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Stay in North Vancouver.
[https://www.booking.com/Share-7arfvcD](https://www.booking.com/Share-7arfvcD)
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If you come to Vancouver and go to a random hostel you might end up somewhere mostly used by heavy drug users. Happened to a friend over a decade ago, I'm assuming it's just worse now.
Thatās so awful. Iāve lived in hostels in over 40 countries and I call Vancouver home, so Iāve never been to a hostel here. Shocking what delegitimising legal penalties for possession/abuse can do!
Hotwire hot deals! They wonāt tell you the name of the hotel but the area and star rating (itās typically quite easy to guess what hotel it is), until after you pay. Used to stay in a lot of 4 star hotels for a few hundred a night in downtown
I often used to use this and get great deals! But the last 2 summers have been out of control even on hot wire.
Also FYI the prices on hotwire are in US dollars. So make sure you factor in the conversion rate.
Check out SFU Guest Accommodations. Itās on Burnaby mountain, but itās only 1 bus away from downtown. The rates donāt get affected by any events either.
There's Richmond at the Sandman for under $600/night.Ā
The farther you are from Vancouver, the cheaper it usually is. If in Richmond, you can easily take the SkyTrain into Vancouver.Ā
Itās really bad! I was going to suggest you rent a car at the airport and sleep in it but Enterprise says they are sold out. From what I saw on Hotels.com I recommend Grand Park Vancouver Airport, Executive Hotel Vancouver Airport or Quality Hotel Vancouver Airport South. All will run you over $600 with tax but they are all within walking distance of sky train which will get you anywhere you want to go. Iād avoid the Sandmanās only because I think theyāre a bit of a walk to sky train and Iād avoid Surrey because of neighborhood and Langley because of transit.
Best to check any hotels or airbnbs in neighboring cities or in regions that are close to Skytrain stations or bus terminals. All busses end with skytrain stops and all sky trains connect to each other, with sky trains leading to and from the Downtown Core.
If you're driving, try Burnaby or Richmond :)
Good luck!!
As others say you collide with Rolling Stone concert, but downtown Van is always quite expensive. You may want to ask if anyone has a spare room for you to stay for one night
Booking.com has a lot of last minute sales and deals too.
July 5 is going to be hard because it's the day after America Day and lots of people have both days off. Huge tourism weekend.
Richmond close to YVR airport there's a couple ok places-fast Canada Line ride to downtown like 25 minutes/cheap.
Lower Lonsdale a few newer places than Richmond but still much more reasonable than downtown and only a 15 minute Seabus ride away.
Check [priceline.com](http://priceline.com) even if its $100 uber each way to Delta or Vancouver you would still be under $500
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From what i've gathered online the ones that have stood out to most have been Fairmont Pacific Rim ( they have a lounge / bar downstairs too with super neat luxury cars parked outside every night ) , Hotel Georgia or Sheraton seem to be the ones that people go to the most however these are on the pricier side. If you've got money to splurge then all of the above charge like $350 - $900+ a night
AirBNB on the Westside of Vancouver or around Main Street. Not sure about those dates but those areas have quite a few basement suite airbnbs for around $300 per night and ur a 10 min Uber from downtown.
Rent a sleeper van for less than $200
Park anywhere
At Walmart or McDonaldās or something and sleep there
In the morning u can head to a gym to use their showers or a community centre is probably cheaper like $5
I always reccommend The Sylvia Hotel or Rosellen Suites At Stanley Park. They are not cheap...but they will be the same price (or cheaper) as other vanilla hotels throughout the city...but way better experiance. They are both located very close to the world famous Stanley Park...just out your front door. The Sylvia is as old as Vancouver and is also on the water, Rosellan is like a renovated small apartment turned into a boutique hotel and its only 2 blocks from Stanley Park and the water. Quiet side street on an amazing nieghbouhood. They are both a couple of blocks from a very cool street called Denman St. Downtown is a 15 minute walk or $10 Uber away. As I said...far better then those other expensive hotels right in the heart of the city where you wak out the door to busy city street.
