The Sylvia Hotel in Vancouver: A GEM!

Over the last couple of years, we have heard comments about an historic and beautiful hotel on English Bay in Vancouver called The Sylvia.  So, for a business trip to Vancouver in late February, we decided to book a room.


What a joy!  The hotel is BEAUTIFUL!  Built in 1912, it still maintains much of its original glory.  Yes- it may need some updating in terms of textiles and bathroom fixtures but, for us, it all just added to the experience.


These are the reasons to stay at the Sylvia:

• LOCATION!  Right on the ocean and next to Stanley park, and walking distance to wonderful restaurants and shops on Denman Street and Robson Street.
• It is affordable!
• the service is friendly and efficient.
• the patrons are varied and interesting.
• Parking is great. It is underground, and does not have the inconvenience of valet parking.
• The hotel is charming and quiet.

The hotel does have a bar and restaurant. In fact, it has the first cocktail bar in Vancouver!  The view is worth a visit in itself.

The existing bar is crying out for a restoration to return to its former glory. We speculated that with professional bartenders who make perfect cocktails with love and passion, the cocktail bar could be the premier cocktail bar in Vancouver!  

THANK YOU to anyone and everyone who has kept this gem of a hotel going for almost 100 years! It has not been torn down and replaced with a modern condo! It still retains a majesty of a era gone by. The stories the hotel could tell!

The Sylvia gets a hands-down WITH LOVE..... designation.

We will stay there many more times!