A complimentary full breakfast buffet is provided each day in the breakfast lounge for all guests. all guests enjoy a complimentary daily newspaper. the hotel offers complimentary hi-speed wireless internet available to windows-based laptop users throughout the hotel including all rooms (kc 03/2006). the historic ramada downtown vancouver was originally built in 1912, by the architect otto moberg. originally named the connaught hotel for the duke of connaught, the 7th child of queen victoria, who visited vancouver in the year the hotel was built. the site of the property has been housing travellers and visitors to vancouver since 1890 when mrs. rose's boarding house. later this became the modern rooming house in 1907 operated by miss sarah campbell, until the current property was built. the historic ramada hotel on west pender in downtown vancouver, features 80 european boutique styled rooms. this award-winning property for outstanding customer service has rooms that are charming, beautifully decorated with an atmosphere best described as 'cozy and elegant'. all rooms are non-smoking and have their own heating and air-conditioning controls, cable tv/pay per view movies, voice mail, complimentary coffee and tea, data ports, hairdryer, irons and ironing board. no less than 50 choice vancouver restaurants are within short walking distance from the hotel. in the heart of the entertainment, shopping and historical downtown vancouver, the hotel is only a few short blocks from gastown and chinatown. the charming european-style lobby provides a comfortable oasis for travellers arriving for their stay in vancouver, host city of the 2010 winter olympic and paralympic games. the hotel is just steps away from many attractions such as gastown, storyeum, chinatown, the queen elizabeth theatre, vancouver playhouse, storyeum, general motors place (home of the vancouver canucks), bc place stadium (home of the bc lions), vancouver art gallery, vancouver trade and convention centre, and the financial and government districts. the hotel is also minutes away from the world famous stanley park which offers visitors numerous unique experiences, including the vancouver aquarium, hiking trails, picnic areas, plus 100's of acres of rain forest. visitors can also walk, bike, or rollerblade the sea-wall which stretches over 10 kilometres, from one end of the park to the other.