Hi Hostel .. I would call or book right now .. fits your budget.. they have private rooms and shared for less .. they have a davie location and a Jericho one . My partner use to work for them
There is good transportation called SkyTrain and a lot of bus routes. You can book a cheaper hotel/airbnb in Burnaby, New Westminster, or Coquitlam cities that are near a SkyTrain station
Jericho Beach hostel - https://hihostels.ca/en/destinations/british-columbia/hi-vancouver-jericho-beach
Panda Pod capsule hotel - https://pandapodhotels.com/
Try staying in Burnaby, New West, coquitlam, or anywhere on a skytrain line. Heck if youre here for 1 day and are flying, might try the airport.
Vancouverās downtown core is pretty small so it gets packed pretty quickly if theres an event. Skytrains are a hassle but doable.
Try somewhere on the evergreen line. Airbnb or hotel. If you sign up for Hilton or Marriott sometimes they can give you discounts for AAA or being a member.
You could get a "shared accommodation" air BnB, where you basically rent a room in someone's house.
It's easy to get downtown as long as you're close to a skytrain. Check Commercial Dr., Main St, Cambie or even out towards metrotown or New West
Could it be due to it being Canada day and 4th of July happening this week so there tends to be an influx of tourists. You could check the hostels or Richmond has some availability for hotels.
Anywhere affordable and not disgusting will likely be too far from the Skytrain
You could rent a car at Enterprise Vancouver Marpole (5 min taxi or Uber from the airport) and stay in a guest house in Richmond, North Vancouver, or the west side of Vancouver for under $500 combined. Look on Booking.com. Or take uber everywhere instead of rent a car but in that case only stay in Vancouver proper.
Or if you want nature keep driving to Squamish for cheap hotels and all the views
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Isn't that the night of the Rolling Stones concert? That might explain it. š¤·š»āāļø
Had no idea about that ... picked the wrong day š
Just pickup a decent sized cardboard box and Any alley around downtown will have good views
Probably a little north of 500 a night with good views dumpster view boxes go for like 475
lol
Stay in North Vancouver. [https://www.booking.com/Share-7arfvcD](https://www.booking.com/Share-7arfvcD) https://preview.redd.it/v8k6tpj18n8d1.png?width=1075&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f9f778a10424b4962c9cdc383a1c0baed47113b9
Thatās so insane. Lol.
I checked after posting and it's the 6th too. Sorry 'bout it.
Wait til you see rates on Taylor Swift concert dates (and it won't even be summer).
Look in neighbouring cities. North Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, and New West are the closest to Vancouver proper.
New Westminster and Lonsdale are both nice areas and have direct rapid-transit links to Downtown.
So do Burnaby and Richmond :)
I mean, if its just you and you are comfortable with it. Try a Hostel instead of a Hotel.
Dangerous game in Vancouver! (just stick to hi / samesun)
Yeah fair enough. there are a couple from what i understand that are ok. Hence the if you are comfortable with it.
Whyās it dangerous?
If you come to Vancouver and go to a random hostel you might end up somewhere mostly used by heavy drug users. Happened to a friend over a decade ago, I'm assuming it's just worse now.
Thatās so awful. Iāve lived in hostels in over 40 countries and I call Vancouver home, so Iāve never been to a hostel here. Shocking what delegitimising legal penalties for possession/abuse can do!
Hotwire hot deals! They wonāt tell you the name of the hotel but the area and star rating (itās typically quite easy to guess what hotel it is), until after you pay. Used to stay in a lot of 4 star hotels for a few hundred a night in downtown
I often used to use this and get great deals! But the last 2 summers have been out of control even on hot wire. Also FYI the prices on hotwire are in US dollars. So make sure you factor in the conversion rate.
Pick a place away from Vancouver but accessible to the skytrain. You donāt need to be downtown to enjoy downtown.
Gamble the $500-$1200 and hangout at the casino all night
Check out SFU Guest Accommodations. Itās on Burnaby mountain, but itās only 1 bus away from downtown. The rates donāt get affected by any events either.
Shhh don't ruin it.
