Vancouver City Guide
"Vancouver is a very popular choice before or after a Whistler holiday - 2 or 3 nights is the perfect amount of time to take in all the attractions, restaurants and shops. A visit to Granville Market is a must - so much going on and fantastic souvenirs." Eve, Reservations Consultant
| Vancouver was host city for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games and is a fantastic city stopover destination either before or after any ski holiday to British Columbia. Vancouver is a particularly popular choice with Ski Independence clients as an add-on to their ski holiday in Whistler.
Vancouver is an amazingly culturally diverse city with a great climate, located right on the Pacific Ocean surrounded by coastal mountains – the views are simply spectacular. The airport is now linked with downtown Vancouver by an efficient light rail service – the Skytrain, which whisks passengers downtown in 26 minutes. Our three featured hotels are all in Vancouver’s energetic downtown area. Two of our hotels have waterfront locations on Vancouver’s inner harbour with view across to the North Shore mountains. All of our properties are within walking distance to the central business district, Gastown, Robson Street, Pacific Center shopping mall, and the Vancouver Art Gallery. Explore the seawall to Stanley Park, a 1000 acre park in the centre of the city and larger than New York City’s Central Park. Surrounded on three sides by the Pacific Ocean, and within easy walking or cycling distance of downtown, the park houses the Vancouver Aquarium, horse drawn carriage rides, park tours, beaches, restaurants, old growth forest and unobstructed views of the harbour, mountains and Lions Gate Bridge. |
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