Vancouver International Airport (YVR): Approximate driving time is 25 minutes and distance is 9 miles (14.5 km.)

Driving directions from Vancouver International Airport: Leave the airport on Grant McConachie Way and follow Hwy 99 N over the Arthur Laing Bridge and onto Granville St. After crossing the Granville St Bridge, take the Seymour Street exit. Follow Seymour 10 blocks to West Cordova St. Turn left on Cordova and then immediately right onto Howe St which leads to Canada Place Way. Hotel is on the right.

Getting there: The Airporter shuttle costs $12 CDN per person one-way or $18 CDN round trip. Taxi fare is metered and in the $26–$35 CDN range. Rental cars and limousines are more than $36 CDN. Fees subject to change without notice. Rental cars are available from this Web site.

Getting around: Walking is a good way to visit numerous stores, restaurants, and theatres in the immediate area. For travel to suburban communities, the SkyTrain station is next door; for crossing Burrard Inlet to North Vancouver, the SeaBus catamaran ferries also leave from just down the street. Public transit fares for both are less than $5 CDN. Fees subject to change without notice. For convenient travel to the islands, a car is the best choice.

Misaki - Open for lunch and dinner, Misaki specializes in Edomae-style sushi that features fresh seafood, as well as both traditional and contemporary Japanese cuisine. A black-marble sushi bar and traditional tatami rooms have made it one of the most popular Japanese restaurants in Vancouver.

Café Pacifica - Breakfast and lunch are served daily (dinner Thursday through Sunday) in this atrium-lit lobby restaurant overlooking the harbor. Friday is Italian Bistro night, featuring an antipasti bar and light opera selections performed live. Sensational Sunday brunch follows sumptuous Seafood Saturday Night buffet.

Cascades Lounge - Nightly jazz and summer service on the patio at this lobby-level lounge overlooking the harbor. Light meals and cocktails served daily.

Aromaz - Freshly brewed coffee, pastries, soups, salads, and deli sandwiches for guests on the go.

Amenity highlights: Guests ride escalators past totem poles and an indoor waterfall to the atrium lobby overlooking the harbor. Seamless service ranges from curbside check-in to delivery of luggage to cruise ships. A 55-foot outdoor pool and spa is surrounded by flowerbeds and offers panoramic views. The on-site health club (fee) features a low-impact running track, workout machines, and racquet courts. The "cyber-butler" offers 24-hour help with Internet problems.

Insider tip: The Pan Pacific is located next door to a SeaBus terminal providing catamaran ferry service to foot passengers commuting to the North Shore. For a nominal fee, hotel guests can enjoy a pleasant, 15-minute trip across the city's working harbor to Lonsdale Quay, a dining and shopping complex on the waterfront.

There are five food-and-beverage outlets ranging from two fine-dining restaurants to a coffee bar. Refreshments are also served around the rooftop pool/spa on the eighth floor. Jazz plays nightly in the lobby lounge overlooking the harbor. Several shops are located on the lobby level as well, including art galleries, an antique shop, and designer clothing stores.