{"key":"a13202e0bf","origin":"osm","osm_id":"n3487930121","category":"Accommodation","subcategory":"Hotel / Motel","community":"Vancouver","lat":49.2781605,"lon":-123.114459,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Blu Hotel","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"Hotel BLU is a 4-diamond boutique hotel in the heart of downtown Vancouver on Robson Street, noted for personalized service and a stated commitment to sustainability. The property features an indoor pool, Jacuzzi, sauna, fitness centre, and an onsite breakfast lounge, and offers loaner electric and traditional bicycles for exploring the city. Its central location is steps from dozens of restaurants and grocery options, and less than a kilometre from the Canada Line SkyTrain.","source":"sonnet_4.6"},"website":{"value":"https://hotelbluvancouver.com/","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":"177 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 0N3","source":"enrichment"},"phone":{"value":"+1-604-620-6200","source":"enrichment"},"email":{"value":"info@hotelbluvancouver.com","source":"osm"},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":"18 racks within 100m: stands (2 spaces) at 15m; stands (2 spaces) at 43m; stands (2 spaces) at 46m; stands (2 spaces) at 53m; stands (2 spaces) at 53m; stands (2 spaces) at 61m; stands (2 spaces) at 61m; stands (4 spaces, covered) at 64m; stands (4 spaces) at 64m; stands (2 spaces) at 65m; stands (2 spaces) at 69m; stands (4 spaces, covered) at 71m; stands (4 spaces, covered) at 76m; stands (2 spaces) at 81m; stands (4 spaces, covered) at 82m; stands (2 spaces) at 94m; stands (2 spaces) at 99m; bollard (2 spaces) at 100m. Total: 46 spaces.","raw_osm":{"addr:city":"Vancouver","addr:housenumber":"177","addr:province":"BC","addr:street":"Robson Street","check_date":"2026-03-25","email":"info@hotelbluvancouver.com","internet_access":"yes","internet_access:fee":"no","name":"Blu Hotel","phone":"+1-604-620-6200","tourism":"hotel","website":"https://hotelbluvancouver.com/","wheelchair":"yes","wikidata":"Q111231436"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The website content is comprehensive and confirms an active, operating hotel at 177 Robson Street. The amenities page explicitly lists electric bicycles and traditional bicycles available for guest use, but nowhere on the site is there mention of secure overnight storage for touring cyclists' own bikes — making that required criterion null. Wi-Fi is confirmed by both the website ('Fiber Optic Wi-Fi' listed as a room amenity) and OSM tags (internet_access=yes, internet_access:fee=no). The OSM name 'Blu Hotel' differs from the website's consistent branding of 'Hotel BLU', which is flagged as a concern.","concerns":["Name mismatch: OSM records the business as 'Blu Hotel' but the website consistently brands it as 'Hotel BLU'."],"recommended_status_reason":"Hotel BLU is a legitimate, upscale downtown property with loaner e-bikes and traditional bikes for guests, making it potentially cyclist-friendly, but neither required criterion (secure overnight storage for guests' own bikes, staff bike procedure knowledge) could be confirmed from the website content. A direct inquiry to the hotel is needed before including in the WWC directory.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":true,"website":true,"address":true},"notes":"The hotel advertises loaner electric and traditional bicycles as an onsite amenity, which may indicate some degree of bike-handling familiarity among staff — but this does not confirm secure storage or a defined bike procedure for touring cyclists."},"provenance":{"enrichment_run":"density","enrichment_model":"sonnet_4.6","verdict_source":"density_needs_review","category_source":"osm","category_correction_reason":null,"review_priority":false,"sidecars_applied":["bike_parking","subcategory","wow","price_tier"],"subcategory_source":"osm_tag","subcategory_confidence":"high"},"required_criteria":{},"optional_amenities":{"Nearby evening food":{"value":true,"detail":"FAQ states 'you'll find dozens of options just steps from our hotel (we're in the heart of downtown)'","source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"},"Nearby grocery":{"value":true,"detail":"TripAdvisor review quoted on website: 'Lots of places to eat, or get groceries right on same street as hotel'","source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"},"Wi-Fi":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"}},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Vancouver, Coast and Mountains","ownership":"Buy BC (independent)","indigenous_role":[],"notability":2,"wow_evidence":"loaner electric and traditional bicycles for exploring the city","price":{"band":4,"band_key":"upscale","label":"Upscale","confidence":"medium","source":"judgement","signal":"4-diamond boutique on Robson with pool/sauna + loaner e-bikes; $250-330"},"tier":"info"}