Best Things Nearby:
You can visit historic Gastown or shop in sleek new malls. Stanley Park and Lighthouse Park offer great nature walks. The cultural scene includes plays, ballet, opera, movies, over 100 contemporary art galleries and the Vancouver Art Gallery. Golfing and skiing are nearby, as well as scuba diving (no kidding).

Best Things About the Resort:
Location, location, location! It is located on several upper floors of a high-rise apartment building in the rejuvenated downtown area. Two elevators provide quick access to your "home above the city".

Resort Experience:
The one-bedroom condominium we occupied was compact by WorldMark standards but provided plenty of room for two adults. It was decorated with modern, stylish furnishings and came fully equipped with all the modern conveniences. The view from twenty floors up, overlooking the city in three directions, even afforded a view of the distant hills. The staff was most accommodating and went out of their way to make our experience fun and exciting. They provided us with great recommendations for dining, entertainment, shopping, and sites to visit. They even had directions and schedules for the B.C. Ferries to Victoria on Vancouver Island. This resort is ideally located to be used as a romantic getaway or a base of operations to see the many local wonders that abound in the Vancouver area.

• Unit Type: 1 Bedroom
• Activities: Not Available
• Amenities: Excellent
• Unit Satisfaction: Excellent
• Family Friendliness: Very Good
• Service: Excellent

The Canadian is a high-rise apartment building with floors 19 to 24 reserved for timeshare exchanges. Our condo was a two-bedroom unit with two bathrooms. It was small, but very well designed to feel larger. It had absolutely gorgeous views of the city from its floor-to-ceiling windows that were in each room.

The kitchen was very well equipped and had a breakfast bar, and there was a small dining alcove that had the floor-to-ceiling windows on two sides. I don't know how four people were expected to sit around the table – there was plenty of space for two, but the other two chairs were squashed in.

There was a gas fireplace and a TV in a space above the fireplace (and the master bedroom had a TV/VCR). One wall of the living room was all mirror, reflecting the window view, which made the room seem much larger.

The Canadian is across the street from the Sheraton City Centre Hotel and has the use of that hotel's pool, hot tubs, saunas, and exercise room. It also is within walking distance of many of the city's special sights and there is a great bus system. There is a parking garage below, but a car would be just a nuisance in the city.

The condo is great for adults, but it is for adults. There is nothing for the kids. No programs, no activities, no game room, and swimming is across the street.

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Casa Playa Spa
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Restauran Azteca
horseback riding on the beach
Free secure parking
hula hoop kids contest
hair corn row braids

Best Things Nearby:
Shopping, sightseeing, Farmer's Market at Grandville Island, Gastown charming historic area, Chinatown 2nd largest in North America, Stanley Park- huge, green, lush, and relaxing, golf course maximizing the landscape, bridges and water everywhere, suspension bridges, salmon hatchery, shopping, shopping, and more shopping.

Best Things About the Resort:
The two best things about the WorldMark at Vancouver is the location, downtown Vancouver within walking distance of many attractions and tons of shopping and the quality of the unit and its furnishings.

The 43 timeshare units are on the upper floors with the 24th floor (32 in all in the building) being the top of the timeshares.

Our unit was on the 24th floor and the entire side, floor to ceiling of the bedrooms, living room, and two sides of the eating area were glass. The view was magnificent!

Underground secured parking is included in your timeshare week which saves you about $150 a week compared to $19 a day for hotel guest parking across the street at the Sheraton Wall Center. You pay to park everywhere in Vancouver and street parking is hard to find.

Resort Experience:
Upon entering the check-in site on the ground floor in the small townhouse office, you are given as many sets of keys as you desire for your party - we had 4 sets.

The key ring contains 3 keys and they are color coded to work for parking, interior doors, and your own unit door. You have to have keys to navigate anywhere into or within the building.

Once at your unit you enter into a compact but quite luxurious apartment. We had a 2 bedroom 24th floor window on the world.

The furnishings are contemporary in style with chic black, grey, silver, and gold decorations used throughout. There are lovely pieces of artwork on the walls. The furniture is a lacquered cherry wood color with slate and black matte accents.

The living room consists of an angled fireplace with instant on/off switch, small sofa, two chairs and small glass coffee table.

A bar with high bar chairs joins the living area to the kitchen which is ultra chic with track lighting, glass front wall cabinet and shiny black appliances. Off to the side of the kitchen is a small two sided glass room that contains a small round table and 4 chairs. If you're afraid of heights, leave the mini blinds closed or just don't look down.

It is very light and bright with floor to ceiling windows in all the rooms and windows that can be opened for ventilation.

There is also a small narrow balcony off the living room, but the door to it was locked and we didn't try any of our keys to see if it would open. No one wanted to venture out there anyway being so high up and it being very small.

Just inside the entry door was a very large walk-in closet for hang up clothing, a large fan, boom box with remote, iron and ironing board, and plenty of room to store suitcases and whatever you desired. Opposite this was a folding door that enclosed stacked full-sized washer and dryer with amply laundry detergent for the week.

The bathrooms were small but contained all necessary items, one having a glass front shower and the other a tub with shower, and extra large fluffy white towels which could be changed for clean ones upon request.

There was a TV and VCR in the living room and also in the master bedroom. It was quite cozy and lovely.

Our friends who were staying across the street at the pricey Sheraton Wall Center were very envious of our digs.

The staff very extremely helpful and friendly and made us feel like family. Off the lobby was a rec room containing a ping pong and pool table. This timeshare is only 2 1/2 years old.

It's location in the center of downtown made it possible to walk to many restaurants, a very large 3 blocks long shopping mall, and work off those calories you gain from your jaunt over to Death By Chocolate (see accompanying journal entry) for a snack - only a few blocks away.

• Unit Type: 2 Bedroom
• Activities: Not Available
• Amenities: Excellent
• Unit Satisfaction: Excellent
• Family Friendliness: Excellent
• Service: Excellent