Having arrived quite early from a cruise, the staff were very helpful in offering us a room on the 21st floor. This room included a single double bedroom and a sofa bed in the lounge which catered for the two of us. It had full washing and drying facilities, large refrigerator, full cooking facilities, loads of wardrobe space - both in the bedroom and a double closet opposite the entry. The unit had wonderful views of the city of Vancouver and the bay from the balcony off the lounge room. We were directed to this wonderful hotel by Cosmos Tours as this is the hotel used prior to our 18 day Canadian/Alaska tour with them so had four nights as a fill in between the cruise from Hawaii to Vancouver and one as day one of the tour.
The staff were most helpful and as having been in Hawaii and going to Alaska in May, we had clothing for all seasons so as luggage was limited on the tour, we were able to leave several bags in storage with the hotel until our return.
There is a lovely restaurant is at ground level next door and the area has everything you could want, 24 hour supermarket/pharmacy across the road, lovely restaurants and wine shops, florist and many other shops on Davies Street.
Transport is buses, trams and walking all connecting with the great train system in Vancouver , great shopping on Robson St and local tourist attractions.
My only complaint was with the taxis outside the hotel, do not trust as even when asking for an approx. quote ($15-18) the cost came to $25 and he went up and down the city streets taking me for a ride!!
I would not hesitate to stay at Sandman Units on Davies again.

My best friend and I are looking for an en-suite 1BR hotel where one who snores would sleep in the bedroom and the one who doesn't would sleep on a pull-out bed. We couldn't afford separate rooms and so we googled around to find an en-suite BR just like Embassy Suites. Our priceline.com search populated this result and we called their local number and verified that all their rooms are en-suite BR with pull-out sofa bed on the living room.

The rooms are exactly as they were in the pictures: up to date and clean. There is a kitchen complete with dishwasher, microwave, oven, washer-dryer combo unit, and pressing iron. There are even dishwashing liquid, utensils, and chinas provided. Even though I get to sleep in the pull-out sofa bed, there is a separate closet by the washer-dryer for me to store luggage and equipment, a surprise but a nice thought.

The location is perfect. We didn't realize it's on the "rainbow" stretch of Davie Street, and that was perfectly fine but may be bothering for some bigots (we're strait and only in town for Whistler and Grouse skiing). There were good food around the corner: we ate Indian, Arabic, Mediterranean, Chinese and Filipino food. Pacific Place mall and Canada Place is a mile or a little more from this location but given the food we eat is considered an exercise. Parking is not free but not a rip-off either. However, because of lofty tax, it could cost you a lot as we drove from Seattle, crossed the border into Canada and stayed here for our ski vacation in Whistler, Grouse Mountain and side trip to Victoria and around Vancouver.

We didn't have much interaction with staff except for the check-in and out and so we cannot gauge their friendliness beyond that.

I had escorted someone for 8 days, and I found the stay convenient, enjoyable, and awesome staff. I never had any problems during my stay but the only inconvenience was when we checked out, the taxis were shift changing and no one would take our request to airport. We almost missed our flight but it had nothing to do with the hotel per say.

This sandman has undergone an amazing transformation with a modern renovation in in the recent past (not sure how long ago but looks fresh). The 18 story tower stands out as a beacon for travllers making the walking trek from high end Robson St shopping, though it doesnt look nice on the outside, the lobby is very modern, artsy and inviting.

The hotel is in an ideal location for restauarants and urban lifestyle shops and services. The lobby of the hotel leads into a moxies bar, and steps away is starbucks, cobs bread, a farmers market, parisian bakery, jugo juice and anything you can imagine for lunch options. It is an easy walk to all the major attractions and shopping in vancouver and we had no issues getting meter parking for our visiting guests at any time.

The hotel room has been modernized, however it was very tight. the bedroom, bathroom, living room was all crammed together efficiently but not really comfortably. With 6 family members visiting one night in our living room of the suite, it was stuffed full.

This hotel makes a good choice for anyone who would like a full kitchen and fabulous view of the north shore mountains, city and ocean. Its location is perfect for shopping, dining and nightlife.
i dont recommend this hotel for small kids due to the very high balconies overlooking the outdoor pool.