The staff in the lobby were incredibly helpful in showing us how to get to the points of interest. The aquarium and Granville Island are walkable in under an hour, and it was safe for my 8yo daughter and I to do both of those on our own. The mall and Metro are within a block of the hotel entrance.
There was a bit of traffic-related noise throughout the night, but that was to be expected being a downtown hotel. The room was clean and tidy. The tv had channels that were mostly news and sports (no kids channels).
The breakfast was amazing (7-10am). Two hot options and one cold, and they were all great and left us very full.