Reviews of Hotel Belmont Vancouver MGallery (Zoo)

Human Kambakhsh

Accessible from sky train, surrounded with many restaurants and even small convenient stores. We got a big room with 2 queen size bed and a pull out couch. Looks and feels clean. Bathroom is decent size but very updated. Decor is modern.

Ibrahim Yorumez

Great value for this hotel. Great location in downtown. Bed comfort and shower enjoyment no less than any 5 star hotel. Very pleased with hotel vs price paid.

Melissa G

Had a great time staying here for over two weeks. Boutique style interior, very clean, comfortable bedding, friendly staff, convenient location, and does a great job branding itself on social media. But I suspect the hotel is haunted lol. The door of room 201 has been cracking open and closing itself repeatedly since our first night here. At first we thought it was just a weird guest or wind, but no. It happened almost every night during our two week long stay, and it only happened late at night when it's quiet and no one was in the hallway. It was a bit creepy and annoying to be honest, as the noise caused me unable to sleep a few times at night because it was not far from our room and the wall wasn't soundproof enough. My girlfriend also heard some strange noise when she was alone in the room once. It sounded like someone was outside our room trying to open the door with a key card. She thought it was me at first, but she looked through the peephole and no one was outside. We have watched enough horror films to know better not to open the door (just kidding), so she waited until I actually returned later. She said she didn't find it creepy at the time, just a bit odd. Saw another Google review by "Alan Drysdale" who said he's pretty sure it's haunted too. Not sure if he was referring to the same thing. I'm a history lover so I did a little Googling of the hotel's history just for my own curiosity. Turns out it is a 109 years old building that was constructed back in 1912 as the former Hotel Barron. It's been through a number of renovations and changes of management over the years: It first became the Hotel Belmont in 1925, Nelson Place Hotel in the early 1970s, renamed Hotel Dakota in 1997, a Comfort Inn since the 2000s, then the newly renovated Hotel Belmont since 2017. Attached some archival photos of the hotel's forgotten past below. How fascinating! Disclaimer: It was just a bit creepy about that door, but nothing crazy or horrifying happened. We enjoyed most parts of the hotel and thought it was pretty good for the price. We didn't feel uncomfortable or unsafe in any way, so there's no reason to avoid staying here because of this review. Just thought it was mysteriously interesting and people rarely talk about these things nowadays :)

Matthew Henry

The hotel is very nice. I can not think of anything negative to say. However newcomers to Vancouver should be aware of the fact that the downtown area of the city has been taken over by drug addicts and the mentally ill. So be prepared. Best to be off the streets at night.

Gurpreet Cheema

Boutique hotel! In the heart of Vancouver, at a reasonable rate and within walking distance to just about everything. Hotel was comfortable, clean, and staff went above and beyond our expectations. We will be back, and soon. Honestly really enjoyed our stay!

Very good clean and artistic hotel middle of downtown. We had pleasant stay, and loved it.

Anthony Towns

The hotel is indeed located in the center of downtown, but in the less attractive part of it. It is not pleasant to walk there at night. As for the hotel itself, it was ok. The problem was that we had very noisy "neighbors" who did not let us sleep for 3 nights. The hotel staff's reaction to that was insufficient at first. In the last night, after three different calls and at 4am, they changed the room for us. They also did not charge us for the last night, which was nice but too late.