Guest Reviews of the Sandman Hotel Vancouver
Airport
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Feb 21, 2010
Great value and great location for a day layover night
in Vancouver
The airport shuttle was very quick and timely and the
driver was very friendly! This property is only Our son
enjoyed the pool and we went swimming 3 times over the
course of our 22 hour stay. The on-site restaurant was
beyond our expectations and a great meal at a decent
price. Our experience at this property was very
enjoyable and just the type of place we need before
embarking on a very long international flight. Stay
HERE!
Guest Reviews of the Sandman Hotel Vancouver
Airport
Feb 11, 2010
We were in town for 1 night. The place was very clean
and comfortable, desk staff very nice, etc. The shuttle,
which runs every 30 minutes rather than on demand, was
nice as well. It actually made it easy for us to hop
over to the neighboring signature hotel where the rest
of our group was without taking a 10 minute or so walk
by the freeway. So the quirks...just a few, and only
minor issues, but I figured I’d note them. The gym,
while being very small but adequate. Finally, an the
most amusing/scary/odd thing, was the business center.
My wife went up in the morning to check her email before
leaving the room is a converted hotel room...totally
understandable. All in all, it’s a very nice and clean
budget hotel by the airport.
Guest Reviews of the Sandman Hotel Vancouver
Airport
Jan 14, 2010
As we arrived very late and were leaving very early we
just asked for a early morning call at 4:15 a.m. to
catch the 5:00 a.m. shuttle. We missed the shuttle by 1
minute, were the FIRST IN LINE for the next at 5:30 a.m.
but were told by driver that we could not get on as he
was now full after loading airline personnel and other
hotel customers!! Since we were now in jeopardy of
missing our plane, we asked the hotel to call a taxi.
They paid for the cab but not the tip! We barely made
the plane! I think one should certainly expect more than
this since hospitality is their business....just
unacceptable! We were on an extended trip and all the
other hotels we stayed at were excellent!
Guest Reviews of the Sandman Hotel Vancouver
Airport
Jan 5, 2010
We stayed at this hotel before we went on vacation to
Mexico. The staff at the front desk were great and they
even upgraded us at check in to a "loft" room. We have
never stayed at a hotel that had a room with 2 levels -
A must if you stay at this hotel! The room was nice and
clean and they even gave us a gift basket! We ate at
Moxie's, the service was OK, food was good - music was a
little too loud for us. This was overall a great
experience and we would definitely stay here next time
we are in Vancouver
Guest Reviews of the Sandman Hotel Vancouver
Airport
Nov 12, 2009
If you didn't actually require internet, this hotel
would be acceptable---not special, but quite acceptable,
with somewhat small but generally average sized rooms.
Clean. The adjacent Moxies restaurant was very good.
However, many like me, on business, expect and require
internet access. By 8:30 pm there really was no access,
it had slowed that drastically. Management explained
that they "had been having problems, but weren't sure
what was wrong with it." A weak excuse, but maybe that
works with vacationers. Like every other business hotel
using a similar line, they need to spend money on
sufficient bandwidth. Otherwise, quit advertising that
you provide something that you really don't and quit
wasting the time of the business traveler who relies on
internet access.
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| Guest Reviews of the Sandman Hotel Vancouver
Airport |
Nov 9, 2009
The Sandman Airport hotel is of course convenient for
the airport We stayed for 2 nights on our way in
and out of the Vancouver Airport Our rooms
on both occasions were not 5 star (you get what you pay
for) but they were comfortable, clean and spacious. The
first 2 nights were subject to some noise from the
elevator and the ice maker, but this was rectified on
our return night when we asked for a room at the end of
a corridor. Front Desk was very obliging to all our
needs. There is only 1 restaurant (Moxie's). The food
is good and the variety is fine for just 2 or 3 nights,
but drinks can be pricey. We arranged our trip via
www.Allure-Hotels.com . They booked our flights, the hotel and
car rental. It was all very efficient and priced good.
In summary, the hotel was fine, Allure Hotels did a
good job, and the flight was good. A very successful
trip. |
| Guest Reviews of the Sandman Hotel Vancouver
Airport |
Oct 17, 2009
These folks were very helpful in making connections for
us to our debarkation point. They contacted the
transportation company for us. While the restaurant was
a little expensive , the food was presented well. Plenty
of towels already in the room. This was great hotel.
Room was clean and comfortable. Bathroom was clean and
had plenty of towels. Great shuttle service to the
airport. It would have been nice to have a micro/fridge
in the room, though. |
| Guest Reviews of the Sandman Hotel Vancouver
Airport |
Sept 22, 2009
The restaurant at the hotel serves excellent food. Wait
staff very attentive. Appears to be meant for the
business traveler, evidenced by the airline crews that
checked in. Room was clean, the television was small,
the ambience was OK, but not great. Good hotel if you're
just a business traveler. |
| Guest Reviews of the Sandman Hotel Vancouver
Airport |
Aug 29, 2009
We stayed at this hotel for our first trip to Vancouver.
