Hotell i Vancouver nära West Point Grey

Plus: Kitchen. Possibility of cooking your own meals.

Minus: Paying parking: a whooping $13 for 4 hrs? What the hell?

Plus: Big building. Not tiny rooms or tiny kitchen as the others hostels in Vancouver

Minus: Noise in 18 beds dorms. It is too much. And some people don't care about the sleep of the others. Showers, you have to put your clothes off in front of everybody as there is no cabin, it's a bit like a collective changing room. Cleanliness could be better.

Plus: Night light and power socket for charger in bunk Comfy bed Decent size lockers Hair dryer in bathroom Weights on shower curtains Wooden slat shower mat in tray Curtains to divide bunk rooms in dorm and shower section in bathroom Friendly and helpful handyman Vending machines Atm machine

Minus: Hard to get to/from via bus with luggage as 42 only goes on weekends, but the other buses on the main Rd are frequent which is OK for daily errands. No convenience store nearby. Staff too busy to offer tourist tips, hard to build a rapport. Could do with a small curtain at head of bunk as lights in dorms get turned on and left on and are positioned for the whole room not each bunk room. I used my towel but it kept falling down. So maybe some fasteners at least? Vending machines in kitchen don't have water.

Plus: Nice historic hostel in one of Vancouver's best neighborhoods. Close to Jericho beach where you can enjoy a splendid sunset and watersports. Kitsilano neighborhood has a lot to offer but mind the closest bars/restaurants require a 15-20 minutes walk -- or a couple of stops by bus. Staff is friendly and helpful. Dorms are quiet and beds pretty comfortable, each equipped with a power outlet and reading lamp. Common areas are nice and quiet enough to even work on your laptop a bit.

Minus: WiFi doesn't work in dorms which was a bit of a nuisance. Bathrooms could be a little cleaner.

Plus: Good value for money

Minus: Silent place

Plus: Great location near the beach Dorms split into 4 bed sections Top bunks are built separate to bottom bunks, so no concerns with squeaky beds Bike rental

Minus: Hostel is in a historic building so facilities are a little dated

Plus: Typical of a heritage building - the pipes are ancient.

Minus: There is one tiny lady who was at the reception who seems to have no idea of hospitality business. When my friends arrived early for checked in, we asked her if we could just leave our luggage and go back at 3pm, check-in time. She just told us to go downstairs for the luggage room. And so we did. We had no idea which one and all closed. One friend decided to go up to ask her, but they met at stairs. She NEVER ever told us to wait for her because she had the key. Then when we checked in, she just directed us “Go this way.” And so we did. And again, her direction was vague. We saw doors but we couldn’t find the name of our room. Then, someone. And out of door C and we asked him. That little lady did not tell us to go into door C and our room is on the right. Yes, it’s simple, right? When you’re tired from your trips, you have no time for maze games. A simple, complete direction could do a difference to your hostellers. We don’t know what happened to her in the past, but she needs to get rid of her RBF. And oh. The photo below is one of the microwave they have in the kitchen. It’s been like that for 3 days! It’s overused. They should just get rid of this, too.

Plus: The location was great, near the beach and the bus stop to anywhere in the city, but there is no supermarket really close to it (walking distance).

Minus: There should be more places near the bed to charge your phone and the the kitchen was not very cleaned, especially the boxes available for storing food.

Minus: Lot of steps, hot in bed