Hotels in Vancouver BC

Looking for a convenient hotel in Vancouver BC. close to sights and easy access to the cruise port for NCL. any suggestions

Pan Pacific is the closest. The pier is right beside it. EM

Very nice hotel but expensive. It all depends on your budget and amount of luggages. Any hotel close to a skytrain station should work since the Waterfront skytrain station is only half a block from cruise terminal.

We heard good things about Best Western Plus Downtown, so that's who we've booked with. Plus, they offer a free shuttle to the ship. :p

We heard good things about Best Western Plus Downtown, so that's who we've booked with. Plus, they offer a free shuttle to the ship. :p

Interesting - is that a cruise-specific package? A lot of folks tend to ask about hotels with shuttles and they're generally very few and far-between... and just to clarify, when you say BW+ Downtown, do you mean the one on Drake (as opposed to the BW+ Chateau Granville or BW+ Sands)?

OP - there are a lot of threads about Vancouver hotels on both West Coast Departures and Canada boards. A super-quick summary is that ANY downtown hotel is convenient for the port and virtually all tourist attractions - it's almost impossible to be more than 2 miles away from the pier and the vast bulk of hotels are within a mile of it. Cost tends to be the biggest issue locally - it's easy to see even modest hotels (Hampton Inn level) going well north of $200 a night in peak cruise season.

If you're comfortable with bidding sites, any 4* or better Downtown of West End hotel is guaranteed to be outside our entertainment district - which is well-policed and not dangerous, but definitely loud and the partying goes pretty late, so if you want a nice quiet hotel it's best to avoid Granville Street. The hotel referenced above does border on it, but is a little further south than the party zone - I'd definitely prefer it to the BW+ Chateau Granville.

Looking for a convenient hotel in Vancouver BC. close to sights and easy access to the cruise port for NCL. any suggestions

Marriott was terrific. Great views, bar and food. Walk to the pier.

Interesting - is that a cruise-specific package? A lot of folks tend to ask about hotels with shuttles and they're generally very few and far-between... and just to clarify, when you say BW+ Downtown, do you mean the one on Drake (as opposed to the BW+ Chateau Granville or BW+ Sands)?

This is the BW+ on Drake, and isn't part of a cruise pkg, although I see that one is available that includes transportation from the airport to the hotel and from the hotel to the cruise terminal for $259 May - Sep :)

We stayed at the Delta Vancouver Suites. It's a very nice hotel, within walking distance of many of the sites. It is close enough to the port to walk but we chose to take a cab because it was raining. It is a participating AAA hotel and we received a nice discount through that program.

This is the BW+ on Drake, and isn't part of a cruise pkg, although I see that one is available that includes transportation from the airport to the hotel and from the hotel to the cruise terminal for $259 May - Sep :)

Ah, so you're just using the 'generic dropoff in downtown shuttle' that a few other hotels also provide - I strongly suggest you have a backup, since unless the BW+ has suddenly had an influx of cash this means one vehicle.

Since people pay extra for the Cruise Package it seems obvious they'll get priority on the shuttle; even if there isn't a fellow hotel guest booked on that package the shuttle has to drop people all over downtown - so the time it gets back for the next run will be dependent on two unknown variables, traffic and the destination(s) other guests wanted.

A taxi from the BW on Drake to Canada Place will run under $10, or you could even walk up there in under 25 minutes (probably faster than waiting for the shuttle to return if you miss one) - 1 block up Drake, right onto Howe, follow all the way to Canada Place.

It is good to know that we now have a hotel that finally meets the oft-requested criteria of 'included transfers from the airport and to the pier' - I'm guessing that a few others might follow suit now that cabs are on a fixed-price-YVR-to-Downtown model, so the hotels know exactly how much they'll have to reimburse their guests by.

We always stay at the Sutton Place on Burrard. A few blocks from the peir but close to Robson Street (DW likes the shopping on Robson:()

And it's right across the street from Joey Burrard's a very good restaurant.:)

Great information and Greatly appreciated. thanks to all.

We really enjoyed L'Hermitage Hotel in downtown Vancouver. Very convenient to everything. Lovely boutique hotel.

Ah, so you're just using the 'generic dropoff in downtown shuttle' that a few other hotels also provide - I strongly suggest you have a backup, since unless the BW+ has suddenly had an influx of cash this means one vehicle.

Thanks for the head's up! We'll be sure to have a "Plan B" in place!! :p

We spent a couple of days in Vancouver pre-cruise. We rented a condo near the light rail and on the HoHo shuttle route. Was actually less expensive than a hotel for the nights and more space. Free parking for the rental car too. Saved a bit on food by eating in for breakfast and dinner. Rode the light rail to within a couple of blocks of the pier.