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4 of 5 stars 62 reviews
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#28 of 103 hotels in Vancouver
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  • Hotel class: 3 of 5
  • Rooms: 143
Description: This award winning Vancouver hotel in British Columbia places guests close to downtown and offers beautiful harbor views. The Best Western Downtown... This description is based on information provided by the hotel.
Address:
718 Drake Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 2W6
Canada
Check Rates: $149 (CAD 158) Avg. Price
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“Absolutely worth it”

Best Western Downtown Vancouver

5 of 5 stars
Regina
Jun 6, 2008

Nice clean rooms. Staff willing to go the extra mile--they bent over backwards to ensure that my partner could print a document from her computer--very impressive. Free internet. Free local calls. Complimentary bottled water. Fridge in room, and microwave. Everything clean--and to drive it home, WHITE bedspreads.

And a great finish: No surprise charges on the bill. I think these people asked themselves "what do customers hate?" and they eliminated everything we don't like. Friends stayed at a much more expensive hotel and they were "nickel and dimed" to death. Not at the Best Western.

We had concerns originally about the safety of the area--no problem! I ran into ONE panhandler. And when I said "no", it was no problem. There is construction going on next door, and we could see the work from our tenth floor room, but it never disturbed our sleep. I would absolutely stay here again.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — great value
    • Disliked — some noisy friends of a neighbour at 3AM
This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Danler's Summary
Date of Stay: June 2008
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Business
Age group: 50-64
Member since: April 24, 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Great pool scene
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Museums / Cultural / Historical sites, Business meeting / Event, Shopping
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“Great Hotel, Convenient and good service”

Best Western Downtown Vancouver

4 of 5 stars
the moon
May 28, 2008

Great hotel and great employees. This property is convenient to everything, in spite of it being across downtown from the harbor (only a 10 minute walk).

We got in a day early and the only room they had was the penthouse. They gave it to us for a slight difference in price ($179.00) and let us stay in the PH on our second night (the original reservation) for price of the lesser room. Awesome location, everything is 10 minutes walking distance or less.

BEWARE the senior citizen cruiseship crowd, there was a 10 minute wait for one of the two elevators on Saturday b/c a cruise ship was departing and many of the would-be golden year sailors had sequestered themselves at this inexpensive hotel.

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rock2fox's Summary
Date of Stay: May 2008
Member since: December 05, 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 2 of 5 stars Business service
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“Don't stay here this summer”

Best Western Downtown Vancouver

2 of 5 stars
Amsterdam
May 26, 2008

Fine hotel. Clean and spacious room. Nicely located (though the presence of doubtful individuals give Granville Street a weird atmosphere later at night), close to downtown points of interest.

Despite the (in general) positive impression of this hotel, I wouldn't recommend staying here this summer. There's is a construction site right next to the hotel, causing significant disturbance. It woke us up at 7 am on weekdays. Mid May, they were still demolishing the existing building. So they'll probably be doing demolishing and construction work the entire summer. Beware of that before booking (I wish I would've been...).

The hotel staff did apologize after I complained about this, but that was all.

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RVV's Summary
Date of Stay: May 2008
Member since: April 23, 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
    • 4 of 5 stars Business service
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“Great Stay!”

Best Western Downtown Vancouver

5 of 5 stars
Tacoma,WA
May 1, 2008

We stopped over in Vancouver on our way to Whistler. What a great Stay. Some of the reviews refer to the neighborhood and while it is on the edge of downtown, Vancouver is a huge diverse city and I have never felt unsafe walking around and this area was no different. The room had a very comfortable bed and a large fridge which was nice. Good water pressure in the shower. An in room safe, coffee pot, microwave,etc. The ammities include a roof top terrace with a great view that has a recreation area that includes a hot tub with a view, a ping pong table, and excercise machines. The staff was very friendly and the hotel also had secured underground parking for only 10.00 which is a bargain for hotels these days. We used the hotel in room guide book for a reccomnedation on dinner and were not dissapointed. And we got a 25% discount on dinner with our room key! A great little local restaruant called Characters. They had Indian and greek cuisine. Overall a wonderful stay. The hotel also has a White Spot restaurant in the hotel which had great service.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — hot tub
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tacomarick's Summary
Date of Stay: April 2008
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Romantic getaway
Age group: 25-34
Member since: March 21, 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
most likely
I recommend this hotel for:
A romantic getaway
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Great pool scene
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Other
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“Worst Hotel I have EVER stayed at!”

Best Western Downtown Vancouver

Apr 19, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

This was the worst hotel experience I have ever had! To make it worse, throughout all the mistakes they made with my reservation, they were not friendly or helpful at all, they made me feel like I was an inconvience even though all the problems were not my fault.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — There is absolutly nothing that made me happy about this hotel
    • Disliked — Our Room/Front Desk Staff/Reservation Staff
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butterfly632's Summary
Date of Stay: March 2008
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Quality time with family
Age group: 25-34
Member since: April 19, 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
no way!
I recommend this hotel for:
Pet owners
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Other
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Address: 718 Drake Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 2W6, Canada