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the rooms here; each has modern decor, a work desk, ironing facility, coffeemaker, and free
local calls.
Three kilometers (1.9 miles) from the airport, the Holiday Inn Express Vancouver Air-
port (9351 Bridgeport Rd., 604/273-8080 or 877/660-8550, www.ihg.com , $149 s or d) is
a typical modern, multistory airport hotel, with large and comfortably furnished rooms.
$150-200
Centrally located three kilometers (1.9 miles) from the main airport terminals and a short
walk to the Canada Line transit system, the Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport (8181
Cambie Rd., 604/276-8181 or 800/395-7046, www.radisson.com , $189 s or d) is a sprawl-
ing complex of 184 guest rooms, a fitness center, indoor pool, and a bistro-style restaurant.
Travelers 55 and older get the best deal—they pay from $149 s or d.
Over $200
Hilton Vancouver Airport (5911 Minoru Blvd., 604/273-6336 or 800/445-8667,
www.hilton.com , $259 s or d), Vancouver's only Hilton Hotel, lies five kilometers (3.1
miles) south of the airport near the Richmond shopping district. The moderately sized
rooms are each outfitted with a work desk, two phone lines, and a coffeemaker, and each has
a private 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; and floor-to-ceiling soundproofed windows. Other more traditional hotel conveni-
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.
Delta Vancouver Airport (3500 Cessna Dr., 604/278-1241 or 888/890-3222,
www.deltahotels.com , $269 s or d) lies on Sea Island. 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 adequate
but limited, and there's a small outdoor pool. Dining options include a café, lobby restaur-
ant, and Pier 73, which overlooks the Fraser River.