C T.
Yelp
Location, service and condition, all satisfactory. Sutton Place Hotel is right in the heart of downtown Vancouver, with cafes and restaurants an easy walk! I arrived before noon, lucky that front desk reception graciously assigned me to an available room without delay.
Seeing prior reviewers' notes on the previously worn condition of Sutton Place Hotel, here's an update. The property was being renovated during my stay this week. My room was beautiful, spotlessly clean and comfortable, facing the main street and quiet, even with traffic. I appreciated the expansive windows, bright natural daylight flooded my room and the lighting is good enough for evening hours, working at the desk, etc. Bed and sofa are comfy, small sofa table is useful for in-room dining and I especially liked the electric kettle, cups and saucers for making a cuppa. Bathroom lighting is motion-sensored, a great idea for ease and safety. The hotel hallways and ground floor areas around the Lobby were being painted and updated, with work crews taping off areas to safeguard guests and allow foot traffic through. I never noticed any renovation noise, perhaps because I was not in the hotel during daytime hours. Everything felt relaxed and luxurious, including the rain shower/handheld wand, plush towels, hotel-provided toiletries, loofah sponge, robes and slippers. YAY to the brightly lit bathroom and make-up mirror!! That said, I'd prefer dispensers vs. tiny plastic bottles to reduce environmental impact.
Unfortunately the Boulevard Restaurant was closed for renovation. Room service was tasty, if not timely. Dinner entree portion was small. So glad I ordered a salad too, otherwise, I'd have been still hungry. That salad had a , fresh lemon vinaigrette, yummy. Breakfast was just OK: 6 small roasted tomatoes flavorful and warm; multigrain toast much like supermarket bread out of a plastic bag, a disappointment; carafe of coffee was fine, but I missed seeing the 'notes' section of the QR code system for in-room dining! The room service attendant advised me of the 'notes' option to ask for soy/almond/non-dairy milk, but I never saw it. More's the pity, breakfast arrived later than my 6:30a.m. request. I have to get to work, so there was no time to enjoy it. I scarfed down what I could, thankful to dine solo and forgo table manners in a pinch! That carafe of coffee mostly went to waste, a shame - no 'wake up, ramp up for the day ahead' coffee time. Of course, there's nothing the room service attendant could do, but bring the tray whenever the kitchen had it ready. In retrospect, better if I'd used the in-room coffee machine with the tiny pods of ground coffee. Lastly, I dislike the QR code menu system, but unlike many, I do not live my life on a cellphone.
Note, there is no option to charge the in-room dining to your room stay. Business travelers be aware, you will have a separate receipt for each meal. In room dining order system requires payment (including tip, if you are adding that on a credit card instead of cash to the attendant) BEFORE your order is sent to the kitchen.