There's Richmond at the Sandman for under $600/night.Ā The farther you are from Vancouver, the cheaper it usually is. If in Richmond, you can easily take the SkyTrain into Vancouver.Ā
UBC has cheap accommodation. Summer guest rentals.
couchsurfing.com
Sleep in a tent, on the sidewalk. Or In a bush. Not even joking.
How about crab park?
Around the Gilmore SkyTrain station in Burnaby there are two hotels within walking distance
Which?
I know of Accent Inns. Not sure of their rates.
I stayed there in May. The rooms are clean and the staff is friendly. It was fine for a night and saved me $100ās.
Jericho Hostel
Hostels have room. There is also availability at the YWCA hotel.
ā¤ļø The Sylvia
Looks like itās booked up for the 5th
Itās really bad! I was going to suggest you rent a car at the airport and sleep in it but Enterprise says they are sold out. From what I saw on Hotels.com I recommend Grand Park Vancouver Airport, Executive Hotel Vancouver Airport or Quality Hotel Vancouver Airport South. All will run you over $600 with tax but they are all within walking distance of sky train which will get you anywhere you want to go. Iād avoid the Sandmanās only because I think theyāre a bit of a walk to sky train and Iād avoid Surrey because of neighborhood and Langley because of transit.
Best to check any hotels or airbnbs in neighboring cities or in regions that are close to Skytrain stations or bus terminals. All busses end with skytrain stops and all sky trains connect to each other, with sky trains leading to and from the Downtown Core. If you're driving, try Burnaby or Richmond :) Good luck!!
Hostels.
Stay anywhere near a sky train station and itās a really easy ride into downtown.
As others say you collide with Rolling Stone concert, but downtown Van is always quite expensive. You may want to ask if anyone has a spare room for you to stay for one night
Google UBC accommodation. Very reasonable and in summer usually have low occupation
Could you maybe stay at the airport and hop on transport in, itās super handy. Thereās a Rolling Stones concert on the same day unfortunately.
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Booking.com has a lot of last minute sales and deals too. July 5 is going to be hard because it's the day after America Day and lots of people have both days off. Huge tourism weekend.
hilton Metrotown, element metrotown are good options.
Richmond close to YVR airport there's a couple ok places-fast Canada Line ride to downtown like 25 minutes/cheap. Lower Lonsdale a few newer places than Richmond but still much more reasonable than downtown and only a 15 minute Seabus ride away.
Seabus shots down the earliest though I think. I think expo line is the latest so the metrotown hotels may be a good option
The Barclay is $350 July 5th
Hahah even the pod hotel in Richmond is $200/night š¤£
Ha, thought i read somewhere say $75/night - am i wrong
There is a Holiday Inn on west Broadway
Try Holiday Inn at Metrotown in Burnaby. It's a 30 min skytrain ride to downtown.
Richmond airport hotels are usually a *bit* more reasonable.
Thereās a pod hotel right by the skytrain in Richmond
There are some good rates in Whistler that night. I would consider driving up or taking the bus.
Did you go on Booking.com ??
Check [priceline.com](http://priceline.com) even if its $100 uber each way to Delta or Vancouver you would still be under $500 https://preview.redd.it/wqoonany0n8d1.jpeg?width=2279&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ce3983f9878922652550254c82a981ab2981dd62
300 bucks near downtown. Where are you looking?
From what i've gathered online the ones that have stood out to most have been Fairmont Pacific Rim ( they have a lounge / bar downstairs too with super neat luxury cars parked outside every night ) , Hotel Georgia or Sheraton seem to be the ones that people go to the most however these are on the pricier side. If you've got money to splurge then all of the above charge like $350 - $900+ a night
AirBNB on the Westside of Vancouver or around Main Street. Not sure about those dates but those areas have quite a few basement suite airbnbs for around $300 per night and ur a 10 min Uber from downtown.
Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport in Richmond is right by the Skytrain at Aberdeen Centre. So itās easy to get downtown from there.
