Holiday Inn & Suites Vancouver Downtown
What is your Priority Club status?
Platinum
Were you (or for multi-stayers are you generally) happy with the hotel/stay?
Yes
Which room did you book and which upgrade did you receive?
Originally the queen studio suite which I booked a couple months in advance, and over the next few weeks of booking the property decided to keep changing the room type, ultimately resulting in multiple auto update emails and ending up with 2 queen regular room, which I was slightly miffed about. However, was upgraded to king parlour suite despite hotel being fully booked, so it worked out.
How are the rooms?
Room was spacious and clean. I liked the individual sofa chairs. The bathroom was quite small and cramped though, fine for one person but probably annoying with 2-4. Standard HI decor.
What was good and what was bad?
Good location, in walking distance to most of the city. Good water pressure and heat, something I particularly appreciate when it's freezing outside. As far as I could tell they were quite accommodating to Elite members. They granted me the 2 PM late check out as well.
Elevators were very small, I had a ski bag which barely fit with me and one other person. While the front desk was friendly, I think the setup lends itself to a long wait. Thin walls, I'm a heavy sleeper so it doesn't matter to me much but I could hear my neighbors sneezes and farts.
Value for $ or Priority Club Points? Would you return?
Yes, I booked around $130. It is 35k points however if trying to book an award, so I think that redemption is bad value, especially if you end up with a regular non suite room.