The Grand Trunk Hostel is located in Gastown in downtown Vancouver on 55 Powell Street. If you are arriving by bus or train, you can take a taxi from the station or hop on the sky train. If arriving by air, you can take the Airporter Shuttle Bus and get off at the Water Front Hotel, then walk east for about five minutes.
The Grand Trunk Hostel offers dormitories, singles, doubles, twins, triples, and quad rooms at very affordable prices. Grand Trunk Hostel also provides lower weekly and monthly rates for guests that may want to stay on a long term basis. Warm linen is provided, and each room has a fridge and cable TV. There is a guest kitchen with basic cooking facilities. There is also a laundry room with coin-operated washer and dryer. Shared bathrooms are located on each floor. Free wireless internet is provided, so feel free to bring your laptop if you wish to surf the web. Otherwise, there is a free computer for guest use.
Grand Trunk Hostel is in a very old, worn-down building. Everything in the building is quite aged and the hostel is in dire need of a face lift. Both kitchen and bathrooms require a proper scrubbing, and most of the pots, pans, and kitchen facilities need replacing. The only common room is the small guest kitchen and as a result the hostel has a quiet atmosphere. The hostel may be aged, but still offers character with its collection of quirky memorabilia
Official office hours are from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., but in reality you may often be faced with a locked reception door and a note indicating where the manager has gone (often the Indian restaurant next-door). If you are looking for a basic, no-frills, budget accommodation in central Vancouver, then the Grand Trunk Hostel may be the place for you.
— Recensione esclusiva Hostelz.com
March 2007
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