The Best Extended Stay Hotels in Vancouver for 2025: Inside Smithe House and Keefer House
There’s a quiet shift happening in Vancouver’s hospitality scene. Gone are the sterile corporate suites and impersonal hotels that make every business trip blur together. In their place: Smithe House and Keefer House, two design-forward apartment hotels that reimagine what it means to stay for a night, a week, or the entire season.
This is the new Vancouver stay experience: independent, stylish, and deeply connected to the neighbourhoods that define the city. Think: kitted-out apartments with the polish of a boutique hotel, the warmth of a lived-in home, and the kind of thoughtful touches that make extended stays feel anything but temporary. Forget the front desks and lost key cards. Here, you can expect a seamless, contactless entry and real hospitality from a local team that’s always one text away. It’s flexibility, elevated.
Smithe House: Where Design Meets Downtown Energy
In Yaletown, Smithe House sets a new standard for extended stays in the city. From this central address, guests can step out to catch a Canucks game or world tour at Rogers Arena, wander the seawall, or spend an afternoon browsing Robson Street’s boutiques. And when the FIFA World Cup lands in Vancouver next year, there will be no better base to take in the action.
Inside, the mood is quietly refined. Studios, one- and two-bedroom apartments, and family-sized suites are filled with natural light and understated style. Every detail feels intentional: Fable dinnerware in the kitchens, Tallu linens on the beds, and Pallet Coffee (roasted locally and delivered fresh) ready to brew each morning. Some apartments even feature a second bedroom with bunk beds and private patios, making them perfect for families or longer business stays.
Smithe House balances function and design in a way few Vancouver boutique hotels can. It’s a space to actually live—cook, work, unwind—and still feel completely taken care of.
Smithe House
Smithe House
Smithe House
Keefer House: The Heartbeat of Chinatown
Just a few minutes away, Keefer House brings a different kind of energy. Opened this fall, it’s the only hotel in Vancouver’s Chinatown—a neighbourhood that’s equal parts cultural landmark and culinary destination. Around every corner are late-night cocktail bars, independent galleries, and some of the city’s best dining spots.
The design takes its cues from the district’s creative spirit: modern, textured, a little daring. Guests can choose from studios, one-, two-, or three-bedroom apartments, or go all-in with a Terrace or Rooftop Apartment offering over 1,000 square feet of outdoor living space — a rarity in Vancouver’s skyline. Inside, the essentials reflect a similar experience to the property’s sister location, Smithe House. That is, Fable tableware, Tallu linens, and a coffee program designed for slower mornings (pour-over or French press is included.) The finishing touch? A record player with a handpicked vinyl collection, curated to set the tone for your stay.
If you’re looking for a place to rest your head, you can book any standard room across the city. But Keefer House offers an invitation to experience Vancouver differently: to live like a local and connect with one of its most storied neighbourhoods from the inside out.
Why They’re Different
Together, Smithe House and Keefer House are reshaping what “extended stay hotels in Vancouver” can be. They offer radical flexibility, allowing guests to check in, settle in, and stay as long as they want. They fuse design-forward living with functional luxury, offering every comfort of home, elevated through local craftsmanship and modern convenience. And they’re rooted in neighbourhood immersion, choosing locations defined by culture, food, and walkability.
It’s a new rhythm of travel. One that doesn’t ask you to separate work from life, or the short stay from the long one. Just living beautifully, wherever you are.
