# The best family hotels in Vancouver Written 2026-10-02 by Play Day. Thirteen Vancouver hotels that work with kids, from suites with kitchenettes in the West End to heated pools on the Coal Harbour waterfront, with the room to ask for at each and the catch. Picture it: you've landed, you're hauling a stroller and a sleeping kid off the train, and the hotel you picked turns out to be a ten-minute uphill walk from anything. Vancouver is small enough that this is easy to avoid. Pick the neighbourhood first, then the room. The room matters more than the hotel here. Downtown rooms are often compact, so the answer is a suite with a kitchenette, a pair of connecting rooms or a fridge for the morning milk. Several of the hotels below have exactly that. Short on time? Suites and an indoor pool: Century Plaza. Connecting rooms and a heated pool on the waterfront: Coast Coal Harbour or Pinnacle. A kitchenette and laundry on site: Rosedale on Robson or Times Square Suites. The splurge: Fairmont Waterfront. ## How we picked These are hotels we'd send a friend with two kids to. The facts under each one come from its Play Day listing. If a fact is missing, we couldn't confirm it (not that the answer is no). We left out places that are lovely but built for two. For the days themselves, our [3 days in Vancouver](https://ourplayday.com/itineraries/3-days-in-vancouver) plan runs from any of these. ## Coal Harbour and the waterfront The water side of downtown, with the seawall at your door, Stanley Park a walk away and Canada Place and the cruise ships down the other end. It's the prettiest base, and a good fit for a first trip. ### [Coast Coal Harbour Vancouver Hotel by APA](https://ourplayday.com/places/coast-coal-harbour-vancouver-hotel-by-apa-vancouver) Neighbourhood: Coal Harbour The one to book for space and a swim: connecting rooms for the family that needs two, and a heated pool for after the seawall walk. Ask for a harbour-side room if the mountains matter. It sits between downtown and Stanley Park, so the aquarium and the playgrounds are an easy day from here. - Cribs: Yes - Connecting rooms: Yes - Fridge: Yes - Pool: Yes, heated ### [Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront](https://ourplayday.com/places/pinnacle-hotel-harbourfront-vancouver) Neighbourhood: Coal Harbour A mid-size hotel by Canada Place with an indoor heated pool and connecting rooms. It's a short walk to Flyover and the SkyTrain, so it works well for a few days without a car. There's no kitchenette, so count on eating out. - Cribs: Yes - Connecting rooms: Yes - Fridge: Yes - Kitchenette: No - Pool: Yes, indoor, heated ### [Fairmont Waterfront](https://ourplayday.com/places/fairmont-waterfront-vancouver) Neighbourhood: Harbour The splurge: a grand harbourfront hotel with a heated pool and connecting rooms, with the cruise ships and seaplanes outside. Gastown and the steam clock are a short walk. - Cribs: Yes - Connecting rooms: Yes - Pool: Yes, heated ### [Fairmont Pacific Rim](https://ourplayday.com/places/fairmont-pacific-rim-vancouver) Neighbourhood: Coal Harbour A very polished hotel next to Canada Place, with a pool and cribs. It isn't a place that does much for kids on its own, so you're here for the location and the harbour. - Cribs: Yes - Pool: Yes ### [The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-westin-bayshore-vancouver-vancouver) Neighbourhood: Coal Harbour A big resort-style hotel on the water at the park end of Coal Harbour, with a pool. The seawall to Stanley Park starts almost at the door, which is the real selling point with kids. - Pool: Yes ## The West End and English Bay A leafy residential neighbourhood between downtown and Stanley Park, with the beach at English Bay at one end. It's quieter than the waterfront and the closest to the park. ### [Blue Horizon Hotel](https://ourplayday.com/places/blue-horizon-hotel-vancouver) Neighbourhood: West End A tower of suites with an indoor pool and a fridge in the room, and a crib on request. The bigger suites give kids a bit of a door to close at bedtime. Robson Street's restaurants are on your doorstep, and Stanley Park is a walk or a short ride. - Cribs: Yes - Suites: Yes - Fridge: Yes - Pool: Yes, indoor ### [Times Square Suites Hotel](https://ourplayday.com/places/times-square-suites-hotel-vancouver) Neighbourhood: West End The practical pick: suites with a kitchenette, and laundry on site, near Stanley Park. For a week with