Within walking distance of the hotel is Gastown, the oldest neighborhood in Vancouver.

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The first stop for many is Gastown's Alibi Room.

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"I'll have an Attila the Honey, a Back Hand of God, and two Pompous Pompadour Porters", might be your beer order at the cool little Six Acres bar (203 Carrall St) in the city's historic Gastown district.

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