Earlier this summer, we headed into Vancouver for a weekend in the city. Our wedding anniversary also happened to fall on this weekend, so we decided to stay downtown for our first night.
After searching around, we opted to give the Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver a try. Its central location and reasonable rate led me to book here rather than any of the other, more expensive downtown properties.
Here’s a review of our stay.
Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver – Booking
Prior to our stay, we had actually booked two nights at The DOUGLAS on a travel agent rate. After hearing about the relatively poor soft product from other members of the Prince of Travel team, we decided that we’d be better off elsewhere for this visit.
Furthermore, we were offered a stay with friends in North Vancouver for our second night, so we just needed a place for one night instead of two.
Given that our booking was relatively last minute, I scoured the available options. After some shopping around, we settled on the Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver.
I wound up using a Free Night Award from my Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card to book a base-level room. The Free Night Award covered 35,000 points, and then I topped it up with an additional 10,000 Bonvoy points from my account.
Cash rates for this hotel fluctuate from around $240 in the low season to over $400 per night in the summer months. In our case, the price was up over $400 due to the last-minute booking.
Using Marriott Bonvoy points at the Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver costs between 40,000–60,000 points per night.
When compared to our valuation of Bonvoy points at 0.9 cents per point (cpp), we didn’t get particularly excellent value from our Free Night Award. I was just happy to save some cash for other ventures over the summer.
Pets can stay for an additional $50, and parking is set at $48 per day.
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Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver – Location
Located in the heart of downtown, the Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver is steps away from transit, attractions, and plenty of dining.
While this hotel doesn’t offer stunning ocean views, it is ideally situated close to many of Vancouver’s downtown amenities.
Waterfront Station, only only eight minutes by foot, is the terminus…
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