After ALL of the recent negative reviews of the Metropolitan Hotel, I was pleasantly surprised by our wonderful experience. We stayed at the hotel Friday, Aug 1 through Sunday, Aug 3, 2008. Check in was quick, and they accomodated our requests made via expedia, no questions asked. The Chocolate Sparkle Cookies left for us in our room on arrival were fantastic! The staff was friendly, courteous, and very helpful in making suggestions around the city. There is so much to do within walking distance. I always felt very safe wandering about.
The room was clean, QUIET, and very modern. The amenities were very nice. The bed, bedding, and pillows were the most comfortable that we have experienced in quite some time. Loved the safe, and loved the minibar area. We also had a small balcony with sliding glass door. Our room was on the 17th floor, on the opposite side of the construction site next door. We were told that construction began at 8:30am on Saturday, but never heard a sound. Our room was also directly in front of the elevator, and again, we never heard a sound.
Our room rate was reasonable as compared to other hotels in the area/same class. The next time I am in Vancouver, I will stay here again.

This is a lovely hotel in a great location. The rooms are just as described on the website, the bar area is lovely and the service is excellent. There was some building work going on just at the side of the hotel but the noise didn't come in through the double glazed windows. My husband was really taken with the little putting green and I liked the juliet balcony.

The Metropolitan Vancouver is the best hotel experience I have ever had in Vancouver. Personally I heard no noise, and the gentleman at the front desk made sure we would know which floor would hear the noise the most. After originally going to the first room they provided, we realized it was too small for the 3 of us, so we went downstairs, the hotel agreed and provided us with a two room suite at only a slight additional cost to us. It was beautiful room with hardwood floored dinning table, large flat screened T.V. and two bathrooms. The staff was just excellent, helpful in getting reservations at wonderful restaurants. I would stay no where else, the noise is not a problem, and the hotel is only two blocks from the action of Robison Street.

This is the best of three similar class hotels where we've stayed in Vancouver. The room (although not huge) and the bathroom (with separate shower and bath) are comfortable and have good lighting.

The hotel's restaurant, Diva, is one of the best in Vancouver for service and food. It also provides the hotel's room service, which was of very good quality and was delivered on an attractively set table - not something we usually experience in Europe.

Location is very convenient, although the building works next door will be a big problem for the next year or so. We were on the 12th floor overlooking the building works and got woken up at 7-ish. This was not a problem for us, but if you're closer to the works or want to sleep in then you'll need at least a set of earplugs. If it were not for this, we would have given the hotel a rating of 5 (excellent).

We've stayed here twice before and it will be top of our list if we visit Vancouver again.