Fairmont Vancouver Waterfront, Vancouver
Editor's Pick
Downtown
Vancouver , British Columbia
Canada V6C 3L5
Tel: 800 275 7544 (toll-free)
Tel: 604 691 1991
thewaterfronthotel@fairmont.com
www.fairmont.com/waterfront
Concierge.com's insider take:
With a prime location right on Vancouver's harbor, this 23-story hotel has some of the city's most spectacular views. The best place to enjoy the panorama is, without a doubt, the heated pool surrounded by an herb garden on the third-floor terrace, which seems to hang suspended between vistas of the North Shore Mountains and Stanley Park. Dinner at the on-site Herons Restaurant, with its two-story panes of glass overlooking city foot traffic, isn't too shabby, either. Most of the 489 classically plush rooms and suites face the harbor, but the Signature suites and rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows and especially incredible views—including from the spacious marble bathrooms. For the ultimate in pampering, splurge on a Fairmont Gold Club room featuring a private concierge, complimentary breakfast, and late-afternoon appetizers; you'll quickly grow accustomed to feeling like a member of the royal court. Note that the hotel gets packed during high season because of its proximity to the Alaska cruise ship terminal.—Kasey Wilson
From the readers of Condé Nast Traveler:
Overall Score: 88.8
- Design: 87.6
- Food: 81.9
- Location: 94.7
- Rooms: 91.3
- Service: 88.2
(489 rooms)
—2011 Gold List
Amenities: Pool