Reviews YWCA Hotel Vancouver

Editors Review.

A newer 12-story residence next door to the Georgian Court Hotel and across from BC and GM Place. An excellent choice for travelers on limited budgets. Bedrooms are simply furnished; some have TVs. Three communal kitchens are available for guests' use, and all rooms have mini fridges. The Y has TV lounges and free access to the gym, the nearby coed YWCA Fitness Centre. It a great location for skytrain and a short walk to all downtown activities.

Guest Reviews of the YWCA of Vancouver
Aug 11, 2008
We arrived at this hotel at 10.00am after an overnight flight. And much to our shock we were able to go into our room, which was totally brilliant. The rooms were very nice, quite big and clean. There are communal kitchens and a laundry. The staff were helpful and were able to give advice. Security at the hotel was good, the doors locked at 11.00pm but you could get buzzed in. The lifts also had a security key which was also good. It was in quite a good location, you could walk to most destinations in the city. A very good value hotel.

Guest Reviews of the YWCA of Vancouver
Aug 9, 2008
I have read the other reviews of this hotel and many are accurate, however there is one thing to look out for. Because of it's modest cost, the YWCA attracts many tours especially school sports clubs (rugby, football, hockey etc). If you happen to be on a floor with 20 young people, many of whom are going away from home for the first time, then expect some high jinks till the early hours of the morning.
If, like me, you like to get early to bed, and then early to rise you will find yourself short of sleep after a couple of days. Be sure to pack the ear-plugs!

Guest Reviews of the YWCA of Vancouver
Jul 31, 2008
Only stayed one night, in a room with a shared bathroom but was very impressed. Much better than most hostels and a great price. Shared bathrooms were clean and I never had to wait as I think lots of rooms have their own bathrooms... ours had a sink which was handy. The room was large - plenty of room for luggage, and a fridge which would have been handy if staying longer. Staff in lobby were helpful, ice and drinking water available as well as internet (pay computers or pay wireless) Get the use of swimming pool at other ywca, but about a 20min walk. Would recommend to others - clean safe and family friendly.

Guest Reviews of the YWCA of Vancouver
Jul 31, 2008
We stayed at the YWCA 5 nights in mid-July. After travelling through the rockies and staying in a few Hostels this Hotel was a real gem.
We had a private room with private bathroom an television.
It was small but cosy, but really enough place for the both of us and our 4 luggages :).
The kitchen an the floor was a bonus too, and the stuff was very helpfull.

I would it recommend to everyone who wants to stay on a budget but have the benefits of an hotel.


Guest Reviews of the YWCA of Vancouver
Jul 24, 2008
My partner and I stayed here twice as we commuted through Vancouver. We stayed in a room with a private bathroom both times.

I'm sure you've stayed at places that demand a high price tag, but are completely impractical for the traveller. You may be surrounded by great views or furnishings but all these nice extras are superfluous to your needs and things you do really need when you're on an extended holiday.... ironing board....convenient washing facilities.....the sort of comfortable furnishings you'd find at home... are either troublesome to acquire or simply not available.

This is not one of those places. In fact, this place hits the spot when it comes to providing what you need when travelling. This place gets the basics right where so many businesses get these basic things so wrong.

In short, this place is awesome and is in the top 3 hotels we stayed in throughout our trip to Canada (out of say 20 hotels we stayed in). It was also one of the 3 cheapest. Make no mistake it is budget, but it has all the necessary conveniences and the basic luxuries (space and facilities). Great washing facilities and the disabled room we had was huge. We looked forward to returning to this accommodation despite having stayed extensive periods in hotels where we paid rates over 7 times more expensive.

This hotel is close to the 'bad' part of town, but you wouldn't know it unless you happened to walk in a North-East direction. You are close to a skytrain station (to get you across town a little quicker) and you're close to the Vancouver retail district.

The people at reception were very helpful and friendly.

The money we saved we put towards dinner at Le Gavroche. Lovely ambience, but the quality of the meal did not match the price.

Rooms only contain double or single beds as far as I am aware. This was my only slight criticism.

YWCA. Highly Highly recommended if you're looking for comfort without pampering.