Rates

Rooms start at 229 Canadian dollars, or about $173.

The Basics

The $240-million makeover of Vancouver’s Old Stock Exchange Building took three years, added 20 glass floors with aluminum louvers to create a pinstripe effect, and was originally slated to be entirely office space. After the building reopened in November 2017, winning the American Architecture Prize for Heritage Architecture, the developers decided to convert the original 11 floors of the neo-Gothic, brick structure into a luxury hotel. Less than a year later, the 202-room EXchange Hotel, owned by Executive Hotels & Resorts , opened, melding history with high-tech advances. The LEED Platinum property nods to its pecuniary past with a mix of gray marble and brushed-brass accents and includes the latest green technology. Carpeting is made out of recycled materials like plastic drink bottles, the heating and cooling come from a highly energy-efficient, ceiling-hung radiant panels and a nonpotable water system uses storm and ground water for the toilets.

The Location

Smack in the heart of the central business district, the EXchange (the first two letters are capitalized in a nod to the old stock exchange) is surrounded by high-end shops like Cartier and the Holt Renfrew department store and is just blocks to the waterfront, Canada Place and Gastown. Stanley Park and the Vancouver Aquarium is a 15-minute walk and popular Granville Island is an easy cab ride away.