As other travelers have noted, the garden has seen better days. For this reason we opted for the private tea ceremony. Veronica, our tea artist, was lovely and knowledgeable. She obviously loves everything about tea and her enthusiasm was contagious. We tried three different teas and talked about different tea rituals. I was expecting an actual ceremony, but the relaxed nature was still very nice. We quickly walked the garden afterwards. Sadly, not much to see. We had driven through the neighborhood the day before, and seen all the homeless people. We were assured the neighborhood was safe, but it was still sad to see. It was raining so we opted for an Uber.

A beautiful bit of peace and tranquility from hectic city. Tucked away not the easiest place to find, tickets a little pricey at $18 pp but it was a beautiful place and worth spensing an hour looking around. They give you a little booklet that has map of gardens and explains the different sections/areas. Some lovely trees and flowers and pool. The trellis and wooden arches and beautiful too. Free jasmine tea at the end and small art gallery room. Lady was teaching people to make traditional tea (seperate add on) but gift shop closed. Worth a visit if you are in Vancouver downtown and need a break from city.

Really surprised at the negative comments here. We didn’t pay anything to go through this beautifully serene spot just off a Main Street downtown. You would never anticipate it there. Lovely walkways, dogwood and other trees and plants. There is a large mosaic representation of the various signs based on your birth date and year…we discovered hubby is year of the rabbit and I am year of the snake! So extremely tranquil.

We almost skipped this place after accidentally wandering into what appeared to be the Tenderloin of Vancouver but decided to give it a try and we are so glad that we did. It's the only thing we recommend going to Chinatown for. It's a beautiful place with two sections. We didn't have tea there but we were told that there was tea in one of the buildings. There is an extensive gift shop. Take your time wandering through the grounds. Look for turtles in the pond. It was a lovely moment of zen for us after the chaos of Chinatown.

I was very much looking forward to visiting this garden having visited classical Chinese gardens at other locations. While the garden does have beautiful views and some fine features, I was disappointed in its size and the lack some of the features I have previously seen and which I expected. This is a pleasant interlude, but not one that I would make a point of seeing again.

We almost didn't come here because we heard it was not a safe area to walk around in. When we saw the area from the hop-n hop-off bus, we decided to give it a try and we are glad we did. It is a lovely garden and although we paid for tickets, they also told us to go to the free public Chinese Garden next door, as well. They offered free tea after the tour, which was a nice touch.