Fairmont Hotel Vancouver

Description:

• A landmark in the city since it first opened in 1939, the Fairmont Hotel has been brought up to 21st-century standards but retains its traditional, old-fashioned elegance. The rooms are spacious, quiet, and comfortable, if not particularly dynamic in layout or finish. The bathrooms (with tub/shower combinations) look a bit dated when compared with other downtown hotels in this price range, but that's part of the charm. Courtyard suites feature a luxuriously furnished living room, separated from the bedroom by French doors. Guests can use the state-of-the-art gym with heated indoor pool. The hotel is family-friendly and even has two resident dogs (former Seeing Eye dogs) that can be taken out for walks.

  Facilities: 2 restaurants; bar; indoor pool; health club; Jacuzzi; sauna; concierge; tour desk; car rental; business center; shopping arcade; salon; 24-hr. room service; babysitting; laundry service; same-day dry cleaning; nonsmoking rooms; Fairmont Gold executive-level rooms; rooms for those w/limited mobility; rooms for hearing-impaired guests

• © Frommer's 2013

Awards:

Travel + Leisure 500

•  Best Hotel 2009

Frommer's

•  Highly Recommended 2010

Other features:

There is a concierge service, business centre, lounge and two restaurants: 900 West and Griffins.