Wedgewood Hotel & SpavsSkwachays Lodge
Both hotels are rated highly by expert writers. On balance, Wedgewood Hotel & Spa is the choice of most professionals compared to Skwachays Lodge. Wedgewood Hotel & Spa comes in at #5 in Vancouver with recommendations from 15 publications including Frommer's, The Telegraph and Hideaway Report.
Wedgewood Hotel & Spa Show All Reviews
845 Hornby St, Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 1V1, Canada
From $149/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"A romantic, sophisticated hotel with superb service, spacious rooms, fine detailing, a good restaurant, a full-service spa, and a central downtown location." Full review
Concierge
"Greek-born owner Eleni Skalbania... is fond of traditional decor: Inlaid parquet floors, Turkish rugs, leather armchairs, antiques, brocades, and gilded fixtures are everywhere."
Insight Guides
"Charming boutique hotel with antique-style furnishings and a European ambiance, in the heart of Vancouver."
Travel + Leisure
"This Relais & Châteaux property is sometimes overlooked by visitors drawn to more toweringly opulent Downtown hotels—but that’s their loss." Full review
Time Out
"This friendly, independent hotel is quite small with just 83 rooms and always has the most beautiful fresh-cut flowers on display." Full review
Star Service
"This privately owned Relais et Chateaux affiliate is one of the most enchanting properties here, a small, well-polished, utterly noncommercial gem with a charming proprietor." Full review
Gayot
"This boutique hotel is set among the gardens and waterfalls of Robson Square, and is a favorite with U.S. filmmakers who have turned Vancouver into Hollywood North."
BlackBook
"Lone Vancouver member of presitgious Relais & Châteaux association, owner Eleni Skalbania's devotion to excellence is the stuff of local legend."
Oyster
Luxury
"The Wedgewood Hotel & Spa is a luxury boutique hotel with a gorgeous lobby and 83 beautiful rooms." Full review
Afar Magazine
"Located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, the Wedgewood is a distinctly different boutique hotel." Full review
Skwachays Lodge
31 West Pender, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 1R3, Canada
From $102/night
- Pet Friendly
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Multilingual
- Meeting Rooms
Afar Magazine
"Part luxury hotel and part social enterprise, Skwachays Lodge ticks all the right boxes." Full review
Fodor's
"Everything about Skwàchays Lodge (pronounced skwatch-eyes), Canada's first Aboriginal arts hotel, celebrates First Nations heritage." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The 18 rooms at this First Nations art hotel include the captivating Forest Spirits Suite with floor-to-ceiling birch branches and the sleek Longhouse Suite, with its illuminated metalwork frieze." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"This well-priced hotel reflects the artistic heritage of the Pacific Northwest." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"This arts-forward property hosts an urban Indigenous artist residence and a gallery featuring Indigenous art...the hotel offers a private sweat lodge purification ceremony on the rooftop garden."
Vancouver Travel Guide
November 11, 2021
New York Times
"A boutique hotel devoted to Indigenous art and culture...just a few blocks from the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden."
See the World, in Canada
July 20, 2021