L'Hermitage Hotel

Vancouver, B.C.

L'Hermitage occupies three floors of a 32-story residential tower, but far from being a turnoff, the unexpected location creates an oasis of calm in the middle of downtown and gives "a feel for what it's like to be a Vancouverite." And you only wish your apartment had amenities like these. There's the garden terrace with a 50-foot heated saltwater pool, lined with rhododendrons and dogwoods. The L'Orangerie lounge with cushy club chairs for reading. Even a canine concierge. $183 U.S./$229 U.S.; 60 rooms & suites; lhermitagevancouver.com

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