Vancouver · Hotel shortlist
The best hotels near Canada
Gerald Whitfield The American northeast and Canada
These are my five favourites in Vancouver, out of the 14 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.5 down to 4.1.
All five are inside 600 m of Canada, so you can walk it.
Highest rated of the five
Hilton Vancouver Washington
★★★★★4.5 from 2,596 reviews
Hilton Vancouver Washington comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.5 from 2,596 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.
It is a 4 star property and found under poi.
14 hotels in Vancouver qualified for this list and five made it. The Briar Rose Inn is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
- Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
- Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
- Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
- Bara drink without going back out
All five, ranked
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1
Hilton Vancouver Washington
★★★★★4.5 from 2,596 reviews
300 m from Canada, about a 4 minute walk
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
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2The Briar Rose Inn
★★★★★4.8 from 44 reviews
200 m from Canada, about a 2 minute walk
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
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3AC Hotel Vancouver Waterfront
★★★★★4.4 from 502 reviews
600 m from Canada, about a 8 minute walk
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Air conditioning
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4Hotel Indigo Vancouver Waterfront-portland by IHG
★★★★★4.4 from 287 reviews
600 m from Canada, about a 8 minute walk
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Pet friendly
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5Comfort Inn & Suites Vancouver Downtown City Center
★★★★★4.1 from 1,144 reviews
500 m from Canada, about a 6 minute walk
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
How this list was put together
14 Vancouver hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Canada second, then took the top five.
Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.
The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.
What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.
Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.
Gerald Whitfield The American northeast and Canada
Volunteers three days a week and travels the rest. Maritime museums and working boatyards in 19 countries, mostly by ferry and train, talking to the shipwrights in every one.
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