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late Nov)
East Vancouver artists open their studios for
three days of wandering visitors.
Sleeping
Vancouver room rates peak in summer, but great deals abound in fall and early spring,
when the weather can be almost as good. Tourism Vancouver (
Click here
)
and the
province's
Hello BC
(
800-435-5622;
www.hellobc.com
)
provide listings and booking ser-
vices.
Downtown
Samesun Backpackers Lodge
HOSTEL$
( 604-682-8226, 877-972-6378;
www.samesun.com
;
1018 Granville St; dm/r incl breakfast $35/
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 kitchen for your mystery-meat pasta dishes.
Continental breakfast is included.
Urban Hideaway Guesthouse
GUESTHOUSE$$$
( 604-694-0600;
www.urban-hideaway.com
; 581 Richards St; d with shared bath $109, ste $159;
; Granville)
This cozy but fiendishly well-hidden guesthouse is a word-of-mouth fa-
vorite in the heart of the city. Tuck yourself into one of the comfy rooms (the loft is re-
commended) or spend your time in the lounge areas downstairs. There are laundry facil-
ities, a computer that's free to use and loaner bikes that are also gratis. Baths are mostly
shared; the loft's bath is private.
Victorian Hotel
HOTEL$$$
( 877-681-6369, 604-681-6369;
www.victorianhotel.ca
;
514 Homer St; r incl breakfast with
shared/private bath $99/159; ; Granville)
The high-ceilinged rooms at this popular
Euro-style heritage-building hotel combine glossy hardwood floors, a sprinkling of an-
tiques, an occasional bay window and plenty of historical charm. The best rooms are in
the renovated extension, where raindrop showers, marble bathroom floors and flat-screen
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