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$300-400
Generally regarded as one of the world's hippest hotels and last renovated in 2013,
the
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Opus Hotel
(322 Davie St., Yaletown, 604/642-6787 or 866/642-6787,
www.opushotel.com
,
from $350 s or d) fills a distinct niche in the Vancouver scene as a
mega-coolplacetostay.Thismeansvibrantcolors,strikingdecor,clean-lined furnishings,
250-countlinens,27-inchflatscreenTVs,iPads,luxuriousbathroomsfilledwithtop-notch
bath products, valet-only parking, and upscale dining and drinking off the brightly min-
imalist lobby. Rooms are decorated in distinct themes and come in a variety of configur-
ations, including one daring layout with the bathroom on the floor-to-ceiling windowed
outer wall. Check the website for discounts and packages, such as bed-and-breakfast and
back-to-bed (checkout is 3pm) for $300 d. From the in-room music collection linked to
your chosen theme to the front desk staff remembering your name, a stay at the Opus will
be memorable.
Hip Kitsilano and its surrounding suburbs are Vancouver's most upscale residential neigh-
borhoods south of Burrard Inlet. Accommodations in this part of the city are nearly all
bed-and-breakfasts, and these are my favorites.
Under $100
If you're on a budget and don't need to stay right downtown,
HI-Vancouver Jericho
Beach
(1515 Discovery St., Point Grey, 604/224-3208 or 866/762-4122,
www.hihostels.ca
,
dorm$33-48,privateroom$85-100sord)isagoodalternative choice.
The location is fantastic—in scenic and safe parkland behind Jericho Beach, across Eng-
lishBayfromdowntown,andlinkedtoextensivebikingandwalkingtrails.Insidethehuge
white building are separate dorms for men and women, rooms for couples and families, a
TV room, and communal kitchen. Additional amenities include a large café operated by
a local culinary school, bike rentals, wireless Internet access, lockers, left-luggage service
($5 a bag per week), free parking (limited), and a shuttle to the downtown hostel and rail/
bus station. To get there, take Northwest Marine Drive off 4th Avenue West and turn right
down Discovery Street at the arts center.
$100-150
On the southern edge of Shaughnessy,
Beautiful B&B
(428 W. 40th Ave., just off Cambie
St., 604/327-1102,
www.beautifulbandb.bc.ca
,
$145-255 s or d) is a colonial-style two-
