This air-conditioned city hotel has a garden and 372 rooms on 28 floors, including 44 suites and 70 apartments. The inviting lobby features a 24-hour reception, a safe, a currency exchange desk, and a lift. In addition, there is a cloakroom, a café, and a bar. The homely hotel complex also features an à la carte restaurant with a non-smoking area and highchairs for children. Business guests may use the conference room. A bicycle hire service, and room and laundry services round off the facilities on offer at the hotel. Those arriving at the hotel by car may make use of the car park and garage, and there is a storage facility for bicycles.
Rooms
The Superior rooms are located throughout the hotel and feature either one queen or double beds with large windows offering city views. Rooms are comfortably furnished and include a writing desk, oversized chair, and private bar with access to On Command interactive television and high-speed Internet access, clock radio, multine telephones, voice mail. The marble bathroom features an ample vanity and a tub and shower combination.
Restaurant & Food
YEW restaurant + bar is a tribute to nature's most beautiful elements - glass, lustrous wood and natural rock abound. The restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Designed to capture the essence of British Columbia's natural environment, lofty 12-metre (40-foot) ceilings reach to the sky, while wood-panelled walls and a floor-to-ceiling sandstone fireplace emanate warmth and comfort. The communal table for 14 is a slab of hand-hewn western maple, and a skylit private dining room is enclosed in glass. Other features include two open kitchens and private dining for eight. Seats 204, 128 in the dining room and 76 at the bar.
Activities & Sport
There is a swimming pool with sun loungers in the outdoor complex. Additionally an indoor pool, a Jacuzzi, a sauna, a solarium and various massage treatments are on offer. Fitness enthusiasts can exercise in the gym. In the immediate vicinity a range of boating activities are available (such as sailing and canoeing). The nearest golf course is around 15 minutes away by car.
Comments
Hotel is 100% non-smoking. Any guest who chooses to smoke in their room will be accessed a $250.00 "cleaning fee" through the front des.
Directions, How to get there
All major domestic and international airlines serve Vancouver International Airport, which is about 30 minutes from the Hotel. All major car rental companies operate from the airport, and several are located near the hotel.