Having lived in Van for year and coming back to see friends & family, this time I wanted a hotel out with downtown where there was handy transport links as I had no car.

This hotel is ideal for that being on a main street with plenty bus options and also15 mins walk to the Pacific bus station and sky train.

Even though the hotel faces a busy road that sees traffic all night, my room that faced this road was relatively quiet thanks to the double glazing. Those that might see this as an issue should request a room away from the roadside and also the gym!

The staff were very friendly, rooms basic and clean, with the breakfast being a simple continental affair that was just fine for me. I would say this hotel is one of the better BW hotels I’ve stayed in.

For those first time visitors to Van that want to be a touching distance of the best of what Van has to offer, I would not recommend this hotel as there is not much around the area for tourists and really a car is needed. I would try my hand at a hotel off Robson and try stay away from Granville as it can be seedy at night.

Overall the hotel was good for my type of trip offering a clean and friendly place to stay with tplenty ransport links for a past local.

We stayed at the Best Western Uptown over the May long Weekend.
I made reservations by telephone 4-6 weeks before arriving, however, upon arriving discovered that we had no room. The staff had no record of our reservation and when I provided the confirmation number the claimed it didn't exist.
We were eventually given a room, but not the what we had originally reqested.
The underground parking, although secure, is very small. Good luck if you drive a SUV, truck or larger vehicle .
I've stayed a Best Western Hotels before and I'm usually a fan, but I'll definitely think twice before staying at one again, and when I'm in Vancouver again I will stay somewhere else.

I stayed for 5 nights, beginning Jan. 31. I found the hotel to be clean and quiet. I don't drive, but transit buses go by the front door every few minutes and it's very easy to get downtown. The staff were very helpful and friendly, without exception. Right next door to the hotel is a shopping mall with a liquor store, a drugstore, a supermarket and many other amenities (including a public library with transit maps). Very convenient location.
Close by is Broadway, with east-west transit making shopping easy. Three very decent secondhand bookstores within a stone's throw and more coffeeshops than you can imagine in the Main Street / Broadway area.
The hotel's free continental breakfast, from 7-10 am, was more than enough food. Cereals, bagels, croissants, breads, several kinds of fruit, hard-boiled eggs, yogurt and hot beverages every morning. I usually took mine back to my room but there was some seating in the breakfast room.
Next door is the Salt and Pepper Grill, a great place for a lazy brunch or a steak sandwich. Good service and reasonable prices.
The bathroom was very clean and the chambermaid service good. My room faced the busy street, but the double-glazed windows blocked 99% of the street noise. The in-room air conditioner and heater worked well.
I would definitely stay again, and plan to this summer.

Clean and tidy hotel. The room we had was nice, nothing stuuning, just adequate for a 3 day stay. Good beds and quiet location. Breakfast was only average, but it kept us going till lunch. Staff were helpful.