kids, that kitchenette and the washer are worth a lot more than a lobby. It's on the park side of the West End, so the playgrounds are a morning stroll. - Suites: Yes - Kitchenette: Yes - Laundry: Yes ### [Rosellen Suites at Stanley Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/rosellen-suites-at-stanley-park-vancouver) Neighbourhood: West End Suites with kitchenettes right by the edge of Stanley Park. It's the best choice if the playgrounds and the seawall are your whole plan. - Suites: Yes - Kitchenette: Yes ### [The Sylvia Hotel](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-sylvia-hotel-vancouver) Neighbourhood: English Bay An old ivy-covered hotel across the street from English Bay, with a fridge and a kitchenette in the room. The beach is the reason to book it: sand and a long walk along the water, a few steps away. - Fridge: Yes - Kitchenette: Yes ## Downtown and Yaletown The middle of the city, with the SkyTrain, restaurants and the False Creek ferries close. Yaletown is the easy end for the water and the playgrounds. ### [Century Plaza Hotel](https://ourplayday.com/places/century-plaza-hotel-vancouver) Neighbourhood: Yaletown The all-rounder: suites with kitchenettes, connecting rooms, a fridge, cribs and an indoor heated pool. If you want one hotel that has most of what a trip with kids needs, this is it. It's on the edge of Yaletown, a short walk from the False Creek ferries and the playgrounds along the water. - Cribs: Yes - Connecting rooms: Yes - Suites: Yes - Fridge: Yes - Kitchenette: Yes - Pool: Yes, indoor, heated ### [Rosedale on Robson Suite Hotel](https://ourplayday.com/places/rosedale-on-robson-suite-hotel-vancouver) Neighbourhood: Downtown An all-suite hotel with a kitchenette, a fridge, laundry on site and an indoor pool. It's the one for a stay of four nights or more, when the dishes and the laundry would otherwise add up. Emery Barnes Park, a playground in the neighbourhood, is a short walk. - Suites: Yes - Fridge: Yes - Kitchenette: Yes - Pool: Yes, indoor - Laundry: Yes ### [La Grande Residence at The Sutton Place Hotel](https://ourplayday.com/places/la-grande-residence-at-the-sutton-place-hotel-vancouver) Neighbourhood: Downtown Suite living in a grand downtown hotel, with a kitchenette, a fridge and a heated indoor pool. It's the upscale way to get an apartment feel. - Suites: Yes - Fridge: Yes - Kitchenette: Yes - Pool: Yes, indoor, heated ## Granville Island The one hotel on the peninsula itself. You trade a short ride from the SkyTrain for the market, the Kids Market and the ferries on your doorstep. ### [Granville Island Hotel](https://ourplayday.com/places/granville-island-hotel-vancouver) Neighbourhood: Granville Island A waterfront hotel on the island, which means day one of the plan starts when you open the door. We don't have its room details, so ask about a family room or a crib before you book. ## Pools Century Plaza, Blue Horizon, Pinnacle, Rosedale on Robson and La Grande Residence all list an indoor pool, and Coast Coal Harbour and Fairmont Waterfront a heated one. Check the listing for each hotel's pool hours. ## Getting in from the airport The Canada Line train runs from the airport straight into downtown, so every hotel in the downtown, waterfront and Yaletown sections is a short walk or ride from a station. ## Questions ### Which Vancouver hotels have a pool for kids? Century Plaza, Blue Horizon, Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront, Rosedale on Robson and La Grande Residence list indoor pools. Coast Coal Harbour and Fairmont Waterfront list heated pools. ### Which Vancouver hotels have connecting rooms? Century Plaza, Coast Coal Harbour, Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront and Fairmont Waterfront. ### Where can we get a suite with a kitchenette in Vancouver? Century Plaza, Rosedale on Robson, Times Square Suites, Rosellen Suites, The Sylvia and La Grande Residence all list a kitchenette. ### Where should we stay in Vancouver with kids? Coal Harbour for the water and a first trip, the West End for Stanley Park and the beach, and Yaletown or downtown for suites and the SkyTrain. A suite or connecting rooms matter more than the star rating. ### Do Vancouver hotels have cribs? Several list them, including Century Plaza, Blue Horizon, Coast Coal Harbour and Fairmont Waterfront. Ask when you book to be sure it's in the room. Page: https://ourplayday.com/guides/vancouver/family-hotels