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Aug 18, 2008 by Ralph from Carson, CA
Overall Rating: 4
Cleanliness:[5] • Staff:[8] • Location:[5]

• Very close to Vancouver Place terminal.
• Bathroom needed additional cleaning, fire false alarm, poorly lit crowded breakfast room with no windows.

“About the only good thing I can say about the Holiday Inn Express is that it is close to the Vancouver Place cruise ship terminal (about 10 minutes or less by cab) and the Hastings Street bus goes directly Downtown. That's the good, the bad and the ugly are as follows: generally, this facility is a bit worn at the edges, the lobby has ugly Louis XIV-style furniture; the room furniture, bed, room and hallway carpeting were all old. My companion noticed the bathroom needed a bit more cleaning, as there were dirt streaks on the wood facing below the sink and on the door, the hotel immediately sent someone to touch that up, but Holiday Inn used to pride itself on "No Surprises"; there was a false fire alarm that evening that woke us from a dead sleep with an ear piercing high decibel alarm, my ears are still ringing! I went to the exercise room after the all clear to work out. The exercise room had a waste basket next to the water fountain that was overflowing to the floor with used water cups. The exercise machinery is old, some non-operational; the exercise room is quite cramped. There was one pair of old rusty bar bells. The night guard turns off the sauna regularly on his runs. The breakfast room is the absolute pits - too little room for the number of people it handles - very poorly lit - with no windows, you couldn't tell whether it was night or day that morning. The food itself is of a very low quality, I think the scrambled eggs were powdered. There were no boiled eggs. The breakfast sausage patties were seemingly flavored fat. The hotel shuttle took us to GasTown but we would've had a long wait for pickup because the shuttle is highly utilized, so we took the bus, occasioning a quite unpleasant walk through Vancouver's "skid row", flies, derelicts and all. I couldn't get a trip to the cruise ship terminal until 2:30 PM on departure day and 'all aboard' our ship was 4:30 PM, too close for comfort, so we ended up taking a cab at no.”

Aug 1, 2008 by Carole from Lincolnshire, IL
Overall Rating: 4
Cleanliness:[4] • Staff:[6] • Location:[2]

• Friendly staff.
• Located in "iffy" area; have to go through a drug-infested area to get to it.

“It is located on the wrong end of East Hastings in an area that is "transitional." There is some building going on and there's a new Starbuck's, so there's hope. Crazy-people section of town to do so. That said, the buses run often and as long as you stay on until it reaches Granville, all is well. The carpets are really dirty, in fact the first room I was given, was just down right filthy. Sheets did not look too stellar either. The second room was better. Staff is very nice; if you need the shuttle tell them the moment you get there as otherwise the shuttle will be booked. I would not stay again unless nothing else was available, but I have to say, the place was booked solid while I was there.”

Jul 29, 2008 by Ethan from Lawrence, KS
Overall Rating: 8
Cleanliness:[8] • Staff:[8] • Location:[6]

• Very nice hotel, especially considering the area that it is in.
• Further from downtown.

“Secured parking is reassuring considering you are on east Hastings. Close to highway #1 and a transit stop. Staff is very friendly and courteous. Besides being in a not so great location this is a great hotel. Never felt unsafe, just unsure at times.”

Jun 29, 2008 by Helen from Auckland AU
Overall Rating: 3
Cleanliness:[7] • Staff:[6] • Location:[1]

• Spacious room and comfortable bed.
• Felt it was too far out to be called Downtown - taxi ride to city through drug/derelict area of city.

“Very small breakfast dining area with people waiting for tables. A decent tax ride to the central city. Staff okay, accommodation okay.”

May 31, 2008 by Will from Cerritos, CA
Overall Rating: 8
Cleanliness:[8] • Staff:[8] • Location:[8]

• Good breakfast selection.
• Noisy kids staying on same floor.

“Convenient location; safe and free parking. Good breakfast.”

May 18, 2008 by Debbie from Williams Bay, WY
Overall Rating: 5
Cleanliness:[6] • Staff:[8] • Location:[2]

• Good parking.

“This hotel, though clean, good parking, and secure was not as close to the waterfront as it was implied. Without the convenience of a rental car getting around would have been a much bigger challenge. Also, the hardest and saddest neighborhood we came across on our week trip was coming up Hastings to this hotel.”

Apr 4, 2008 by Carrie from Salem, OR
Overall Rating: 8
Cleanliness:[9] • Staff:[5] • Location:[8]

• Room was comfortable and quiet.
• Crowd control and counter help were abysmal.

“Fantastic location with respect to the Pacific Coliseum and PNE. Staff pleasant but not well versed. Was double billed before they listened to me explained that I had already paid.”

Oct 7, 2007 by Nicole from Pensacola, FL
Overall Rating: 10
Cleanliness:[9] • Staff:[9] • Location:[9]

• Staff was incredibly friendly and helpful; more than I expected.
• No refrigerator or microwave was available, but there was a space for them in the room.

“The hotel and the room were a lot nicer than I expected. It was not in a bad part of town, but there are some sketchy areas downtown. Being a single woman traveling alone, I felt very secure. They had a garage door style gate for the parking under the hotel and you had to use your room key to get into the garage and to use the elevator. Parking was free, which is unusual in Vancouver, and they insisted on shuttling me to and from my conference so that I wouldn't have to drive unless I wanted to get out and see the sights in the evening. The staff was very friendly and helpful, and always remembered who I was. Breakfast was fruit, yogurt and Danishes and toast. Not bad for continental. I searched all over town and with free parking, free breakfast, and free internet this was by far the best value in town. The room was nice and fairly large for one double bed, and the bed was extremely comfortable.”

Oct 1, 2007 by Brian from Saskatoon, SK CA
Overall Rating: 9
Cleanliness:[9] • Staff:[9] • Location:[7]

• Friendly, helpful staff.
• Location on East Hastings require

  Amenities at Holiday Inn Express Vancouver, Vancouver

  24 Hour Front Desk AM/FM Alarm Clock ATM/Cash Machine Air Conditioned Babysitting/Child Services Bath Tub Breakfast Buffet Coffee Maker in Room Concierge Desk Connecting Rooms Copy Service Cribs Available Desk with lamp Email Service Executive Level Exercise Gym FAX Fire Alarm with Light Free Newspaper Golf Guest Laundromat Hairdryers Available

  High Speed Internet Access Ice Machine In Room Movies Iron Laundry/Valet Services Multilingual Parking Pets Allowed Porters Radio Refrigerator Rollaway Beds Safe Deposit Box Satellite TV Sauna Security Sprinklers In Rooms Television with Cable Valet Parking Vending Machines Video Checkout Wake-up Service