The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver

Awesome view, terrible building

The view from our tower room (18th floor) was very nice. Both in the day and at night, the view was great. The hotel lobby area and pool are also pretty nice. The staff was mostly friendly. In particular, the front office manager Jason Wei was incredibly professional and accommodating. He really cared about our experience and made an effort to keep us happy.

The hotel itself is quite old, and feels that way. The fixtures and room layouts do not match the expensive price tags for the rooms. You're basically just paying for the location. The rooms and hallways and generally everything seems dated and worn out. At one point we were moved to a junior suite (9th floor) in the original building (not the tower) and were not all that impressed with that room either. On top of that, there were hundreds of birds outside chirping and wailing all day and night. We barely got any sleep.