January 14, 2012
Stayed here because of price and location. Rooms are small though good
value. $10 coupon was included for breakfast. Restaurant was closed
first morning because of staffing issues. The discount was honored for
lunch with an apology. Would have been a five if more was offered.
Staff were polite and helpful. Will be back.
Guest Review of the Moda Hotel in Vancouver
January 7, 2012
Booked in for two night because the reviews on here were pretty good.
Hotel is around 100 years old and the ground floor is very nicely
finished a great looking sports bar, wine bar and restaurant. The rooms
however reveal another story and don't look as fresh and hip as they did
on the website and in fact I thought I was walking into backpacker
accommodation with some nicer furnishings. The worst part was the floor
had a very steep lean into the centre of the room which meant that it
was impossible to sit at the narrow skinny desk without the feeling of
sliding of your chair. After of couple of hours putting up with this I
decided to raise it with the gentleman on the front desk who was very
empathetic and decided to find me a better room. After reviewing 2 other
rooms it was clear that they all had the same problem (well at least on
the 3rd floor) and this all related to the age of the hotel apparently.
Eventually I was given a corner 'King' room which was identical to the
other rooms I viewed with the exception of a larger bed and larger floor
area - other than that everything was identical. In this room the desk
was located in a different part of the from and didn't have a ridiculous
slope. The bed however sloped from the back to front which proved to
annoying when I went to sleep because I could feel all the blood rushing
to my head - the easy solution was to sleep with my head at the tail of
the bed which now cause the blood to rush to my feet and resulted in a
similar sensation of sleeping in one of those old business class beds on
planes that 'don't' fully recline.
Apart from my bad room the restaurant on the ground floor was fantastic
with excellent service and apparently the chef had worked at the famous
'River Cafe' in London which I could believe as the food was very good
and they served a great selection of wines from the Okanagan Valley
(which I love).
The more casual dining restaurant were I had breakfast on each day was
very hit and miss in regards to serve. On the first morning I wasn't
offered water and after the waitress delivered my coffee and granola
disappeared and never came back to offer more coffee, water or maybe a
glass of juice. The next morning the service was the exact opposite and
worthy of a 10. Just goes to show how service is key and had not been
for my $10 breakfast voucher I wouldn't have given them a second chance.
So would I stay here again? Only if there was nothing better available.
I will definitely come back to the restaurant when I visit Van again.
Guest Review of the Moda Hotel in Vancouver
December 31, 2011
very good location and great service. The breakfast is excellent, very
enjoy the stay at Moda hotel.
Guest Review of the Moda Hotel in Vancouver
December 19, 2011
Great location, great price my husband and I stayed during Grey Cup
2011..The location was great for all the venues and for the game.
Shopping was walking distance for me as well. The staff was great the
room was on the small size but we didn't spend much time in it . I agree
with (Charmsy) a fridge in the room would have been great. We would stay
again for the location and the price..
Guest Review of the Moda Hotel in Vancouver
December 13, 2011
Charming and well located! I loved the quirks of the old building. My
room was small, but so nicely furnished I can't complain. The price was
FANTASTIC! I would stay here again in a heartbeat. Note: no fridge in
room or pop machine available (it's been removed). These 2 changes would
make it perfect.
Guest Review of the Moda Hotel in Vancouver
December 11, 2011
Definitely no real wow factor here but I enjoyed my stay at Moda. The
hotel is really well located in the middle of downtown V.C and within
easy walking distance of good places to eat and drink, loads of
shopping, and the harbor. Staff were great too, genuinely friendly.
I didn't think much of the room though, whilst clean and comfortable, it
seemed you are going to end up either a) facing a rather bleak inner
courtyard and with a huge tower opposite and above that had rooms
looking directly down and into yours room - or b) the rooms facing the
very busy street. I had the cheapest room so I suppose you pay for what
you get - but it was no frills.
The breakfast in their cafe which took about half an hour to come out
after ordering and was fairly plain but not unpleasant. They also had an
offer giving you a $10 voucher towards your morning meal which paid for
most of it so certainly no complaints on the price.
So a good place to stay especially if you are short on time and not that
bothered about extras with your room, and the price was very reasonable.
Guest Review of the Moda Hotel in Vancouver
23 November 2011
This boutique hotel is in a very convenient location in downtown
Vancouver. The first time I stayed there, I was in the outside corner
room (just luck) and it was great, windows on two sides, lots of light,
big room, very nice! The second time I stayed there, it was the inside
corner room, so much smaller, only one window and less light. Fine, just
a disappointment compared to the other room. Otherwise a great place,
charming feel, great little wine bar in the basement with great
cocktails and small plates. Overall a great spot to stay. Good value.
Guest Review of the Moda Hotel in Vancouver
22 November 2011
We really enjoyed our stay at the Moda Hotel. if you are looking for a
retro room, this is it! The staff was excellent and courteous. Breakfast
at the restaurant was excellent as well and the food was delicious.
Thank you for the espresso coffee and taking care of our luggage. We
will certainly stay at Moda again when we are in Vancouver. |