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HI VANCOUVER CENTRAL
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( 866-762-4122, 604-685-5335; www.hihostels.ca/vancouver ; 1025 Granville St; dm with shared
bathroom incl breakfast $40, r incl breakfast $113; ; 10) Located across from
the Samesun, this warren-like hostel is more of a party joint than its HI Downtown sib-
ling. Some of the benefits of its past hotel incarnation remain, such as air-conditioning
and small dorms. There are dozens of two-bed dorms (some with ensuite) for privacy
fans. Snag a back room to avoid Granville St noise issues.
Kitchen facilities are limited to microwaves and toasters but a continental breakfast
is included. There's a brimming roster of social activities, including regular sightseeing
tours. Locationwise, this hostel is within staggering distance of the Granville Strip's
bars and clubs.
SAMESUN BACKPACKERS LODGE
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( 877-972-6378, 604-682-8226; www.samesun.com ; 1018 Granville St; dm with shared bath-
room incl breakfast $35, r incl breakfast $95; ; 10) Vancouver's party hostel, the
brightly painted Samesun is on the city's nightlife strip. Ask for a back room if you
fancy a few hours of kip or just head down to the on-site bar (provocatively called the
Beaver) to join the beery throng. Dorms are comfortably small, and there's a large kit-
chen for your mystery-meat pasta dishes. Continental breakfast is included.
This sociable hostel has daily events (including free tours), a large guest lounge with
pool table and a large-screen TV room. Staff can sell you tickets to local hockey, soccer
and football games. The downstairs bar is also a good spot to catch a game, along with
a few beer specials.
ST REGIS HOTEL
BOUTIQUE HOTEL $$
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( 800-770-7929, 604-681-1135; www.stregishotel.com ; 602 Dunsmuir St; d incl breakfast $220;
; Granville) Transformed in recent years, the St Regis is now an art-lined
boutique sleepover in a 1913 heritage shell. Befitting its age, almost all the rooms seem
to be a different size, and they exhibit a loungey élan with leather-look wallpaper,
earth-toned bedspreads, flatscreen TVs and multimedia hubs. Rates include cooked
breakfast, access to the nearby gym and free international phone calls.
The St Regis is well located in the heart of the action, offers top-notch service and
has a business center if you have left your laptop at home.
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