Vancouver Downtown Hotel Shows You the Sights and Sounds of Vancouver

Frequently Asked Questions

Pacific Palisades Vancouver downtown Hotel situated amongst shopping, mountains and Vancouver nightlife is the ideal destination for family, personal or business travel. Vancouver is an amazing city, one we proudly show off at every opportunity. We gathered up information on some of the places to go, things to do and sites to see during your next visit to Vancouver and your stay at our Kimpton Hotel. Of course, if you need any assistance with reservations, tickets, directions or information, please feel free to ask our staff. We are multi-lingual at Pacific Palisades Hotel: 13 languages are spoken by our hotel staff. To contact us, please call 604.688.0461.

Tourism Vancouver:

The Great Outdoors:
Vancouver has limitless options for wonderful walks along the water, through the forests, on the trails and around the parks. Here are a few suggestions...

Stanley Park
No visit to Vancouver would be complete without a ride around the Stanley Park seawall. The flat, paved path is 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) in length and circles the entire park. It offers spectacular views of the North Shore mountains and Lions Gate Bridge. Pedal beneath the giant trees in the park, ride past the rose garden and the Vancouver Rowing Club or just stop to enjoy the scenery and picnic on the beachside. Bikes of all sorts, from tandem to mountain, can be rented at the entrance to the park (bicycles are not for rent inside the park).

Heritage Walking Tours—the neighbourhoods of Vancouver have much to offer those who appreciate history and architecture...

Ride Your Bike—a fabulous way to see the city...

  • Adanac Bikeway: Estimated cycling time from one end to the other is about 25 minutes.
  • BC Parkway: A 20-km recreational bikeway and pedestrian route along residential streets and separate paths from False Creek in Vancouver, through Burnaby, all the way to Westminster Quay on the Fraser River in the City of New Westminster. Estimated travel time by bike in Vancouver (8.5 km) is about 40 minutes.
  • Cassiar Bikeway: Estimated travel time from the bridge to the other end of the bikeway is about 6 minutes.
  • Heather Bikeway: Estimated cycling time from 7th to 37th Avenues is about 15 minutes.
  • Lakewood Bikeway: Estimated cycling time from Wall Street to Trout Lake is about 15 minutes.
  • Midtown and Ridgeway Bikeways: Estimated travel time from end to end on the Midtown Bikeway is about 70 minutes (14 km). Estimated travel time on the Ridgeway Bikeway is about 55 minutes (11 km).
  • Off-Broadway Bikeway: Estimated cycling time is about 45 minutes (9 km).
  • Ontario Bikeway: Estimated travel time from end to end is about 30 minutes.
  • Pender Street: Vancouver's first on-street facilities in downtown, traveling time from Cardero Street to Carrall Street takes about 11 minutes.
  • Portside Bikeway: Estimated travel time is about 8 minutes (1.5 km).
  • SW Marine Bikeway: Estimated travel time from end to end is about 20 minutes.

Skateboard: Though most Vancouver downtown hotels prohibit skateboarding on hotel grounds skateboard facilities are located at a number of parks around the city, offering something for everyone from the beginner to the highly skilled, and for a range of interests—including bowls, ramps, hipboxes and street style layouts.

Parks:

  • Vancouver Parkfinder
  • Andy Livingstone Park: 89 Expo Boulevard Downtown Skateboard Plaza at Quebec and Union Streets
  • China Creek South Park: (1255 E 10th Avenue) A single bowl, pyramid and a hipbox are open dawn until dusk For more information call the Parks Board Office at 604.257.8400.
  • Coopers' Park: (1020 Marinaside Crescent) Recently completed skate benches, grind rail and other features have been added to make the park more skate-friendly, separate from children's playground.
  • Hastings Park: (2901 E Hastings) Three skateboard bowls and a street course are available from dawn until dusk. Summer programming through the Hastings Community Centre. For more information call 604.718.6222 or 604.257.8130.
  • Strathcona Park: (857 Malkin Avenue) A great park with a beginner-intermediate street style layout.

Skateboard Shops:

Vancouver downtown hotels don't go to the extent that the Pacific Palisades Hotel does to make sure you enjoy this fabulous city we call home. Our multi-lingual staffs are on hand if you need any additional information, directions or just a friendly smile.