Vancouver Vacation Rentals Kitsilano Vacation Rentals

From our home, you can easily explore the city by foot. Stroll 5 minutes down a quiet street to Kitsilano Beach, 2 blocks away.
Even in winter the ocean views are stunning! Grab a Starbucks coffee across the street or play at the public courts or swim in the huge outdoor pool. From this beach you can walk or bike along the waterfront for miles past Granville Island, downtown and Stanley Park. Go the other direction to University of British Columbia and Pacific Spirit Park

Stroll down quiet residential streets, past a huge totem pole, to Vanier Park home of the Vancouver Museum and Planetarium. In summer it hosts Bard on the Beach (nightly Shakespearian theatre) and the Children's Festival. On windy days you can watch locals fly enormous kites from this ocean blown point.

From here you can take the little passenger ferry 10 minutes ride across the water to the Aquatic Centre (a huge indoor pool and fitness center) nearby downtown & Stanley Park. Or you can easily stroll 15 minutes, past a Marina to Granville Island and the Kids Only Market. You can visit the public market, (pictured below) watch the buskers, find beautiful unique handmade gifts from around the world or attend a play in one of the several live theatres.


Maritime Museum - Vanier Park 5 minutes walk from our home		View from Vanier Park, across to West End of Vancouver

The same little passenger ferry (as seen in the photograph to the left) links both the Maritime Museum and Granville Island to the other side of the water--the "West End", Vancouver's downtown & city centre and you are moments away from beautiful English Bay.

From English Bay walk visit Stanley Park, the largest city park in Canada, and its famous totems. You can visit the Aquarium, the Zoo, and the local artists selling their wares. You can play pitch & putt golf, hike the park trails, ride the miniature train or take a horsedrawn tour . On summer evenings you can attend Theatre Under the Stars. Any time of the year you can walk, bike or rollerblade the 6 mile seawall surrounding the huge forested park.

Maybe sea kayaking for a day on the water, a golf game on one of many local courses or a hike in the nearby parks and mountains. We are also close to historic Gastown with it's cobble stone and steam clock whistle every hour on the hour, the only one of its kind in the world & Chinatown, second only to San Francisco's!

A drive across the Lions Gate Bridge takes you to the North Shore. The Capilano suspension bridge, Vancouver's oldest and most famous attraction! Cypress Mountain, Mount Seymour and Grouse Mountain which are the local mountains for skiing, snow shoeing, snow tubing, summer hiking and spectacular views of the city and the surroundings.

The Vancouver area has more than 16 downhill ski resorts within a five-hour drive of the city limits. Some as close as 15 minutes-right over on the North Shore. Whistler Resort is a ski lover's paradise. The number one ski resort in North America is just a 2 hour drive from Vancouver.

You can take a 20 minute ferry to beautiful Bowen Island and spend the day browsing, beaching or hiking. They have excellent restaurants and we can make arrangements for you to stay at a superb bed & breakfast for a night or two.