OverviewThis 100 year old property is located on English Bay in the west-end of downtown Vancouver. The Sylvia Hotel is less than a 1-minute walk from the beach while Stanley Park is a 5-minute walk away. This hotel is ideal for travellers who prefer beach-side accommodations in a quiet area of downtown Vancouver.
This property is 100% smoke-free and pets are permitted at no additional charge. All 120 rooms and suites include free Wi-Fi, a TV, an iron and an ironing board, a safe, free newspapers, and individual climate control. Mini-fridges and microwaves are available upon request. On-site parking is available for $15 per night.
Sylvia's Restaurant and Lounge serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Room service is also available.
Other on-site amenities include meeting space, a business centre, concierge services, foreign currency exchange, luggage storage, and coin-operated laundry machines.
Denman street is about a 3-minute walk from this hotel and features shopping, restaurants, and the Denman mall (grocery store, drug store, retail shopping, and a movie theatre). The tennis courts and zoological gardens at Stanley Park are a 5-minute walk from this property.
Public transit for travel to downtown Vancouver can be accessed within a 2-minute walk from the hotel and total trip time to downtown is about 16 minutes. Downtown attractions include the Vancouver Art Gallery, Pacific Centre Mall, and Queen Elizabeth Theatre.
The Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is 35-40 minutes away by car (walking, public transit, and driving time estimates: Google Maps).
The GoodPositive reviews for this property outnumbered negative reviews among the reviews used for this analysis.
Many guests found the location of this hotel convenient for exploring the English Bay area, Stanley Park, and the Seawall trail system on foot. Reviewers also described walking to the beach, restaurants, and shopping destinations. One guest described the location as "unbeatable".
The staff were frequently described as friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable about the area.
Many reviewers described their rooms as well-appointed. One reviewer described this hotel as having "character" and several guests described their rooms as "charming". Many guests praised the views of English Bay from their guest rooms. One reviewer described his room as having a "billion dollar view".
Many guests praised the good food and the attentive wait-staff at the on-site restaurant.
Several guests thought that the room rates were reasonable and that the hotel offered good value for the money they spent.
The Bad
As mentioned above, positive reviews for this property outnumbered negative reviews among the reviews sourced for this analysis. However, there were a couple of common complaints found.
Many guests complained that this property did not have air-conditioning. One reviewer described his room as "uncomfortably warm" and another guest described his room as "stuffy".
Several guests were disturbed in their rooms by street noise. One reviewer described being awakened by noise from garbage trucks and several guests complained that they were unable to open their windows to cool their rooms because of the noise.
A couple of guests complained that there were no in-room coffeemakers and one reviewer described the Wi-Fi as unreliable.
Expedia.ca gave this hotel an average score of 4.1 out of 5.0, with 89% of 45 guests recommending the property.
TripAdvisor.ca ranked this hotel #41 out of 101 properties in Vancouver, based on 350 guest reviews.
Hotels.com gave this property an average score of 4.2 out of 5.0, from 110 reviews.
