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Guest Review of the Holiday Inn Express Vancouver
May 8, 2011
Ok hotel however they put us in a room with a skylight directly over the
beds. Sounds nice until 6:30 am when the sun comes glaring in. Not nice
when your on vacation. And we knew right away why the check in person
was very quick to say that the hotel was full and we could not change
rooms. So sad that this could be simply solved by installing a blind
made for skylights. Hunter Douglas sells them for about a hundred bucks.
Neighborhood is working class no problem but you drive through a sketchy
part going into city from here. But if you have a car its convenient and
ok for the price. And breakfast was included and nice.
Guest Review of the Holiday Inn Express Vancouver
May 6, 2011
We have stayed in Vancouver before and this hotel I would definitely
recommend to anyone. What we liked - Free parking, Free hot breakfast
(pancakes, eggs, toast, cereal, coffee/tea/juice etc and pastries) nice
big room with a small sitting area and location. What we didnt like -
Parking was so small but trust me I feel Vancouver sucks in parking and
driving and the walls in the room were very thin. I would definitely
come back to stay here if we ever visit Vancouver again. we made a
special request to have our room in the back to avoid traffic noises as
we have a toddler. they were able to accommodate our request and it was
quieter.
Room Tip: Get a room at the back so you dont hear the traffic
Guest Review of the Holiday Inn Express Vancouver
4 Apr 2011
So much character!
This is an older neighborhood in Vancouver. It has charm and character.
There are some very delicious and interesting restaurants to seek out.
The Italian Bakery across the street from the hotel is fabulous! We
walked down to an ocean beach and watched grain being loaded into barges
and tug boats at work. Our daughter lives a couple of blocks away and we
enjoyed our time in East Vancouver!
Area recommendations
Check out all the beaches in the Vancouver area. Each one is unique and
interesting
Guest Review of the Holiday Inn Express Vancouver
Mar 21, 2011
If you book your stay with one of the big online reservation sites,
forget about compensation if there is any issues with the room. Over all
very happy with the accommodation, they provide free breakfast and
internet. The breakfast was one of the best i have had in a hotel in a
long time. The room, it left things to be desired. Wish that the holiday
inn would invest some more money in this property. The room was cold,
the thermostat did not regulate properly, the shower sang to you while
showering, and the outlets were not working so could not get my
electronics to charge overnight. The hotel was full, so they could not
move me they did offer. I give the staff at triple AAA rating just
wonderful attempted to compensate but since i booked on travelocity
could not do anything about it. They did offer me other solutions for
future bookings. i would stay there any time, price on the other hand a
little too high for what i got for new years eve. This place is the
perfect location for anyone staying from out of town. The bus going
downtown is in front of the hotel, you have excellent food places all
around you and it very quiet. Its 1 minute off of highway 1 heading any
which way, the view is decent and of course your not stuck downtown
where your paying for parking. The place is worth the stay, again the
staff and location make the place.
Guest Review of the Holiday Inn Express Vancouver
Mar 21, 2011
This hotel is perfectly located for the PNE, Pacific Coliseum, Playland
and Empire Field (we were there for the Whitecaps season opener). It is
literally steps from the main entrance to the PNE. It only took us about
a 10 minute walk to Empire Field- even with all of the crowds. Access is
easy if coming from the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal.
When I made the reservation on the internet, I requested a room in the
back, in case of street noise and that is exactly what we got. The room
was spacious enough for the 4 of us and the desk and free internet
access were perfect since one of our daughters had to work on an essay
while there. We heard no noise from any neighbors, either beside us,
above us or below us. The beds were comfy and there were enough
toiletries and towels. My only complaint about the room was that the
heating unit was rather loud (athough it was efficient). Luckily, it was
warm enough that we slept at night without it on.
The area is great for restaurants. You can eat just about anything, from
fast food, to Vietnamese, Chinese or Japanese, to Italian to plain old
western. We walked about a block and a half west to the second
Vietnamese restaurant on the same side of Hastings. It was full of
locals (usually a good sign). For the four of us to have dinner, with
tip, it was only $40!! There are also a number of shops, a Shoppers and
a London Drugs all within a couple of blocks. There are a few homeless
people around some of the stores - especially the liquor store
(surprise, surprise) and London Drugs. However, none of them were
aggressive and simply stood or sat there with their hands or hats out.
They did not scare us at all.
There are not alot of touristy kinds of things to do within walking
distance - with the exception of the fair, sports events etc. at the
earlier mentioned venues. You will likely have to drive to see other
attractions. It took us 10 and 20 minutes to get to a couple of malls.
If we come back to see any of the nearby events again, we will certainly
stay here, without any hesitation.
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