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d) is a typical modern, multistory airport hotel, with large and comfortably furnished
rooms. Rates include a large breakfast bar, which offers everything from toast and jam to
fresh fruit and yogurt.
$150-200
Centrallylocated3kilometers(1.9miles)fromthemainairportterminalsandashortwalk
to the Canada Line transit system, the
Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport
(8181 Cam-
bie Rd., 604/276-8181 or 800/395-7046,
www.radisson.com
, $189 s or d) is a sprawling
complex of 184 guest rooms, a fitness center, indoor pool, and a bistro-style restaurant.
The rooms are spacious and well appointed (wall-mounted TV, free wireless Internet, and
more).Travelers55andoldergetthebestdeal—theypayfrom$149forasingleordouble
room.
OVER $200
Hilton Vancouver Airport
(5911 Minoru Blvd., 604/273-6336 or 800/445-8667,
www.hilton.com
,
$259sord),Vancouver'sonlyHiltonHotel,lies5kilometers(3.1miles)
south of the airport near the Richmond shopping district. The moderately sized rooms are
eachoutfittedwithaworkdesk,twophonelines,andacoffeemaker,andeachhasaprivate
balcony. Other facilities include a fitness center, heated outdoor pool, whirlpool tub, two
tennis courts, and an above-average restaurant specializing in West Coast cuisine.
Right at the international airport, the
Fairmont Vancouver Airport
(3111 Grant
McConachie Way, 604/207-5200 or 866/540-4441,
www.fairmont.com
, $289 s or d) is
the most convenient lodging for those flying home from Vancouver. The 392 rooms are
equipped with remote-controlled everything, right down to the drapes; fog-free bathroom
mirrors;andfloor-to-ceilingsoundproofedwindows.Othermoretraditionalhotelconveni-
ences include a huge work center, a health club (where swimmers take to the self-adjusted
current of a lap pool), and the Absolute Spa massage and treatment facility. Rooms on the
Fairmont Gold Floor—where rates include breakfast, use of a private lounge, and extras
suchastouch-screenphones—startat$359,singleordouble,butwiththeserooms,apack-
age is the way to go.
The
Delta Vancouver Airport
lies on Sea Island (3500 Cessna Dr., 604/278-1241 or
888/890-3222,
www.deltahotels.com
, $269 s or d). This 415-room hotel, part of the up-
scale Delta Hotel chain (but without a Signature Club floor), offers the high standard of
rooms and service expected of an international-style hostelry. Fitness facilities are ad-
equate but limited, and there's a small outdoor pool. Dining options include a café, lobby
restaurant, and Pier 73, which overlooks the Fraser River.
