Reviews of HI Vancouver Jericho Beach - Hostel 3 stars

VERY clean for a hostel, especially the bathrooms which was impressive. Tidy private room, clean bedding. Nice atmosphere in the hostel overall - everyone was really friendly and accommodating, both staff and people staying.

It was a bit too hot in the rooms for sleeping. Appreciated multiple windows and the fan, and I understand that the building doesn't have AC. Maybe multiple, more powerful fans in each room would help? The internet connection was also pretty poor.

Breakfast was mid

Clean

Sometimes the other guys was a Little noise

I like the free breakfast, and the TV room was near the kitchen. The TV has access to the internet and along with old movie players like VCR and CDs. The best part for me was that they have a Wii Console and I think 3 controllers, so you can play with your friends or other people at the hostel. They have a variety of Wii games like Wii Sports and Games, 3 kinds of Mario Games, etc Plus, their washrooms were clean!

The limited choice of breakfast.

Nice staff

The slamming of the cabin door through the night. Bad design of door closing.

I really liked the hotel because it was clean, quiet and close to the ocean.

Great value for money. The bathrooms were well maintained and cleaned regularly. The reception staff were hospitable and helpful, and breakfast was served daily (though with the same options each day). The location is a bit remote, but the beach access is excellent, and all grocery options are available at Jericho Village, about a 20–25 minute walk away.

Storage is limited if you are carrying large bags. Lockers are available, but they can only accommodate hand-carry luggage or backpacks, making it difficult to store a large 32 kg suitcase if you’re arriving directly from the airport. Additionally, the bedsheet and pillow had an unpleasant odor.

Clean!!

Could have better signage for the different areas of the building.

Everything

Zero

The kitchen was large. The dorm rooms are spacious.

I was assigned a huge dorm room. The place was not full at all, however, they bunched up the guests so that it was not comfortable. There was loud snoring to keep me up, and there were guests that brought in very smelly food in the dorm room to the bank next to mine and I could smell it and that also kept me up. This could be solved by spreading out the guests across the room. It is also quite far away from the nearest bus stop, and in the rain you will get wet.

Let's be honest, the entire building & amenities are outdated and could benefit a complete makeover, but the location right by Jericho Beach is great, and it is a good value for budget travelers coming to Vancouver during the tourist season. Far from downtown, but easily reachable by bus.

The massive dorms, with something like 20 beds split into sections of 2 bunk beds (so 4 beds) only separated by half walls are something from the past. In general, Canada's hostels are somehow lagging far behind typical hostels elsewhere in the world.

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