Stanley Park, Vancouver

Advantages: ACRES AND ACRES OF FUN AND ENJOYMENT
Disadvantages: NOT A THING

...Please make sure to visit Stanley Park it's a great place to visit and to just hang out and this is for both adults and especially children When I was living in Vancouver I found that my girlfriend (now wife), my friends and I would often just go to Stanley park just to hang out in the sun or even drive the beautiful scenic road through the trees it was nice it made you feel like you were out of the city ……ohhhh I miss it so ... Read review

Advantages: Independent activity, stress free, shuttlebus (which we didn't use)
Disadvantages: limited refreshments so bring your own picnic

...in Vancouver ended up in Stanley Park: visiting the Aquarium, walking around the harbour wall, sitting at Beaver Lake, or ambling the many footpaths. More a forest than a park, trees of majesty make one feel minuscule. Some of the park is off limits as work is done to manage the forest after the recent storms that destroyed a lot of it. My advice is to pick up a map from one of the kiosks at the edge of the park and read the signs for information ... Read review

Advantages: Very beautifull, natural.
Disadvantages: Be carefull of bicycle's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I suggest you start off by doing a loop around the park. You can either drive, or if you're feeling energetic, try walking. If speed is your thing, you can rent a bike or rollerblades at stores near Georgia and Denman Street. It's about six miles around (vehicular traffic flow is one way, and counter clockwise in direction). By circling the park you'll see many of the landmarks. Let me take you on a short tour. As you enter the park from Georgia ...
...It doesn't look like much unless the roses are in bloom. There is, however, a small playground tucked in behind it, as well as a dining pavilion. On the water side you'll see the beautiful English looking building that houses The Vancouver Rowing Club, and Coal Harbour, where you may be lucky enough to see a seaplane land. Going around the park by car is the method of choice if it is necessary to see the most with little time available, if mobility ... Read review

Advantages: Pretty much perfection
Disadvantages: Rains alot!

...Surrounded by sandy beaches and snow-capped mountains, it’s very hard to beat Vancouver for sheer breathtaking beauty. Top that with numerous parks – including the huge forest-filled Stanley Park, superb shopping, varied nightlife, cultural and sporting offerings, as well as bright modern architecture and it's pretty hard to avoid the cliche ‘there’s no place quite like this’. GENERAL FACTS Canada is vast, stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It is further from Vancouver in the West to Toronto in the East than it is from Toronto to London, a 7 ½ hour flight away. Canada’s landscapes actually exceed all expectations – the Rocky mountains, rainforests, desert land, lakes, open grassland stretching as far as the eye can see, tundra, lush orchards, fjords and prairie wheat fields, Canada has them all and is completely unspoilt... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: Scenario, cosmopolitan city, Stanley Park Aquarium
Disadvantages: None

...Vancouver is a fantastic city, from the cosmopolitan nature of the people to the scenic beauty of the place. Stanley Park has the most fantastic sea life aquarium from Killer Whales to Beluga Whales. The city lights up at night with such a great variety of illumination, and all this is a stones throw from the fantastic Rocky Mountains. I spent five glorious weeks backpacking through this wilderness and it was the most exhilarating time I have had on a holiday. The trek upto the capilano suspension bridge that bridges the gorge high up above Vancouver is worth taking as the views are breathtaking. I spent a week staying in the youth hostel in Vancouver, which was a great base to visit many of the wonderful sites within Vancouver. It is also very close to one of the many beaches that are dotted about Vancouver. If you do want... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: great location, great view
Disadvantages: room is a little bit old, not best for money choice

...I have been to this hotel on August 26, 2007. It has a nice location,just on the most attractive street, Robson street, namely in the heart of Vancouver. Definitely a downtown hotel, where has a colorful night life. On the both sides of the street are full of bars, restaurants, shops. It is one of the best place to enjoy oriental food there, Japanese food, Thai food, Chinese food, Korean food. Short walking distance to the famous Stanley park. Aslo the largest shopping malls are on the opposite site of the Stanley Park. Great location. As for the building itself. An magnificient view from out side. Especially when you are on one of the top floor, you can overview the whole Vancouver. Great view. Some disappointments: the room is a little bit old, not as modern as you expect from outside.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful