| Bus #19 takes you downtown anytime (usual stops along the way) and goes
straight to Stanley Park where you can take the free shuttle all around the park
or walk the waterfront back thru downtown.
If you have a car
Shopping South Granville, south of West Broadway has many attractive
high end stores, art galleries, stores, boutiques and restaurants. Or
Kitsilano and Kits beach
neighborhood, just south and west of downtown, is very trendy and pretty
place with some spectacular homes. It has been rated one of the top ten
beaches in the world no doubt because of all the beach activities and
attractions there.
The refurbished Yaletown
area is great to walk around with many interesting high end stores,
boutiques and a huge variety of excellent
Yaletown Restaurant
and cafes ...
Although you would need a car the hotel is close to the PNE Grounds
which is home to the
Pacific Coliseum, The Fair
at the PNE, Playland,
Hastings Race Track, and
Hastings Casino
Right next door to the hotel is a shopping mall with a liquor store, a
drugstore, a supermarket and many other amenities (including a public library
with transit maps)
Next door is the Salt and Pepper Grill, a great place for a lazy brunch or a
steak sandwich. Good service and reasonable prices. |