Reviews Bosman Hotel Vancouver

Guest Reviews of the Bosman Hotel Vancouver
Aug 25, 2008
Well, I have to say its the most awful place I've ever stayed.. I guess when your 2005 subaru and most everything you owned is stolen from their free parking lot it doesn't help. But the next morning when telling the concierge that my car was stolen and them acting like it was no big deal didn't help. In fact when I asked if they had seen the car drive by their front window in the middle of the night they said they were too busy to look up. When I asked them the number to the police they said the phone book was around the corner. When I asked them if they had cameras in their lot they said, and I quote, "no cameras.". To top all that off, I came back to the apt. around 11:30pm and I couldn't get to the elevator because there was a woman sitting on the floor with clothes all around her and a dirty diaper blocking the elevator. I thankfully made it back to the states with just my driver's liscense and I just got a call that they have recovered my car with a smashed window. So it just makes me wonder how family owned this hotel really is...
Hope this deters a few people from staying here.

Guest Reviews of the Bosman Hotel Vancouver
Jul 11, 2008
Me and my boyfriend stayed here for our first night in Vancouver and we were drawn to it based on the price of the room and the free parking. The staff was really nice and friendly. I wish that I had been as happy with the room...
Our room smelled like a combination between animal urine and the citrus cleaner that had been sprayed in an attempt to cover the smell. It was awful and gave us both a headache.
The mattress was hard as a rock and the exposed bedspring had stains all over it.
The rate was good for being in downtown, so that is a plus. If you're not going to be in your room at all then it might be worth it but if I was ever to be in downtown Vancouver again, I would most definitely spend a bit of extra money for a nicer hotel room.


Guest Reviews of the Bosman Hotel Vancouver
Jul 8, 2008
I stayed there for 2 nights with my wife and 86 year old mother and it was acceptable. The rooms were clean and seemed to have been refurbished as the bathroom and carpet seemed reasonably new and were clean. The front desk staff were friendly and efficient. There is free parking with in and out privileges but the parking lot is also public. The front desk advised me that on Friday nights after about 10 pm, the lot gets filled with young party goers heading to Granville Street and other nightclub areas. However, when told that we would be using our car to go for dinner, he said that he wouild try to keep a space for us. When we returned at about 11 pm we got the last space and he asked us how was our dinner at QE Seasons Restaurant. I didn't expect that sort of personal attention in this level of hotel.
It is convenient and within walking distance of False Creek and the Aquabus to Granville Island so that even my 86 year old mother could handle it.
I would recommend it for travellers looking for a reasonably priced hotel well placed to explore downtown, Robson Street, Granville Island, and with a long walk or by bus, Stanley Park.


Jun 20, 2008
This is an older hotel but in a great Hotel Location. It has free parking, free in room wifi and friendly staff. The price for the room was mid range so there were not alot of amenities, but we were interested in everything the city had to offer and weren't there for a resort type vacation. We were pleased with the Hotel Location of the hotel as it was centrally located for almost everything the city had to offer. We could walk anywhere or get the Trolley tour. We would definitely stay here again.

Jun 6, 2008
Having read some pretty terrible reviews of the Bosman hotel, I was hesitant to book it for our 4-day stay. However, $99/night (+13% tax) for a hotel in the centre of downtown Vancouver seemed unbeatable in (this was May '08). When I learned that price included FREE parking and FREE wireless internet, I decided to give it a shot (parking at other d/t hotels I checked was ~$25/night).

I warned my boyfriend that the hotel would be dingy and based on some reviews might be awful... However, after a very smooth check in we walked into our hotel to find a perfectly standard room. In fact, the first thing my bf said was, "I don't get it, what's wrong with it?" The point of this story is there is absolutely nothing wrong with this hotel! It's a typical room, with typical hotel decorations, TV, hair drier, etc. that you'd expect from a budget hotel. Granted, there's nothing fancy about it either; but for the price, you wouldn't expect fancy!

The Hotel Location is fantastic - smack downtown and walking distance to many tourist attractions. The room was quiet (I asked for the quietest room when booking and was recommended to take a room facing the parking lot rather than Howe St., which I did). The mattress & pillows were comfy. Everything in the room worked. The few negatives I can think of: shower pressure is pretty awful and the view out the window at the parking lot was not at all pretty. Maybe this would be disappointing had this been an expensive/upscale hotel, but given the price and Hotel Location I can overlook these minor downsides.

So overall, I think there is absolutely nothing wrong with the Bosman. For budget travelers planning to spend more time in the city than in the hotel room, the Bosman is a steal! Safe travels.

Jun 6, 2008
I found the hotel good for its value. Given that I paid 50% less than, say, the Holiday Inn next door, there should be no illusion that the hotel is going to be the same class as the other ones. The Hotel Location is great, and everything is okay but not great. The light fixtures are a bit old, but working.

I have no problem with the staff. Parking may be difficult at night on weekends, though.

Considering that a private room at a nearby hostel cost only $10 less a night, I think Bosman's is good value.

May 30, 2008
My girlfriend and I were foolish enough to travel to Vancouver, BC on Memorial Day weekend, without a hotel reservation. Needless to say, everything in the city was booked. Except for Bosman's. We drove our car up to the hotel, asked about the rate, and were stoked on the price - $99. Not bad. Well, the low price should have been the first red flag. But we booked the room anyway, out of pure desperation.

So what was wrong with Bosman's? I think a better question is what is right with the place...absolutely nothing. The desk host was a rude, scuzzy man with a bad comb over. The lobby and hallway reeked of industrial strength cleaner. The carpets were dirty and torn up. The elevator belongs in a haunted house, as you're never sure if you're going to get stuck in it on the way up to your room. Once in your room, you're hard pressed to find anything good to say about it. I almost vomited in my mouth. The lamps where broken, the duct taped shower head sprayed water clear across the bathroom, the toilet didn't work, the towels where the size of napkins, the fan sticking out the window sounded like a jet engine, and to top it all off, the bed sheets had mysterious jizz stains all over them! Jizz stains! Barf.

My girlfriend and I barely held it together there, and ended up grabbing out sleeping bags out of the car and carefully avoided the dirty sheets. I'm hard pressed to think of a worse experience. I'd rather have slept in a cardboard box or something...Too bad this site doesn't have negative numbers for ratings, as Bosman's deserves the lowest possible rating. Do yourself a favor and learn from our mistake - book your room in advance, and avoid Bosman's like the plague (which you'll probably catch by staying there). Good luck!

May 24, 2008
When we checked in earlier in the day, the staff was great, very friendly and helpful. We didn't actually come back to the hotel with our bags until the evening, and that's when the problems began. To start things off, the night deskman was incredibly rude, and made us pay to bring up a guest who wasn't even staying in the room with us, just visiting. Then, after spending the last few days camping, we naturally wanted showers, and to our disappointment, the shower didn't work. We called down to the front desk to ask if we could get some assistance, and the man told us to jiggle the lever until it worked. We did that, no luck. We called again, asked the front desk guy to come up to the room to show us, and he refused, saying "Haven't you ever heard of a bath?", and essentially hung up on us. He said he was too busy to help us, nice. It was 10PM, how busy could he be? Finally, after getting nowhere, we asked for our money back so we could go somewhere else that had WORKING SHOWERS (What I would think was a standard amenity in a hotel) and he refused. So here we are, stuck in a room with a broken shower, not to mention an air conditioner that just blew room temperature air at us, on our last night in the city. It was a disappointing end to an otherwise awesome visit to Vancouver. There are plenty of other well priced hotels in the city, I highly recommend reviewing your options carefully before staying here.