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Barclay Hotel is on Robson Street
which means that there was plenty of options for eating with some great
Restaurants, Noodle Bars, Street Food or just about anything else you
could imagine. the shopping consisted of everything from Boutiques to
mainstream favorites. Plenty of people watching here especially from the
many Coffee bars and Bistros.
Robson runs from the West at Denman Street where you will find the
entrance to Stanley Park
and 18 blocks to the east to the entrance to
BC Place
Stadium and Rogers Arena
. A safe and great stroll anytime of the day or night.
Close to Stadiums! within walking distance of both
BC Place Stadium and
Rogers Arena.
Check out the Aqua
Bus
Ferries a fleet of boats that carry passengers from
Vancouver to
Granville Island and
from Granville Island to Yaletown.
If you are staying at a
Downtown Hotels it
is the perfect way to see a few of Vancouver's most popular
Attractions.
The hotel is centrally located in
Downtown Vancouver
and only a few blocks from
Canada Place, the
Convention
Center or the
Cruise Ship Terminal .
Take a bike ride ride around
Stanley Park. I rented from Spokes on West Georgia Street. The
rental was only around $9. If you visit Vancouver take this bike ride
all the way around Stanley Park. (Getting
around Stanley Park in Vancouver BC ).You will not be disappointed!
It is THE most spectacular bike ride I've ever been on. The ocean views
are spectacular!
There is a great little Mediterranean place
Scoozis for breakfast or lunch and
now I see they are serving Dinner at the corner of Howe and Hastings.
Super friendly with real homemade food !
Granville Street
Entertainment District is located downtown on what once was
Vancouver's Theatre row. It has now been transformed (thanks to the 2010
Vancouver Olympics ) into Vancouver's Club and party place at night with
a vibrant shopping and restaurant flavor by day. A people watching place
for sure at any one of the sidewalk cafes and bars.
The Wedgewood is a popular Hotel for those visitors coming to
Vancouver to see a show as
The Centre
for Performing Arts,
Orpheum Theatre and
Queen Elizabeth
Theatre are all within walking distance to the Hotel.
If you have a car
Granville Island is quite touristy but makes for a fun visit,
especially the Market area. Check out the
Aqua Bus that carry passengers from
Vancouver to
Granville Island
If you have a car
Shopping South Granville, south of West Broadway has many attractive
high end stores, art galleries, stores, boutiques and restaurants.
If you have a car 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
The Hotel is close to
Pacific
Centre Mall which has
over 200 stores and services stretching over three city blocks both
above and underground. A great place to shop and escape on a rainy day.
It connects with
Vancouver Centre Mall and
major stores Sears and the Bay as well as entrances to
Robson and
Granville street shopping .
Near the Vancouver Airport in
Richmond you will find many popular attractions and activities try your
luck at the River Rock
Casino, or explore the large Asian culture at the
Aberdeen Centre
Mall or from May to Oct the most popular
Richmond Summer
Night Market is open Fri- Sun.
The hotel is very close to stay and see the
Celebration of
Light Fireworks in Vancouver
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