The St. Regis Hotel

Every now and then a four-star earns its place on a shortlist by simply doing the basics very well, The St. Regis Hotel, in Downtown Vancouver, is one of those. The strong location score reflects what guests actually feel on arrival, barely a stroll from the centre of Vancouver, with the kind of rhythm a city…

Every now and then a four-star earns its place on a shortlist by simply doing the basics very well, The St. Regis Hotel, in Downtown Vancouver, is one of those. The strong location score reflects what guests actually feel on arrival, barely a stroll from the centre of Vancouver, with the kind of rhythm a city traveller tends to want. Inside, the rooms are well-appointed, and guests pick out on-site parking and an in-house restaurant as the small things that add up over a stay. The vibe lands somewhere between residential and editorial, which is rarer than it sounds. The numbers behind the reviews tell their own story, around 770 reviews, scoring strong on balance. Reputation has held up across enough stays to mean something. Recent rates have been hovering around €286 a night, which lands as a middle-of-the-road option for the city. The honest read on The St. Regis Hotel is that it deserves a side-by-side look against the bigger Vancouver names rather than a headline of its own.