Fodor's Expert Review Pan Pacific Vancouver

Located in the waterfront Canada Place complex, the sophisticated Pan Pacific has easy access to the city's convention center and the cruise-ship terminal. The atrium lobby is two floors above the convention center foyer so although dramatic, it feels uninviting. Rooms are large and modern with stunning ocean, mountain, or skyline views, and with fabulously comfortable beds and pillows. High-end suites, some with private steam rooms, saunas, or baby-grand pianos, are popular with a star-studded list of royals, celebs, and well-heeled news makers. The 26-room Roman bath–themed Spa Utopia and Salon is sumptuous; the health-and-fitness center is state-of-the-art; and the outdoor saltwater swimming pool offers panoramic views of Coal Harbour and Stanley Park.