Vancouver is an international city, with a strong Chinese influence and a major entrance point into North America. The city gets a large amount of rainfall and is known for its green spaces, including Stanley Park, one of North America's largest urban parks. Vancouver sits on the water and is also bordered by mountains, giving it a reputation for beautiful scenery. Downtown is home to several inexpensive hotels.
The Comfort Inn Downtown offers rooms for as little as $85 as of September 2010 and is in the West End area of downtown. Rooms here offer coffee makers with coffee and some rooms have hot tubs and fireplaces. The hotel allows pets for a small nightly fee. The hotel features a free continental breakfast, valet dry cleaning and outdoor parking, and is 100 percent smoke-free. Restaurants within three blocks of the hotel include Sanafir, Circa Restaurant and Lounge, The Pita Pit, Loose Moose Tapas Bar & Grille and The Templeton. The hotel is half a mile from BP Place Stadium, six miles from Cypress Mountain and less than half a mile from the Pacific Center Shopping Center.
Comfort Inn Downtown
654 Nelson St.
Vancouver, BC V6B 6K4
877-424-6423
comfortinn.com
The Days Inn Vancouver Metro is located downtown and offers rooms for as little as $50 a night as of September 2010. Rooms offer wireless high-speed Internet access, weekday newspaper delivery and mini refrigerators. The hotel features a 24-hour front desk, free parking, express checkout and concierge services. The hotel is a AAA two-diamond property and gets a 3.5 star rating from Canada Select. Restaurants within half a mile of the hotel include Green Lettuce, House of Dosas, Church's Kitchen, Pho Thai Hoa Restaurant and Western Lake Chinese Restaurant. The hotel is eight miles from Vancouver International Airport, 60 miles from Victoria and eight miles from University Hill.
Days Inn Vancouver Metro
2075 Kingsway
Vancouver, BC V5N 2T2
800-546-4792
daysinnvancouvermetro.com
The Granville Grand Hotel offers dirt-cheap prices from its setting downtown near BC Place Stadium. Guests willing to stay in dorm-style accommodations can pay as little as $29 per night and private rooms are $49 per night as of September 2010. Rooms here share bathrooms. Free wireless Internet access is available throughout the building and the hotel has a computer station with Internet access as well. Long-term guests have access to a kitchen and laundry room. Restaurants within half a mile of the hotel include Two Parrots Perch and Grill, La Bodega Restaurante & Tapa Bar, G Sports Bar and Grill and Red Square Tapas Lounge. The hotel is two miles from the Emily Carr University of Art and Design, one mile from George Wainbom Park and one mile from the Stadium Chinatown Skytrain.
Granville Grand Hotel
1212 Granville St.
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1M4
604-687-8294
granvillegrand.com
