Delta Hotels began in 1962, when five business partners purchased the Delport Inn, in Richmond, B.C. By 1970, Delta had become the leading hotel operator in British Columbia, and continued to pursue an aggressive growth strategy. Expansion to the east began in 1975 with the opening of the Delta Chelsea in downtown Toronto, and was followed in 1977 by the Delta Ottawa. Between 1980 and 1982, properties were added in Halifax, St. John, Mississauga, Vancouver and Whistler. Presence in Quebec was initiated by the opening of the Delta Montreal in 1986, and into the United States with the Delta Orlando Resort. In 1998, Delta Hotels was purchased by Canadian Pacific Hotels Limited, but continued to operate under the Delta brand separately. In fact, the current Delta "D" logo is the original Canadian Pacific "CP" logo turned upside down!
Sherwood Inn was built by Mr. Charles Draper, a lawyer from Toronto, in 1939. The original property consisted of the Main Inn only, and is situated on a peninsula surrounded by century old towering pines on the edge of Lake Joseph. Separate cottages were added through the 1950's. In 1955, Mr. R. Pritchard acquired Sherwood Inn, and completed all the existing cottages by the early 1960's. In 1972, Mr. R. Kaufman of Kitchener purchased the hotel, but only owned it for 2 years.
Delta is both a management and a franchising company, with diverse holdings in urban, airport and resort properties. The Sherwood Inn has been owned by the Clublink Corporation since 1998, and managed by Delta since 2001, when it was renamed Delta Sherwood Inn. Sherwood is the only Muskoka resort to be presented with the CAA/AAA Double Four-Diamond awa ...