Vancouver International Airport (YVR): Approximate driving time is 25 minutes and distance is 8.5 miles (13.7 km.)

Driving directions from Vancouver International Airport: Take Grant McConachie Way over the Arthur Lang Bridge. After the bridge, take SW Marine Dr and continue until Cambie St. Turn left onto Cambie and continue north across the Cambie St Bridge until Beatty St. Turn right onto Beatty and hotel is 1 block ahead on the left.

Getting there: The Airporter shuttle stops at this hotel with single fares in the $5–$15 CDN range. Taxis charge metered fares of $26–$35 CDN. 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: The hotel is in Vancouver’s entertainment and sports area, with hockey and football games, concerts, and exhibitions adjacent. Plenty of shopping, dining, and entertainment choices are also available within a radius of 4 blocks. A longer walk of about 6 blocks takes guests to False Creek and the small ferries that pick up and drop off passengers at several stops around False Creek, including Granville Island Market. Most single adult fares are less than $5 CDN. Fees subject to change without notice. Several bus routes run through this area, and the Stadium SkyTrain station is less than 2 blocks down Beatty. SkyTrains link downtown with the suburbs and, 3 stops away, connect to SeaBuses which cross Burrard Inlet to North Vancouver. Single fares on the public buses, SkyTrain and SeaBus run less than $5 CDN. Fees subject to change without notice. Driving in downtown can be confusing because of one-way streets but it is generally smooth and the best way to travel from the city up the coast or to the islands.

The Bistro - Open daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, the Bistro is a casual restaurant that shares a kitchen with the famous William Tell.

Beatty Street Bar and Grill - Burgers and beer top the list of favorites at this grill, where 15 big-screen TVs entertain patrons with sporting action at home and abroad.

Amenity highlights: Dining is a highlight at the hotel, where guests can satisfy their appetites in three restaurants, including the William Tell, a favorite in the city for 40 years. Guests have complimentary use of the hotel's business machines, including a computer with high-speed Internet access. The fitness center has a treadmill, exercise bicycle, stair climber, Universal gym, and large-screen TV. A spa/sauna complex includes a patio.

Insider tip: The hotel is just 2 blocks from the Vancouver Public Library, an architectural curiosity modeled on the Coliseum in Rome. Its atrium courtyard is the perfect place to enjoy coffee or a light lunch in any kind of weather. Poetry readings and other literary events, the majority of which are free, take place almost daily.