The hotel was reasonably priced and convenient to local
transportation. First rule, never book a room on the
outskirts of town when you travel with a lazy bum. It
was a 45 minute ride on the bus into Vancouver. This is
not the hotel you want if your travel partner is an
afternoon person. That said...
This hotel is in a good location, it's just north of
what Cantonese speakers know as, "New Hong Kong," in
Richmond, BC. For those looking to experience a little
of HK outside of HK on a small budget this is the place.
Buses are located near/around the hotel and parts of New
HK are within walking distance.
The hotel itself has decent sized rooms with a swimming
pool and restaurant/lounge/bar. Food in the restaurant
is decent and the bar seems to be a spot for the locals
to hang out.
We stayed in a room with two double beds. The first
night of our stay one of the bed sheets seemed to be
soiled by a previous guest and I called the front desk
to have the sheets changed. They must've thought they
were being funny because all they did was swap the bed
sheets on the beds instead of replacing them with clean
new sheets. My friend noticed the smell from her sheets
that I noticed the night before. Very unprofessional and
yes we did notice that unprofessionalism from the staff
every now and again.
The room itself was average and had low ceilings, the
bathroom can be a bit claustrophobic if you're tall.
There's limited counter space inside the bathroom but
it's decent.
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| Guest Reviews of the Sandman Hotel Vancouver
Airport |
July 2, 2009
We stayed at the Travelodge nearby who would not let us
use their restaurant as it closed at 10:00 pm. So we
went next door to the Sandman. It's a lovely restaurant
with creative food - I had a huge Romaine Lettuce slice,
cut lengthwise with tomato puree vinegar dressing, crab
cake and scallop cake. Onion soup was good too. Looked
hip. |
| Guest Reviews of the Sandman Hotel Vancouver
Airport |
June 20, 2009
So after my horrible experience at the "Coast Airport
Hotel" (coast must be a verb in this case), I
frantically started calling around and came upon
Sandman. The front desk person was excellent in helping
me book a room at very short notice at a great price.
The room was immaculate, the hotel was located in a
great area (walk to restaurants, stores, close to the
airport, shuttle to airport) and the customer service
continues to impress. An example of the attention to
detail - the curtains close overlapped for perfect
privacy instead of most hotels' curtains where a sliver
of the outside is always visible. I had never heard of
Sandman until my frantic search but they are now on the
top of my list of preferred hotels.
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| Guest Reviews of the Sandman Hotel Vancouver
Airport |
June 2, 2009
This is a very good hotel. The room was magnificent, a
staircase led to the upstairs to a bedroom. It has a
very nice restaurant, and the room was clean, and
customer service was great. It is located near the
Vancouver Intl Airport. |
| Guest Reviews of the Sandman Hotel Vancouver
Airport |
May 30, 2009
I stayed at the Sandman Hotels and Suites. I had a
7:00am to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico the next morning. It
is super close to YVR and there is a free shuttle to YVR
in the morning. Of course I tipped the driver though. I
got to the hotel, and they were almost at capacity, so
we got a free upgrade to a loft suite. Decent, nothing
too too fancy, but perfect for a one night stay before
an early flight. The stay is very friendly, and there is
a Moxie's downstairs.
We also booked this hotel for our flight to Cancun,
Mexico, because we were happy with our previous
experience. |
| Guest Reviews of the Sandman Hotel Vancouver
Airport |
May 12, 2009
On arrival, informed us that they has upgraded us to a
queen suite but we declined as we were two girlfriends
travelling together and wanted the two double beds and
not a queen and a pull out. Room was clean. Bathroom
light flickered frighteningly when initially turned on
and no bathroom fan. Ice and pop machine on our floor
(4th). Quiet in hall but heard some noise from suite up
above. Staff friendly and helpful when required. Would
stay here again. Across the street from Tim Hortons -
Moxies in lobby and a Pantry restaurant next door (good
Sunday brunch and breakfast menu) |
| Guest Reviews of the Sandman Hotel Vancouver
Airport |
May 3, 2009
Stayed here to be close to airport with wife and kids. Got a
loft room for the family. Interesting concept in that its
basically a hotel room with a flight of stairs leading to a bed.
Room is a bit small as a result, but good enough for a night’s
stay. The hotel itself was good, but the person I talked to when
I booked said there was no charge for leaving a car for 1 week.
When I got there, they charged $4.00 a day to leave a car. The
Moxi’s rest. was handy when arriving late, although there are
lots of rest. close by. There is an IHOP rest. very close for
basic good meals for good prices. |
| Guest Reviews of the Sandman Hotel Vancouver
Airport |
Mar 18, 2009
We stayed at the Travelodge nearby who would not let us use
their restaurant as it closed at 10:00 pm. So we went next door
to the Sandman. It's a lovely restaurant with creative food - I
had a huge Romaine Lettuce slice, cut lengthwise with tomato
puree vinegar dressing, crab cake and scallop cake. Onion soup
was good too. Looked hip. |
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