lucas

Hello ,im travelling to vancouver in october with small children ,can any one tell me which part of the city would be the best for a family with children?? ,i mean the best areas to look for hotels , dont want to land in any dodgy parts !!!!!! ,with the children ! ,thanks , guy

JonboyE

If you want the centre of Vancouver (the bit on the map that looks like a thumb sticking up) then anywhere west of Cambie will be just fine.

As ever, my recommendation for value and location is the Sylvia Hotel.

lucas

cheers ,thanks for the quick reply ,guy

Tigger1

I also stayed at the Sylvia on my reccy trip and it was excellent! Very central, the staff very helpful and a lot of things are walkable. Plus you're right on English Bay which is lovely!

Good luck

Frank'n Sense

Hi,

another suggestion in the same area - Rose Ellen Suites

We stayed there a few times and the advantage it has over the Sylvia (which I have not stayed in!) is that you're on a quieter street and you have suites - so can self-cater if you want. We stayed with our 4 kids at the Rose Ellen on a number of occasions.

The West End has a lot of restaurants from the cheap and cheerful to the expensive and cheerful and being on the edge of Stanley Park and at English Bay, you have attractions nearby to keep the kids amused.

Another two places in the west end that clients of ours have used and recommended are:

Coast Plaza Hotel which is on Denman so busy but convenient
and
Times Square Suites which is West of Denman and so a bit quieter.

Interested to hear anyone's thoughts on these places as so many of our clients are looking for recommendations of places to stay.

Warmly,

Frank

jerry brewer

Hi
For our holiday/recce trip three years ago,
we stayed here.

http://www.century-plaza.com/

great place we enjoyed it and seemed central for us.

nearly forgot, the room we had came with a kitchen area, very handy.

cheers
Jerry

Island Hop

Hi, we stayed the first part at the Holiday Inn Downtown Vancouver. Has swimming pool and good facilities.

Depending on budget: The Wedgewood Hotel is my favourite, even if you don't stay there it is a good place to dine.

For evening entertainment, we found the Comedy Club http://www.century-plaza.com/

Capones Jazz club http://www.caponesrestaurant.net/

There are also some very nice places to eat and visit on Granville Island.

It's not like UK clubs or bars, very civilized and friendly atmospheres.

Tip: The Fairmont Hotel, Downtown, Thurs & Frid 4pm free plates of Calamari if you go in their bar area

Stay away from East Hastings, this has a very bad rep.

Hope this helps.

JonboyE

It is the 4 blocks west of Main Street and maybe 2 or 3 blocks to the east. I would certainly stay out of the back alleys in this area and would be uncomfortable walking this stretch after dark.

East Hastings is a very long street and, these few blocks apart, it is perfectly safe.

lucas

Thankyou to all the people who have replied and gave us some good information ,like i said i am just trying to get the location right for my family ,as it is completely different to going on my own ,thanks again guy