Hostel location in Vancouver
I'm eyeing up a property in Burnaby to stay in Vancouver. Is this a suitable area? It claims it's only 15 min by Skytrain to downtown, but often that doesn't mean much - is that really accessible? By London standards it wouldn't be too bad :)
One I stayed in in Helsinki was miles out and a trek to get back to town each time, I'd prefer to avoid that. Any other cheap suggestions appreciated if it's not suitable.
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I went to university in Burnaby. It's not hard to get to, but it's also not central and you miss out on a lot of the benefits of staying in central Vancouver. Plus the skytrain doesn't run much later than midnight so if you want to experience the Vancouver night life you're going to be spending a lot on taxis. Even though my commute to school was over 45mins, I opted to spend more time in transit and pay more for rent so I could live in Vancouver. Once you're downtown everything is accessible by walking, so it's pretty ideal.
There are cheap and good hostels downtown. I'd recommend the Samesun, friends of mine have stayed there and liked it a lot. It's clean but has character, and people there were pretty friendly.
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If you want to stay in the middle of everything, try American Backpacker's Hostel on Homer and Pender. I was skeptical at first, but once I saw their prices I gave them a try, and had a blast! If you want to stay in a "nice hostel", get a hotel. If you want to stay in a hostel, stay at the place with a "Sex Room" upstairs (nobody used it when I was there all week, except in a punchline).
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