Fairmont WaterfrontvsSkwachays Lodge
Both Fairmont Waterfront and Skwachays Lodge are rated highly by experts. On balance, Fairmont Waterfront is the choice of most reviewers compared to Skwachays Lodge. Fairmont Waterfront is ranked #9 in Vancouver with recommendations from 14 reviews like The Telegraph, Gayot and Time Out.
Fairmont Waterfront
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900 Canada Place Way, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3L5, Canada
From $174/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Concierge "With a prime location right on Vancouver's harbor, this 23-story hotel has some of the city's most spectacular views."
Fodor's "This luxuriously modern 23-story hotel sits across the street from the cruise-ship terminal and the convention center." Full review
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"The Fairmont Waterfront is an upscale option in downtown Vancouver." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Downtown access and spectacular views converge in this magnificent tower hotel scenically situated on Burrard Inlet." Full review
DK Eyewitness "A spectacular glass-and-steel hotel across from the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Center. Ocean, mountain, and city views can be stunning, depending on your floor: ask when you reserve."
Time Out "City or harbour views (or both, if you opt for a corner room) grace the immaculate, spacious and bright rooms, half of which have recently been restyled." Full review
Star Service "This 23-story hotel blends in to its nautical surroundings with its curving blue glass facade and arched glass porte cochere, in a setting abuzz with floatplanes, cruise ships and helicopters." Full review
BlackBook "Perched in a transportation triangle, affords triple-threat views of mountains, busy harbor and the heart of downtown."
Jetsetter "A mod downtown oceanfront sleep with mountain, water and city views." Full review
Gayot "The views are everywhere at The Fairmont Waterfront in Vancouver, BC."
Skwachays Lodge Fodor's
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31 West Pender, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 1R3, Canada
From $102/night
- Pet Friendly
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Multilingual
- Meeting Rooms
Fodor's "Everything about Skwàchays Lodge (pronounced skwatch-eyes), Canada's first Aboriginal arts hotel, celebrates First Nations heritage." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"The 18 rooms at this First Nations art hotel include the captivating Forest Spirits Suite with floor-to-ceiling birch branches and the sleek Longhouse Suite, with its illuminated metalwork frieze." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"This well-priced hotel reflects the artistic heritage of the Pacific Northwest." Full review
Travel + Leisure "This arts-forward property hosts an urban Indigenous artist residence and a gallery featuring Indigenous art...the hotel offers a private sweat lodge purification ceremony on the rooftop garden."
Vancouver Travel Guide
November 11, 2021
New York Times "A boutique hotel devoted to Indigenous art and culture...just a few blocks from the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden."
See the World, in Canada
July 20, 2021
Fodor's "As Canada's first aboriginal arts hotel—with First Nations owners and operators—Skwachays offers a one-of-a-kind experience; every room has been co-designed by a different First Nations..." Full review
New York Times "Not far from the flaring tiled roofs of the Millennium Gate, a totem rises above Skwachays Lodge, an indigenous artists' residence and boutique hotel. In the beautifully lit gallery,..."
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National Geographic "Fans of Coast Salish art should stay overnight at Skwachàys Lodge, where 18 rooms were designed by indigenous artists like Richard Shorty, whose work is sold in the lodge gallery"
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