Metropolitan Hotel VancouvervsBlue Horizon Hotel
Both properties are rated very highly by professional reviewers. On balance, Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver ranks significantly higher than Blue Horizon Hotel. Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver comes in at #13 in Vancouver with recommendations from 11 sources like Oyster, DK Eyewitness and The Telegraph.
Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver Show All Reviews
645 Howe St., Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2Y9, Canada
From $170/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Fodor's
"Two lions guard the entrance, and a striking antique gold-leaf temple carving graces the lobby of this full-service business-district hotel." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Although this 18-story financial district skyscraper has an austere glass-and-concrete exterior, the lobby is warmly furnished with plush, neutral-toned couches and antique gold-leaf carving." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"A member of the “Boutique Preferred Hotel” group, this is primarily a business traveler’s hotel with quiet, intimate rooms. It provides traditional luxury."
Star Service
"This 18-story hotel, staggered to provide private views from the guest rooms, is an intimate, independent alternative." Full review
Gayot
"The Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver's downtown location offers easy access to one of Canada's largest and liveliest cities."
BlackBook
"Once a Mandarin Oriental hotel, The Metropolitan’s Feng Shui designs now ease sluggish tourists into a Zen-like state."
Lonely Planet
"This swish boutique property has a contemporary-cool take on style that will appeal to urban sophisticates." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"It might not be as shiny as the Four Seasons across the street, but the Met is a great upscale value for the neighborhood, especially for adult guests of the touring or business variety." Full review
Time Out
"Rooms feature Italian linen and duvets on oversized beds and great big soaker tubs - so if you're looking for more bed than space, this is a good place to stay." Full review
The Telegraph
7.0
"Decadent Italian linens and spacious rooms add a sense of luxury to this independent hotel with an excellent city-centre location and range of sporty facilities." Full review
Blue Horizon Hotel
1225 Robson Street, Downtown, Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 1C3, Canada
From $94/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Frommer's
"Its rates remain a bargain almost year-round and upper floors have sweeping views; rooms feel a bit little like a high-rise motel but they are spacious and quiet." Full review
Lonely Planet
"The good-value suites have the kind of quality, business-hotel furnishings common in pricier joints and all have corner balconies." Full review
Oyster
Mid-Range
"The location is the highlight of this mid-range hotel, situated alongside the restaurants and bars on Robson Street and within walking distance of numerous Downtown Vancouver attractions." Full review
Time Out
"Whirlpool, lap pool, sauna and treadmills - all at an affordable price and, what's more, in the centre of town." Full review
Star Service
"Unlike the true boutique-hotels in town, including the mediocre Moda and fine Hotel Listel, this place has a rater banal ambience that suits business travelers better than romantics and vacationers." Full review
BlackBook
"A renovated '60's charmer whose humble, unfussy rooms with ocean-hued accents are made spectacular by the real thing on display from private balconies or top floor meeting facilities."