Vancouver, CanadaDowntown
EXchange Hotel Vancouver
Stock exchange tower
Downtown Vancouver, Canada
Opened
2018
Price
$$
Rated for
Design Heritage SocialOutside the door
The house
Executive Hotels and ResortsStock exchange tower
The hotel bridges past commerce and modern business, setting sleek tower rooms atop the city's original 1929 stock exchange.
“The curved, carefully preserved heritage ceiling, designed in the 1920s, features 48 separate paintings.”
What it’s good at
Notable
A modern louvered glass tower engineered directly atop the 1929 stone stock exchange.
Notable
A 1929 stock exchange shell preserving barrel-vaulted ceilings painted with 48 heraldic murals.
Listed
A forty-foot cocktail bar and Greek restaurant wrap around the lobby atrium staircase.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
Also in Condé Nast Traveler.
EXchange Hotel Vancouver is pure international urban luxury, set in a skyscraper built atop the 1929 shell of the Vancouver Stock Exchange building.
Right in the middle
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Set along Howe Street in the financial district, the front doors sit steps from downtown offices, harbour views, and transit.
The rooms
Triple-paned windows shut out street noise, and bathrooms have heated floors with walk-in marble showers.
Restaurant
Hydra Estiatorio Mediterranean
Scabetti chandeliers shaped like schools of fish hang above tables serving raw bar platters and whole salt-baked seafood.
At the table
Hydra Café pours espresso beside the fireplace each morning, transitioning to botanical cocktails and wine as evening arrives.
How it began
Architect Harry Gugger engineered the 31-storey glass tower directly atop the 1929 stock exchange, earning Canada's first LEED Platinum conversion.
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Our shorthand
How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.