The Mahalo Top 7
- Official Tourism Site: Vancouver Accommodation
- Concierge.com: Vancouver Hotel Recommendations
- Frommer's: Vancouver Hotels
- Fodor's: Vancouver Hotels
- Lonely Planet: Vancouver Places to Sleep
- TripAdvisor: Vancouver Hotels
- Wcities: Vancouver Hotels
Vancouver Luxury Hotels
- Wedgewood Hotel - Map 845 Hornby StreetVancouver, BC, V6Z 1V1 Canadavoice: 800-663-0666, 604-689-7777
fax: 604-608-5348
- Condé Nast Traveler Gold List
: "The European-influenced boutique retreat near Gastown has lodgings with antiques and Roman marble bathrooms with soaker tubs."
- Condé Nast Traveler Gold List
- Travel + Leisure 500 Winner: "Vancouver's most genteel property, popular among politicos."
- Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "One of the things that makes the award-winning Wedgewood so distinctive is that it's independently owned (by Greek-born Eleni Skalbania), and the owner's elegant personal touch is evident throughout."
- Fodor's Choice
: "Guest rooms are capacious, and each has a balcony. The four penthouse suites have fireplaces."
- Fodor's Choice
- Opus Hotel - Map 322 Davie StreetVancouver, BC, V6B 5Z6 Canadavoice: 866-642-6787, 604-642-6787
fax: 604-642-6780
- Condé Nast Traveler Gold List
: "A 'hip urban jewel' in the Yaletown district, this exposed-brick-and-glass hotel embodies 'clean and simple design.'"
- Condé Nast Traveler Gold List
- Travel + Leisure 500 Winner: "An energizing atmosphere-it's the hotel of choice for the young crowd."
- Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "If you want to stay in a hip, happening, luxury hotel without the attitude sometimes found at trendy stylesetters, try the Opus."
- Fodor's Review
: "Most rooms have a full wall of windows, lots of natural light, and views of the city or the Japanese garden in the courtyard."
- Fodor's Review
- Fairmont Waterfront - Map 900 Canada Place WayVancouver, BC, V6C 3L5 Canadavoice: 800-257-7544, 604-691-1991
fax: 604-691-1999
- Condé Nast Traveler Gold List
: "'Staff take care of everything' at this glass-walled hotel in 'a convenient location' near the cruise ship terminal. Delight in the 'extraordinarily soft beds' and expansive windows with their views of Coal Harbour."
- Condé Nast Traveler Gold List
- Travel + Leisure 500 Winner: "Convenient for business, with an underground walkway to the convention center."
- Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "The bathrooms gleam with marble floors and sinks and have the kind of solid tubs that you just don't find anywhere anymore."
- Fodor's Review
: "[I]t's the floor-to-ceiling windows with ocean, park, and mountain views from most of the guest rooms that really make this hotel."
- Fodor's Review
- Fairmont Vancouver Airport - Map 3111 Grant McConachie WayVancouver, BC, V7B 1X9 Canadavoice: 800-257-7544, 604-207-5200
fax: 604-248-3219
- Conde Nast Traveler Gold List
: "Rooms have a modern design, and remote-controlled climate and lighting; the eleventh-floor accommodations are hypoallergenic."
- Conde Nast Traveler Gold List
- Travel + Leisure 500 Winner: "North America's most stylish airport hotel."
- Fodor's Review
: "Rooms and public areas are chic, modern, and minimalist, with pale woods, calming neutrals, extensive use of local cedar and slate, and artworks commissioned from local artists."
- Fodor's Review
- Lonely Planet Selection: "A great option if you want to board a soul destroying long-haul flight in a zen-like state of calm."
- Pan Pacific Vancouver - Map Suite 300-999 Canada PlaceVancouver, BC, V6C 3B5 Canadavoice: 800-663-1515, 604-662-8111
fax: 604-685-8690
- Conde Nast Traveler Gold List
: "Rooms have bird's-eye maple finishings, Italian linens, and marble bathrooms."
- Conde Nast Traveler Gold List
- Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "Despite its size, the hotel excels in comfort and service, and it provides the most spectacular views of any hotel in the city."
- Fodor's Review
: "The rooms are large and modern, with maplewood throughout, marble vanities, Italian linens, and stunning ocean, mountain, or skyline views."
- Fodor's Review
- Lonely Planet Selection: "It's popular with visiting celebrities, so don't be surprised to see the occasional movie star or musician angling for an upgrade at the check-in desk."
