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The hotel is also home to the popular Inlets Bistro and a sidewalk café. All 214 rooms are
large, brightly lit, and have a work desk, coffee-making facilities, wireless Internet, and in-
room safe. One quirk of the layout is that every room is a corner room, some with private
balconies. To take advantage of this, request a room on floors 15-30.
$200-250
Families will especially like Rosellen Suites at Stanley Park (2030 Barclay St., 604/
689-4807 or 888/317-6648, www.rosellensuites.com , $219-409 s or d), in a residential area
right by Stanley Park. Each of the 30 extra-spacious units features modern furnishings, a
separate living and dining area, a full kitchen, and modern conveniences such as personal-
ized voicemail. Rates include access to a nearby fitness facility and indoor pool. Through
summer, a three-night minimum-stay policy is in effect. Check-in is 9am-5pm daily.
Listel Hotel Vancouver (1300 Robson St., 604/684-8461 or 800/663-5491,
www.thelistelhotel.com , $240-310 s or d) is an elegant full-service lodging best known for
its innovative use of original and limited-edition Northwest Coast artwork in many of the
130 rooms. Rooms are well appointed and highlighted by contemporary furnishings, goose-
down duvets, and luxurious bathrooms.
Over $250
Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites (1763 Comox St., 604/688-7711 or 800/716-6199,
www.coasthotels.com , from $255 s or d) is part of a mid-priced Pacific Northwest hotel
chain. A couple of blocks from English Bay and surrounded by good dining choices, this
full-service hotel comes with 267 rooms on 35 levels. As a former apartment tower, its
rooms are spacious; all have balconies and most have kitchens. Amenities include a fit-
ness center, an indoor pool, room service, a bistro (open daily at 6:30am), and a lounge. (If
you're traveling extensively in British Columbia, consider the Coast Hotels frequent travel-
er program—it's free to join and offers a variety of discounts.)
The 509-room Westin Bayshore (1601 W. Georgia St., 604/682-3377 or 888/625-5144,
www.westinbayshore.com , from $340 s or d) is unique within the downtown peninsula in
that it offers a distinctive resort-style atmosphere—the perfect haunt for families who are
willing to pay for a prime location. Lying right on Coal Harbour and linked to Stanley Park
by a waterfront promenade, it has undergone massive renovations since the infamous re-
cluse Howard Hughes spent four months in his Westin suite in 1971. The hotel now features
a large outdoor pool surrounded by outdoor furniture settings as well as a poolside lounge,
a health club, and a yacht charter operation at the marina.