4 January 2012
We stayed here for two nights - 3 adults. We had a superior suite which had a
separate bedroom with two double beds and the living room had a sleeper couch.
There is also a kitchen with stove, fridge, dishwasher, microwave etc and
equipped for 4 people. The bathroom is not en suite to the bedroom, so it serves
anybody sleeping in the living room as well, which is a handy option.
The staff is very helpful and friendly. Under cover parking is $25 per night.
The location is very good if you want to explore English Bay , Stanley Park or
even Coal Harbour area. Denman Street is a busy street with many restaurants to
suite everyone's taste - it has a nice vibe. Movie theatres on Comox St, close
to the hotel.
The hotel suited all our needs. We made use of room service which was prompt,
and the food average. The menu is available on the tv in the room, but we could
not access and had to request a menu sent to the room. The second night it was
available on tv.
The foyer area is lovely and impressive. The rooms are clean, but the carpets
seemed somewhat tired and new carpets and finishes to the kitchen will freshen
up the space immensely. All in all, it was a good choice and I must add, the
noise level from the street ,compared to the Coast Hotel on Coal Harbour, was
almost non-existing.
Guest Review of the Coast Plaza Hotel Vancouver
27 December 2011
This hotel is in a primo location for walking the sea wall, going to Stanley
Park, and for shopping in some wonderful stores. The restaurant choices are
fantastic as well. We did purchase a promo room and quite honestly they should
have given us a promo room. The room we got was OK but it didn't encourage me to
visit again. I know they had better rooms available because it certainly wasn't
busy. I have stayed at this hotel before and had the newly renovated room and it
was nice. The older rooms appear dirty and I would not have a bath in the tub. I
usually check the bedding in any hotel and found this hotel to be acceptable. I
think they should promote the nice rooms and if they run out of those, then
offer the other rooms. This would have worked nice for us and I would have felt
taken care of.
Guest Review of the Coast Plaza Hotel Vancouver
December 13, 2011
This is probably about the 10th time I have stay at the establishment so I
thought I would finally write a little review on my current stay in this Hotel.
We arrived at the hotel around 4:00 p.m. Pulled into the parking garage, no
parking attendant on duty with a sign that says "will return in 15 minutes".
Well what to do? Well we went ahead and went on in and checked in. Everything
was fine with the parking, just remember to bring your license plate number to
the front desk.
Check in process was smooth, except he proceeded to tell us that the highest
floor we can obtain with a Priceline reservation was the 10th floor. Wasn't to
thrilled about that considering there are about 34 floors of rooms in this
hotel. But, the 10th floor was acceptable. Of course, he was willing to upgrade
us for $20. a night to a higher floor. No special occasion for this trip so "no
thanks". But at the very end of the process he said he will put us on the 17th
floor. "Score!" It pays to be nice.
Elevators: We had no problem with the elevators except when we checked out. Took
us forever to get an elevator down as everyone was leaving at the same time.
Otherwise, I felt they were acceptable.
Room: I thought our room was very clean and the view nice. They now have LCD
TV's in the rooms which I don't remember them ever having before. We had a full
kitchen which was nice. One of the floor lamps was very wobbly and all I had to
do was re-tighten it up. Not sure why housekeeping had never done that. Bathroom
was pink and clean. How cool is that!!! Overall even though furniture and
fixtures were a little outdated, I was happy with my room. It was very quiet at
night. It was even missing a can opener and the promptly brought one to our
room.
Pool/Gym: They have free access to the gym next door, they won't tell you this
when you have a Priceline reservation, but I have stayed there before and the
gym is nice. The pool and Jacuzzi area was nice and the Jacuzzi was hot and the
locker room with sauna was clean.
Check out: Automated check out from the television which I always like.
Well that pretty much sums it up. Overall I was happy with this trip. I don't
think I would care to pay full price for this hotel especially in the summer
months, but for a priceline/hotwire reservation it is very nice.
Room Tip: I would go with higher floors away from the air conditioning units.
Air conditioning units are on the Northeast side of the building. Corner rooms
are nice but I have stayed in the middle and those are nice as well.
Guest Review of the Coast Plaza Hotel Vancouver
December 2, 2011
My room was not clean. There were TOENAIL clippings on the carpet by the bed.
Sink and tub were not cleaned thoroughly. I complained at the front desk and
they didn't try hard enough to make things right for me. I ended up with no
compensation for my awful experience but the promise to "take good care of me
next time". There will never ever be a next time.
Guest Review of the Coast Plaza Hotel Vancouver
15 November 2011
My husband and I stayed at this hotel for one night as part of a weekend
vacation package that we won through a radio station giveaway. We checked in
about 2 hours early, and were given a room right away, which was in a fairly
quiet corner on the 17th floor. For a standard/basic room, it had a great view
of the mountains, highrises and a sliver of English Bay.
My first impression of the staff was great. The bell staff are extremely amiable
and friendly. They helped us with finding a taxi and directing us to a few tour
stops we did on the trip. The front desk clerks were very kind and helpful
during the entire trip. The swimming pool was in the basement, and it was very large
and clean. One problem is the very cramped and slow elevators. We waited for an
elevator for 7 minutes before giving up and sojourning up the stairs. And when
you do get an elevator, it barely will accommodate 5 people comfortably. Try
that with lots of luggage. All in all, the hotel does need some more work, but I
think they are heading in the right direction. This location can boast a
convenient trek to Stanley Park and Robson Street, as well as a short journey to
a built in mall downstairs in case you forgot to pack that must-needed amenity,
such as a portable umbrella, to weather a rainy November Vancouver day. |
