We stayed the night after a concert downtown and really enjoyed everything. The rooms were well priced, spacious and comfortable. The parking is valet, but still cheaper than many other hotels regular parking rates. It is walking distance to almost all of downtown vancouver. My only complaint was opening the curtains in the morning and having a full office building right accross the street. Overall I would recommend it and would stay here again in a heartbeat. I would request a higher floor if available.

We found a great deal on this hotel through Expedia for $139/night. It's decoration brings you back to the 19th and 20th century, but beyond the "lipstick" is a great, clean hotel in the heart of Vancouver. Staff were friendly, and the rooms were clean even though the view outside our window was of a cement building. The hotel size soaps and shampoos were Aveda brand! Overall - it's a very good hotel if you can find a deal on it.

For a place to sleep that seems cozy, romantic and luxurious, it works. But it is not a full service hotel. We were able to work around that. We ate elsewhere for all our meals and I ran on the sidewalk for exercise. We stayed in the penthouse suite and it had an amazing deck with beautiful view but it was odd to have a jacuzzi in the main room. We were told that the famous types like that room.

My wife and I were attending a conference and were given a "discounted" rate for a few hotels and we chose the Hotel Soleil because it was close to the conference venue.
I did not have a problem with the rate as it was quite reasonable for downtown Vancouver. What I did have a problem was a few things about the room.
The hotel is very luxurious in the lobby and through the halls to your room.
When we arrived at our room, we pretty much through our bags down on the floor and left immediately to attend a function. When we came back to our room it was quite late and had to get up in the early morning. When getting into bed, that is when I realized we had a queen bed, not the king bed I had requested at the time of making my reservation.
In the morning, I also realized that the bedroom window over looked the garbage can in the alley, the other window face a cement wall. Not very impressed by this at all.
The queen bed we had was not comfortable at all. That combined with the noise in the alley we did not enjoy a very good sleep.
In the morning, I asked the front desk clerk to check my reservation. I told him I had requested a King size bed. I was told that they try to give people their request but sometimes cannot grant it.
I would think they would say something when I made the reservation.
I take it that because I had a discounted rate that is why I received not only the queen bed, but a room with no view.
Would I stay there again? Yes, I would. But I think I would skip the discount and just take a room with a view.