Hotel Description

The Historic Ramada is a downtown Vancouver Hotel located on West Pender at Richards Street This hotel is within walking distance of Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre Cruise Ship Terminal Gastown Chinatown Robson Street and Pacific Centre Shopping Mall We offer High Speed Internet and Free Breakfast Ramada Limited Downtown Vancouver offers easy access to Stanley Park Granville Island BC Place Stadium GM Place and Canada Place Welcome to Vancouver Host City for the 2010 Olympic Paralympic Games Surrounding AreaThe hotel is just steps away from many attractions such as Gastown Storyeum Chinatown the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Vancouver Playhouse General Motors Place home of the Vancouver Canucks BC Place Stadium home of the BC Lions Vancouver Art Gallery Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre and the financial and government districts The hotel is also minutes away from the world famous Stanley Park which offers visitors numerous unique experiences including the Vancouver Aquarium hiking trails picnic areas plus 100 s of acres of rain forest Visitors can also walk bike or rollerblade the sea wall which stretches over 10 kilometres from one end of the park to the other Room TypesThe Historic Ramada Hotel on West Pender in downtown Vancouver features 80 European boutique styled rooms This outstanding customer service award winning property has rooms that are charming and beautifully decorated with an atmosphere best described as cosy and elegant All rooms are 100 smoke free and come with clock radios coffeemakers hairdryers irons modem lines wireless Internet voicemail and cable TV Refrigerators and microwaves are available on request fee Property InformationThe Historic Ramada Downtown Vancouver was originally built in 1912 by the architect Otto Moberg Originally named the Connaught Hotel for the Duke of Connaught the 7th child of Queen Victoria who visited Vancouver in the year the hotel was built The site of the property has been housing travellers and visitors to Vancouver since 1890 when it was Mrs Rose s Boarding House which later became the Modern Rooming House in 1907 operated by Miss Sarah Campbell until the current property was built Dining FacilitiesNo less than 50 choice Vancouver restaurants are within short walking distance from the hotel In the heart of entertainment shopping and historical downtown Vancouver the hotel is only a few short blocks from Gastown and Chinatown ShortThe charming European style lobby provides a comfortable oasis for travellers arriving for their stay in Vancouver host city of the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games