Hotels near Vancouver Coal Harbour Seaplane Base - CXH, Vancouver

My granddaughter and I got to the hotel just as the restaurant was closing, the hotel staff let me know that McDonald's restaurant was within walking distance. Also the hotel held our luggage for the day so we could take the sky train and shop in downtown Vancouver. Once again the staff let us know how to get to the B.C. Ferries using public transportation. Travelling is tuff and expensive, so I like to have chooses. Thank you, Celia

We chose it because we have family in the area but they do not have space to put us up. Having been many times since 1997 there are few places we have not visited. This time chose to visit Grouse Mountain again and Deep Cove. Went to the Shipyards on a Friday evening and dined at the Tap and Barrel. The bus services are excellent.

Walk the area, go up the observation tower, cycle Stanley Park (hiring is easy and cheap) visit Capilano Suspension Bridge, walk around the waterfront and Coal Harbour, get a lazy lunch at Joeys watching a game, go see the Canucks at Rogers Arena. All done in 2 full days but lots more to do no doubt

North Vancouver is a lovely area just across the bay from Downtown Vancouver. Easy access across the bay via the regular ferry gives you the best of everything. North Vancouver seems a nice safe neighbourhood with a nice choice of bars and restaurants. You also have easy access to the hills and mountains where there are some great walks and stunning scenery.

Vancouver has one of the best city settings that I have seen in my life. The combination of water and mountains surrounding the city is unbeatable, every time you walk out of the hotel you can see some new angles and awesome views. The city itself is OK, I walked a fair bit around it, but I found it a bit confusing. Like shopping options - personally I have found them very limited and only after I reached Park Royal shopping centre in West Vancouver I found more varied options. Definitely the highlights for me in the city were: Granville Island, Rogers Arena (or seeing a live hockey game, to be precise), Seawall and Gastown had its charm too. If I would visit Vancouver again, I would definitely plan more activities around the town than inside it. Things that I definitely did not enjoy about it was tremendous amount of constant noise from all directions, amount of car traffic everywhere, loads of homeless people and very visible drug users all around city centre. If you have time during your Vancouver visit, go and drive to place like Squamish, it's only an hour away from the city but it's much calmer, quieter and greener. Also I could not recommend more booking a whale watching trip (mine was with Price of Whales), it's worth every penny. Overall, surroundings of the city made bigger impression on me than city itself, but definitely a place worth visiting at least once.

I've stayed here numerous times before and was surprised to be booked in a very small basement bedroom . There was no air conditioning in the room but only an open basement window. Not impressed considering the number of previous bookings. Otherwise the facilities met with our previous expectations. lovely view and great kitchen facilities with several breakfast options.