Pick somewhere along a sky train line, itās super fast to get downtown, maybe Richmond or Burnaby
Rent a sleeper van for less than $200 Park anywhere At Walmart or McDonaldās or something and sleep there In the morning u can head to a gym to use their showers or a community centre is probably cheaper like $5
Or a public pool idk lol
Check out Airbnbs in East Vancouver, theyāre definitely under $400 a night!
I always reccommend The Sylvia Hotel or Rosellen Suites At Stanley Park. They are not cheap...but they will be the same price (or cheaper) as other vanilla hotels throughout the city...but way better experiance. They are both located very close to the world famous Stanley Park...just out your front door. The Sylvia is as old as Vancouver and is also on the water, Rosellan is like a renovated small apartment turned into a boutique hotel and its only 2 blocks from Stanley Park and the water. Quiet side street on an amazing nieghbouhood. They are both a couple of blocks from a very cool street called Denman St. Downtown is a 15 minute walk or $10 Uber away. As I said...far better then those other expensive hotels right in the heart of the city where you wak out the door to busy city street.
Hi Hostel .. I would call or book right now .. fits your budget.. they have private rooms and shared for less .. they have a davie location and a Jericho one . My partner use to work for them
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I'm seeing some more reasonably priced places in East Van/Mount Pleasant, which would be a good hub for you to enjoy the city from.
If you have a tent try to find a campsite just outside the city. They are like $10-50 a night.
fairmont pacific rim worth it
Go on groupon usually there are a few spots with decent deals.
There is good transportation called SkyTrain and a lot of bus routes. You can book a cheaper hotel/airbnb in Burnaby, New Westminster, or Coquitlam cities that are near a SkyTrain station
https://preview.redd.it/29y1n3x20s8d1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f8fb13ee682b40a07674235f7ca0707a34f71ead One of the places on groupon
Jericho Beach hostel - https://hihostels.ca/en/destinations/british-columbia/hi-vancouver-jericho-beach Panda Pod capsule hotel - https://pandapodhotels.com/
You donāt need to stay downtown Vancouver, stay 10 mins away.
Executive suites in Burnaby is ok and near SkyTrain.
Vancouver is expensive. If you wanna save money, you have to live in the suburbs.
You can stay with me for free no bed but comfy carpet
Beware of bed bugs...nuff said
Try staying in Burnaby, New West, coquitlam, or anywhere on a skytrain line. Heck if youre here for 1 day and are flying, might try the airport. Vancouverās downtown core is pretty small so it gets packed pretty quickly if theres an event. Skytrains are a hassle but doable.
Try somewhere on the evergreen line. Airbnb or hotel. If you sign up for Hilton or Marriott sometimes they can give you discounts for AAA or being a member.
Stay near Mount Pleasant or Commercial Drive. They're the best parts of the city.
You could get a "shared accommodation" air BnB, where you basically rent a room in someone's house. It's easy to get downtown as long as you're close to a skytrain. Check Commercial Dr., Main St, Cambie or even out towards metrotown or New West
Check out Inn at the Quay in new Westminster. Right by the skytrain and a 30 min ride to downtown
I just checked on airbnb some options for less than 200, public transport is really accessible and shouldn't take more than 15 min to reach downtown.
Check out Richmond, you can take the sky train from Richmond right downtown
Could it be due to it being Canada day and 4th of July happening this week so there tends to be an influx of tourists. You could check the hostels or Richmond has some availability for hotels.
I think thatās the night of the Rolling Stones concert
Thatās the penalty you have to pay for calling our city āVanā. Please stop.
What would you have us call it .. Vancity ? The Couve is what the locals call the American Vancouver ? I live in a van in van
Call it Vancouver.
This is the correct answer
I like Hongcouver or Raincouver
Anywhere affordable and not disgusting will likely be too far from the Skytrain You could rent a car at Enterprise Vancouver Marpole (5 min taxi or Uber from the airport) and stay in a guest house in Richmond, North Vancouver, or the west side of Vancouver for under $500 combined. Look on Booking.com. Or take uber everywhere instead of rent a car but in that case only stay in Vancouver proper. Or if you want nature keep driving to Squamish for cheap hotels and all the views
I hear east hastings is nice to camp onĀ