Century Plaza Hotel & Spa

Vancouver


This centrally located tower sleepover combines slightly dated business-hotel-style rooms (all with handy kitchenettes) with a raft of on-site amenities, including a top-notch spa. There's also an indoor pool and you're just a couple of downhill blocks from the Robson St shops. A handy 24-hour amenity room includes coin-operated laundry facilities (detergent available).

There are many restaurants within strolling distance, but the hotel also has its own Manhattan–style Italian restaurant if you're too lazy to leave the building. Overnight parking costs $17.


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