What a coup. Ritz-Carlton, the first international luxury hospitality brand to come to the Okanagan, has chosen Predator Ridge golf resort near Vernon for an exclusive enclave of high-end view villas. The full name of the neighbourhood, coming in 2026, is The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Okanagan, Predator Ridge.
“When it comes to branded residential, Ritz-Carlton is the leader,” said Brad Pelletier, senior vice-president of Wesbild, the developer that has Predator Ridge, Turtle Mountain, also in Vernon, and other residential, commercial and industrial projects in BC and Alberta. “Ritz-Carlton can move the needle right away with its name.” That’s right. Branded residences have cachet because there’s instant name recognition and a quality association with the namesake hotel. Other well-known and respected hotel brands such as Four Seasons, Waldorf-Astoria, Mandarin Oriental and Raffles are also in the branded residential game. The 70, multi-million-dollar homes that will be built at Predator Ridge under the Ritz-Carlton banner will be the first stand-alone Ritz-Carlton Residences in Canada. There are two other Ritz-Carlton Residences in Canada, in Toronto and Montreal, which are located in the hotel tower and beside the hotel, respectively. There won’t be a Ritz-Carlton hotel at Predator Ridge, just the residences, thus the stand-alone status. Two years ago, Pelletier was introduced to a Ritz-Carlton executive by a friend and found out that Ritz-Carlton was interested in the Okanagan for branded residences. The back-and-forth began and eventu …
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