- Four Seasons Hotel - Map 791 West Georgia StreetVancouver, BC, V6C 2T4 Canadavoice: 800-819-5053, 604-689-9333
fax: 604-684-4555
- Conde Nast Traveler Gold List
: "Anticipate rooms with pastel palettes, and wraparound windows with views of Burrard Inlet and the North Shore Mountains."
- Conde Nast Traveler Gold List
- Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "For nearly 30 years now, the Four Seasons has reigned as one of Vancouver's top hotels."
- Fodor's Review
: "This 29-story downtown luxury hotel is famous for pampering guests."
- Fodor's Review
- TripAdvisor 4.0 Rating
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- TripAdvisor 4.0 Rating
- The Sutton Place Hotel - Map 845 Burrard StreetVancouver, BC, V6Z 2K6 Canadavoice: 866-378-8866, 604-682-5511
fax: 604-682-5513
- Conde Nast Traveler Gold List
: "Gold- and bronze-toned rooms have crushed-satin duvet covers and fleur-de-lis bed skirts at this L-shaped tower near Robson Street."
- Conde Nast Traveler Gold List
- Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "Once you enter the lobby of this centrally located hotel, it's pure luxury..."
- Fodor's Review
: "The feel here is more of an exclusive European guesthouse than a large modern hotel."
- Fodor's Review
- TripAdvisor 4.0 Rating
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- TripAdvisor 4.0 Rating
- Hotel Le Soleil - Map 567 Hornby StreetVancouver, BC, V6C 2E8 Canadavoice: 877-632-3030, 604-632-3000
fax: 604-632-3001
- Conde Nast Traveler Gold List: "'Comfortable and luxurious' rooms in crimson and gold are accented with satin brocades; flat-screen TVs and new carpets were added in October 2007."
- Frommer's Highly Recommended: "Where Le Soleil shines is in its personal service."
- Fodor's Review
: "The staff at this stylish business-district boutique hotel prides itself on attentive, personal service."
- Fodor's Review
- TripAdvisor 4.5 Rating
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- TripAdvisor 4.5 Rating
Vancouver Moderate Hotels
- Barclay House - Map 1351 Barclay StreetVancouver, BC, V6E 1H6 Canadavoice: 800-971-1351, 604-605-1351
fax: 604-605-1382
- Frommer's Highly Recommended: "All rooms are beautifully furnished in Victorian style; a number of the pieces are family heirlooms."
- Fodor's Review
: "Two pianos, a fireplace, leather wing chairs, and an extensive video library make this a cozy rainy-day hangout."
- Fodor's Review
- Lonely Planet Selection: [T]he uber-cosy Barclay House is a heritage B&B that fuses antique interiors with modern comforts, and strives to go the extra mile for its comfort-loving clientele."
- TripAdvisor 4.5 Rating
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- TripAdvisor 4.5 Rating
- West End Guest House - Map 1362 Haro StreetVancouver, BC, V6E 1G2 Canadavoice: 888-546-3327, 604-681-2889
fax: 604-688-8812
- Frommer's Highly Recommended: "The seven guest rooms feature feather mattresses, down duvets, and your very own resident stuffed animal."
- Fodor's Review
: "This Victorian B&B, built in 1906, is a true 'painted lady,' from its gracious front parlor, cozy fireplace, and early 1900s furniture to its bright pink exterior."
- Fodor's Review
- TripAdvisor 4.5 Rating
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- TripAdvisor 4.5 Rating
- The Georgian Court Hotel - Map 773 Beatty StreetVancouver, BC, V6B 2M4 Canadavoice: 800-663-1155, 604-682-5555
fax: 604-682-8830
- Frommer's Highly Recommended: " The guest rooms are relatively large, nicely decorated, and have good-size bathrooms."
- Lonely Planet Selection: "It's the kind of place where a grandfather clock chimes away in the lobby and bow-tied staff are attentive to your every need."
- TripAdvisor 4.0 Rating
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- TripAdvisor 4.0 Rating
- Sunset Inn & Suites - Map 1111 Burnaby StreetVancouver, BC, V6E 1P4 Canadavoice: 800-786-1997, 604-688-2474
fax: 604-669-3340
- Frommer's Highly Recommended: "[T]he Sunset Inn offers spacious accommodations in a great location for a very reasonable price."
- Lonely Planet Selection: "A cut above many of the West End's other self-catering suite hotels, the under-the-radar Sunset Inn offers larger-then-average rooms with full kitchenettes"
- TripAdvisor 4.0 Rating
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- TripAdvisor 4.0 Rating
Vancouver Affordable Hotels
- The Buchan Hotel - Map 1906 Haro StreetVancouver, BC, V6G 1H7 Canadavoice: 800-668-6654, 604-685-5354
fax: 604-685-5367
- Frommer's Recommended: "The hotel also offers in-house bike and ski storage as well as a reading lounge."
