We stayed here for three nights on our recent trip to Canada. This definitely counts as an upmarket Bed & Breakfast place though without all the facilities (eg 24 hr reception, restaurant etc) of a hotel. The rooms have all the amenities you need and are spacious and comfortable. A delicious and generous cooked breakfast is provided, all homemade (and homemade cookies are provided in your room). It is very conveniently located in a residential area close to Stanley Park and Downtown. Dennis's welcome provides the icing on the cake. Very highly recommended.

We stayed at the Barclay House in early June while attending a conference in Vancouver. We were in the Forest Room - which is actually two rooms. A lovely large bedroom with King size bed, and a smaller "sitting" room with small chaise and table. I spent much of my time in the small sitting room, gettting work done while not at the conference.
The entire house is lovely with wonderful sitting areas. The back yard has a small enclosed garden with seating, and there is more seating on the front porch. Since it was quite hot during our visit, I took advantage of both areas.
The breakfasts were wonderful - especially when served by Dennis who is great fun and an exceptional host.
The only negative to the visit is that it was VERY hot - probably as hot as is it ever gets in Vancouver, and there was no air conditioning so we had to leave the windows open. There was nice cool breeze through the sitting room in the back of the house - but with the breeze came alot of street/alley noise all night long. At least one drunken fight, another fight by tennants in the building next door. But the Barclay house provided us with earplugs so we were able to mostly ignore the noise. Also, I'm sure the hot weather was extremely rare, and normally you could have your windows closed.
THanks so much to Dennis and all the staff of Barclay House. We're from Seattle and will definitely be back soon for another visit.

My wife and I arrived in Vancouver for the very first time. We arrived early to the hotel. The staff immediately provided us very useful information regarding Vancouver and attractions. The breakfasts were extraordinary especially with that beautiful soft background music. Art, Dennis, and JJ (Staff) made our stay thoroughly enjoyable. Location is outstanding since it is walking distance to downtown activities, restaurants, attractions. We did not need a taxi at all during our stay in vancover. We had great breakfasts, great accomodations, great location, and a very wonderful staff. By the way, that bottle of champagne in our room at our arrival was a very fine gesture. If in Vancouver, you definitely must go to Barclays Bed and Breakfast. This is certainly a gem.

Our stay at the Barclay house was one of the best experiences we've ever had at a hotel or bed and breakfast. The people at the house were extremely friendly, courteous, and provided us with lots of options for visiting Vancouver. The food was excellent and the location was great. It is within walking distance of downtown. When going back to Vancouver we wouldn't stay anywhere else.