Fairmont WaterfrontvsModa Hotel
Both Fairmont Waterfront and Moda Hotel are praised by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Fairmont Waterfront is preferred by most reviewers compared to Moda Hotel. Fairmont Waterfront comes in at #9 in Vancouver with positive reviews from 14 reviews like Forbes Travel Guide, Condé Nast Traveler and Gayot.
Fairmont Waterfront Show All Reviews
900 Canada Place Way, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3L5, Canada
From $174/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Concierge
"With a prime location right on Vancouver's harbor, this 23-story hotel has some of the city's most spectacular views."
Fodor's
"This luxuriously modern 23-story hotel sits across the street from the cruise-ship terminal and the convention center." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"The Fairmont Waterfront is an upscale option in downtown Vancouver." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Downtown access and spectacular views converge in this magnificent tower hotel scenically situated on Burrard Inlet." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"A spectacular glass-and-steel hotel across from the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Center. Ocean, mountain, and city views can be stunning, depending on your floor: ask when you reserve."
Time Out
"City or harbour views (or both, if you opt for a corner room) grace the immaculate, spacious and bright rooms, half of which have recently been restyled." Full review
Star Service
"This 23-story hotel blends in to its nautical surroundings with its curving blue glass facade and arched glass porte cochere, in a setting abuzz with floatplanes, cruise ships and helicopters." Full review
BlackBook
"Perched in a transportation triangle, affords triple-threat views of mountains, busy harbor and the heart of downtown."
Jetsetter
"A mod downtown oceanfront sleep with mountain, water and city views." Full review
Gayot
"The views are everywhere at The Fairmont Waterfront in Vancouver, BC."
Moda Hotel
900 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 3L9, Canada
From $62/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Fodor's
"Across from the opulent Orpheum Theatre, it would be easy to bypass this century-old boutique hotel—which would be a shame."
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Be sure to ask for the quieter back-of-house units overlooking a parking lot.
Lonely Planet
"It has two key things going for it: an excellent heart-of-the-city location and better rates than its posher siblings." Full review
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Light sleepers should avoid lower floors.
Travel + Leisure
"Formerly the home of the Dufferin Hotel, this European-style boutique hotel with 21st-century stylings occupies a 1908 heritage building in downtown's Yaletown district." Full review
Star Service
"This hotel is a blast from the past in a city where glass-and-steel towers seem to outdo each other in their quest for space-age designs." Full review
BlackBook
"Who says frugal can't be fun? MODA's sleek reno pairs century-old tile floors with designer colors and linens in a hopping downtown location."
Frommer's
"The lobby has a beautiful mosaic tile floor and photos of the hotel in its early days...guest rooms are clean and elegant, with ingenious use of space, and a modern Italian design" Full review