If you want to stay in a hip, happening, luxury hotel, try the Opus -- various reader polls have consistently voted it one of the world's top hotels. It's the only hotel truly in Yaletown, a vibrant area for shopping, nightlife, and dining. Each room is furnished according to one of five "personalities," with its own layout, color, and flavor. The luscious room colors -- from tangerine and... more

Yaletown's only hotel and the most design-centric place in Vancouver, Opus is once again one of our top choices, thanks to quick access to and from the airport via the Yaletown subway station next door. Opus's 96 immaculate rooms are painted in bright primary colors (lipstick red, sunflower yellow), furnished with modern pieces by designers (from Starck bar stools to Arne Jacobsen Egg chairs),... more

Locals call it the O. Travel rags call it one of the best boutique hotels in the world. Chromepost bed, anyone? Lifestyle inspired rooms of lime green, mustard yellow and rouge match personalities of models and bottles crowd. In-room oxygen dispenser and complimentary BMW 7-series transportation make the morning after all that more bearable. Pull an all-nighter at Opus’s Bar; home is only a few... more