Nelson
House Bed and Breakfast
Travel Guide, Map & Directions
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Nelson
House Bed and Breakfast |
Whistler/Blackcomb (North America's #1 ski resort) is a very scenic 100 minute drive away on a newly improved Sea to Sky Highway. See where the 2010 Winter Olympics were played out. Check out all the new state of the art runs and facilities. Every
year, Gay Whistler hosts the exhilerating
WinterPride - a chance to combine
beauty and brawn with a fun stopover in Vancouver. Anytime of year, check out the excitement of our casinos and the rich diversity of arts and entertainment programs at the Orpheum, the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, the Centre for Performing Arts, the Chan Centre and the beloved Commodore Ballroom.
In Vancouver,
getting there, really is half the fun! With our B & B's easy access
to the scenic Skytrain, Seabus, Aquabus and regular bus systems, it is
a cinch to explore Granville
Island and further afield to the Museum
of Anthropology, Wreck
Beach (clothing optional), Van
Dusen Botanical Gardens and North Shore attractions like Capilano
Suspension Bridge and Grouse
Mountain Skyride. Airport to Nelson House B & B: The new Canada Line(LRT) will whisk you from the airport to downtown. Here is a handy tip - purchase a $9 "DayPass" from the machine at YVR and you can use it all day for buses or even take a tourist trip on the SeaBus over to North Vancouver! When coming in on the Canada Line, we recommend getting off at the Roundhouse-Yaletown station. From there, a bus can take you along Davie Street to within 3 blocks of the B & B OR you can take a $5 cab ride directly to the bed and breakfast. By comparison, a taxi all the way from the airport will bring you to our door for about CAD.$30 and take only twenty minutes. Lastly, if you are travelling in style, check out this link to Rocket Town Car Service. Be sure to ask for Nelson House "special pricing", sit back in your Lincoln and relax!
Foodies, you have no doubt heard that our vibrant, multicultural city has some of the best dining in the world. It is no exaggeration. Guests from Tokyo rave about the freshness of our Japanese food and guests from Hong Kong exult over the variety of Vancouver's Chinese cuisine. It's hard to keep up with the ever-changing deliciousness of this city's 4500 restaurants. Here's our advice - the hip, former hippie weekly, named Georgia Straight, compiles one of the best and most objective local food guides. Prepare for your fine dining. Here is the 2012 Golden Plates Awards list. We will be happy to share our local favourites when you get here.
If you are coming to Vancouver for the purpose of a Gay/Lesbian Wedding, please see this link for a simple, step by step explanation of how to proceed and a list of "friendly" Marriage Commissioners. These Commissioners may also be able to assist you with the provision of witnesses and an interesting locale for the ceremony. There are other links below to fee for service wedding consultants. Of course, Nelson House B & B offers accommodation to you and your wedding party. While registered as our guests, our garden or Shangri-La Suite may be available for a small wedding ceremony(a maximum of 5 persons including the Marriage Commissioner). Due to the needs of other guests, the use of our public rooms cannot always be guaranteed. For larger events or those which require catering, we can recommend an open-minded mainstream church and a heritage house museum with garden gazebo; both are just a short walk from us. Whether it
is your quiet getaway for two, Valentine's, your honeymoon, anniversary
or birthday, please ask us about our Vancouver Romance Special. For a
nominal fee, we will stock the room with something to surprise and please
your sweetie! Nelson
House B & B is close to it all. We know the best means to
enjoy a bike around the park, a romantic dinner/boat cruise, kayaking,
whale-watching, river-rafting or a day trip to Victoria and elsewhere.
Between adventures, big and small, our living and dining rooms offer a
comfortable mix of books, music, antiques and contemporary furnishings.
We promise to
"Nelson House B & B...in the heart of the West End...cozy and affordable" - reviewed by TIME OUT's Vancouver guide " An Edwardian character home located across from the Victorian houses and gardens of historic Barclay Heritage Square" - Nelson House B & B reviewed by INSIGHT CITY GUIDE VANCOUVER
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rom
the front-porch bench overlooking our garden, you can quietly contemplate
the day. It is only a ten minute stroll from the bed and breakfast to
world famous 
It's
spring in the most beautiful city in the world! There are a thousand reasons
to want to go play outside in Vancouver's clear ocean and mountain air.
Start off with a walk on the seawall, idle sunning
by the beach and
share
our personal sightseeing, dining and shopping secrets. Our fireplaces
may remind you of a gentler era. Relaxation and friendly conversation
will remind you that you are in a century-old home and not a hotel.