- Fodor's Review
: "On a tree-lined residential street a block from Stanley Park, this 1926 pension-style hotel vies with the Sylvia Hotel as one of Vancouver's best values."
- Fodor's Review
- Lonely Planet Review: "A cheerful, tidy heritage property next door to Stanley Park, the Buchan may lack an elevator but it has bags of charm."
- TripAdvisor 3.5 Rating
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- TripAdvisor 3.5 Rating
- The Victorian Hotel - Map 514 Homer StreetVancouver, BC, V6B 2V6 Canadavoice: 877-681-6369, 604-681-6369
fax: 604-681-8776
- Fodor's Choice
: "The lobby and guest rooms are decorated in a traditional European style with original artwork and antiques selected by the proprietor on her European travels."
- Fodor's Choice
- Lonely Planet Selection: "Among the clutch of older heritage hotels in the downtown core, the Victorian stands head and shoulders above the competition."
- TripAdvisor 3.5 Rating
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- TripAdvisor 3.5 Rating
- The Sylvia Hotel - Map 1154 Gilford StreetVancouver, BC, V6G 2P6 Canadavoice: 604-681-9321
fax: 604-682-3551
- Frommer's Recommended: "Lots of folks love the Sylvia, mostly for its fabulous location, and many are eager to recommend it..."
- Fodor's Review
: "This Virginia-creeper-covered 1912 building is popular because of its low rates and near-perfect location..."
- Fodor's Review
- Lonely Planet Recommended: "The rooms are comfortable rather than decadent but the prices are good, the service is great and the oceanfront location is unbeatable."
- TripAdvisor 3.5 Rating
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- TripAdvisor 3.5 Rating
Vancouver Hostels
- Hostelling International Canada: British Columbia Hostels
- Lonely Planet: Vancouver Hostels
- Hostelz.com: Vancouver Hostel Reviews
- Yahoo! Travel: Vancouver Hostel Reviews
- HI Vancouver Downtown - Map 1114 Burnaby StreetVancouver, BC, V6E 1P1 Canadavoice: 888-203-4302, 604-684-4565
fax: 604-684-4540
- Frommer's Recommended "Located in a converted nunnery, this modern curfew-free hostel offers a convenient base of operations for exploring downtown."
- Fodor's Review
: "[The hostel has] private rooms for two to four people; bunks in men's, women's, and coed dorms (with bedding and lockers); a shared kitchen, a TV lounge, and a range of free or low-cost tours and activities."
- Fodor's Review
- Lonely Planet Review: "This hospitable hostel enjoys the best of both worlds: located on a quiet residential West End street, it's also walking distance to all the downtown action."
- TripAdvisor 4.0 Rating
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- TripAdvisor 4.0 Rating
- HI Vancouver Jericho Beach
- Map 1515 Discovery StreetVancouver, BC, V6R 4K5 Canadavoice: 888-203-4303, 604-224-3208
fax: 604-224-4852
- Frommer's Recommended: "The dormitory-style arrangements are well maintained and supervised. Linens are provided."
- Fodor's Review
: "[The hostel has] private rooms for two to four people; bunks in men's, women's, and coed dorms (with bedding and lockers); a shared kitchen, a TV lounge, and a range of free or low-cost tours and activities."
- Fodor's Review
- Lonely Planet Review: "Located in a giant brick-built 1930s edifice a block from the waterfront, this popular HI hostel is aimed at those who like to be active on their vacations."
- TripAdvisor 4.0 Rating
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- TripAdvisor 4.0 Rating
- HI Vancouver Central - Map 1025 Granville StreetVancouver, BC, V6Z 1L4 Canadavoice: 888-203-8333, 604-685-5335
fax: 604-685-5351
- Lonely Planet Selection: "[T]he HI Central is an excellent option for backpackers tired of giant dorms and stuffy hostel staff."
- Hostelz.com Review: "You'll find everything you need at this friendly hostel including a free and delicious breakfast consisting of pastry, cereal, coffee/tea, and juice to start your day..."
- TripAdvisor 3.0 Rating
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- TripAdvisor 3.0 Rating
Vancouver Camping
- Official Tourism Site: Vancouver Camping
- British Columbia Lodging and Campground Association: Vancouver Campgrounds
