the "Sea to Sky" highway (HWY 99) leading inland up to Whistler is quite
spectacular, as well if they have wheels are of the motoring sort.
Whistler Village (ski restort) is kind of a neat place with a lot of bistros 'n
such, and about 1:45 drive from Vancouver.
I would choose Victoria over this route if time is limited. The winter has
been warm and dry, so not much snow up at whistler this year.
cheers,
isaac
--- Paul Quin <pquin@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> I was in Vancouver last week for business and stayed in the Pan Pacific
> hotel which is right down town on the waterfront. It is quite an upmarket
> hotel but seems to be offering very competitive rates for the off-season.
> My room was about C$100 per night which is about USD 65.00 but this was a
> corporate rate. Might give you some bargaining power.. Try to stay in the
> 'Downtown West Side" as this is the nicest area.
>
> Their phone number is: 604-662-8111.
>
> If the weather is nice, I'd recommend a seaplane daytrip over to Victoria
> (which leaves from right outside the hotel!) The view is spectacular and
> Victoria is a lot of fun. "More British that Britain", or so they say...
>
> Best regards,
>
> Paul Quin
> Victoria, BC.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phil Norris" <pr.norris@ntlworld.com>
> To: "US-LRO" <lro@koan.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 4:34 AM
> Subject: [lro] OT Vancouver accomodation
>
>
> >
> > Sorry for the OT, but IIRC there are a few folks over on the relevent part
> > of the continent?
> > My folks have grabbed a few cheap flights to Seattle next week, visiting
> > friends on Camano Island then up to Vancouver for a few nights. Dad
> worked
> > for one of the Canadian railways in Liverpool UK as a shipping clerk as a
> > teenager and wants to see a few places he wrote on bills of lading!
> > They havent anything booked for the Canadian end and havent a clue where
> to
> > start. Can anyone recommend any good accomodation in the city? Not posh
> or
> > anything just straight forward but tidy places are the idea.... Any
> chains
> > from the area that are generally good too would be good....
> > TIA
> > Phil Norris
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