of Upper Fort Garry was completed in 2017-2018.

"[8][1] The hotel's early prominence led it to have many famous guests, including Nelson Eddy, Harry Belafonte, Charles Laughton, Laurence Olivier, Liberace, Arthur Fiedler, Louis Armstrong, Gordie Howe, Lester Pearson, as well as King George VI and his wife Queen Elizabeth, who stayed during their 1939 royal tour of Canada.

During this time, the hotel was briefly owned by the City of Winnipeg, before being acquired in early 1988 by a company controlled by Quebec hotelier Raymond Malenfant.

[1] In August 2020, The Fort Garry became part of Choice Hotels' Ascend Collection,[12][13] under managing partners Richard Bel and Ida Albo, along with the Laberge Group out of Quebec City.

[8][14] A woman apparently died by suicide in the room many years ago after hearing of the death of her husband in a car accident.