Funkat Posted February 14, 2017 #26 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Anyone know anything about the Times Square Suites? We booked 3 nights there pre-cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seababy62 Posted February 27, 2017 #27 Share Posted February 27, 2017 We were contemplating staying out near the airport once we arrive, and then making our way into the pier the next day. Can anyone comment if this is friendlier budget wise, not knowing Vancouver at all, we are very open to suggestions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare martincath Posted February 28, 2017 #28 Share Posted February 28, 2017 We were contemplating staying out near the airport once we arrive, and then making our way into the pier the next day. Can anyone comment if this is friendlier budget wise, not knowing Vancouver at all, we are very open to suggestions In general airport area is cheaper, yes. If all you need is a bed for the night after a late flight in, it makes sense to stay near YVR. You can come downtown next morning and drop your bags at the pier from about 9:30am then do some sightseeing before returning to the pier to board. SkyTrain from a station that isn't on Sea Island has no AddFare so all rides are $4 weekdays or $2.75 weekends - and all but 2 'airport' hotels are off the island. Fixed rate cabs though are only fixed from YVR itself - a cab from most of the airport hotels will likely run $40+, even $50 on the meter due to bottlenecks over bridges to downtown and generally longer distances than from YVR itself. So if you plan to use a cab, weigh up the extra hassle of waiting for the hotel shuttle to run you back to YVR before you get the taxi. Lastly - while in general airport area is cheaper, the absolute best value hotel in the city is downtown - the YWCA hotel. A cab to here (fixed rate $31+tip) the night you arrive will be speedy, since there's less traffic, and it's an ideal base for walking into Yaletown or Chinatown or Gastown next morning. HOHO stops close by too - you'd have time for a full loop of the whole city and spending a couple of hours at various 'hop off' stops before boarding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yalesmom Posted February 28, 2017 #29 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Any recommendations for a night before cruise hotel in Vancouver? We will be arriving there in August. We are staying at the Days Inn for $158. It looks to be within walking distance to port, yet in town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiqittaq foo Posted February 28, 2017 #30 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I stayed at Downtown Days Inn in October before my cruise. It is clean but basic. Ok for one night pre cruise. Definitely walking distance to cruise terminal, about 5 minutes. Lots of restaurants and coffee shops nearby. Very good price compared with the 4/5 stars hotels in the area Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlxo Posted February 28, 2017 #31 Share Posted February 28, 2017 (edited) We were contemplating staying out near the airport once we arrive, and then making our way into the pier the next day. Can anyone comment if this is friendlier budget wise, not knowing Vancouver at all, we are very open to suggestionsLet's do a price comparison... I think you are looking for a room on May 16th.... booking.com in USD with availability. $74 YWCA » some rooms are shared hallway bathrooms $99 YWCA with private bathroom $150 Holiday Inn $162 Days Inn » check online reviews for potential problems, otherwise 3 blocks from cruise terminal $175 Blue Horizon » forum fav for value travelers $182 Rosedale $187 Sutton Place $219 Pinnacle Harbourfront » 5 blocks from cruise terminal $228 Metropolitan $356 Pan Pacific » sleep above the cruise terminal $378 Fairmont Waterfront » sleep across the street from the cruise terminal $427 Fairmont Pacific Rim » sleep 3 blocks from cruise terminal Looking at airport hotels as a comparison on the same date... $152 Radisson Vancouver Airport » my fav with a $4 ($3 USD) 20 minute subway trip to the cruise terminal the next morning. Lots of Asian restaurants around... it feels like you are in the Orient. There's other airport hotels.... but they don't offer the subway convenience with a lower nightly rate. $211 Fairmont Vancouver Airport Thoughts... $356 Pan Pacific if you can afford it $152 Raddison is HALF PRICE compared to sleeping above the cruise terminal. $4 subway ride to the cruise terminal the next morning for convenience. $211 is not bad to crash in the airport Fairmont.... save time not travelling out of the airport before going to sleep. $175 Blue Horizon has some nice restaurant choices if you want to stay downtown. Budget $10 cab fare to the cruise terminal the next morning. Edited February 28, 2017 by xlxo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnClimber1101 Posted March 2, 2017 #32 Share Posted March 2, 2017 We're driving to Vancouver. Arriving the day before our cruise. Are there any hotels that offer extended stay parking? Even better if they offer the parking, and a shuttle down to the pier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camper49 Posted March 2, 2017 #33 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Let's do a price comparison... I think you are looking for a room on May 16th.... booking.com in USD with availability. $74 YWCA » some rooms are shared hallway bathrooms $99 YWCA with private bathroom $150 Holiday Inn $162 Days Inn » check online reviews for potential problems, otherwise 3 blocks from cruise terminal $175 Blue Horizon » forum fav for value travelers $182 Rosedale $187 Sutton Place $219 Pinnacle Harbourfront » 5 blocks from cruise terminal $228 Metropolitan $356 Pan Pacific » sleep above the cruise terminal $378 Fairmont Waterfront » sleep across the street from the cruise terminal $427 Fairmont Pacific Rim » sleep 3 blocks from cruise terminal Looking at airport hotels as a comparison on the same date... $152 Radisson Vancouver Airport » my fav with a $4 ($3 USD) 20 minute subway trip to the cruise terminal the next morning. Lots of Asian restaurants around... it feels like you are in the Orient. There's other airport hotels.... but they don't offer the subway convenience with a lower nightly rate. $211 Fairmont Vancouver Airport Thoughts... $356 Pan Pacific if you can afford it $152 Raddison is HALF PRICE compared to sleeping above the cruise terminal. $4 subway ride to the cruise terminal the next morning for convenience. $211 is not bad to crash in the airport Fairmont.... save time not travelling out of the airport before going to sleep. $175 Blue Horizon has some nice restaurant choices if you want to stay downtown. Budget $10 cab fare to the cruise terminal the next morning. R these hotel prices per person? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey12 Posted March 2, 2017 #34 Share Posted March 2, 2017 We're driving to Vancouver. Arriving the day before our cruise. Are there any hotels that offer extended stay parking? Even better if they offer the parking, and a shuttle down to the pier. Not downtown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camper49 Posted March 2, 2017 #35 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Let's do a price comparison... I think you are looking for a room on May 16th.... booking.com in USD with availability. $74 YWCA » some rooms are shared hallway bathrooms $99 YWCA with private bathroom $150 Holiday Inn $162 Days Inn » check online reviews for potential problems, otherwise 3 blocks from cruise terminal $175 Blue Horizon » forum fav for value travelers $182 Rosedale $187 Sutton Place $219 Pinnacle Harbourfront » 5 blocks from cruise terminal $228 Metropolitan $356 Pan Pacific » sleep above the cruise terminal $378 Fairmont Waterfront » sleep across the street from the cruise terminal $427 Fairmont Pacific Rim » sleep 3 blocks from cruise terminal Looking at airport hotels as a comparison on the same date... $152 Radisson Vancouver Airport » my fav with a $4 ($3 USD) 20 minute subway trip to the cruise terminal the next morning. Lots of Asian restaurants around... it feels like you are in the Orient. There's other airport hotels.... but they don't offer the subway convenience with a lower nightly rate. $211 Fairmont Vancouver Airport Thoughts... $356 Pan Pacific if you can afford it $152 Raddison is HALF PRICE compared to sleeping above the cruise terminal. $4 subway ride to the cruise terminal the next morning for convenience. $211 is not bad to crash in the airport Fairmont.... save time not travelling out of the airport before going to sleep. $175 Blue Horizon has some nice restaurant choices if you want to stay downtown. Budget $10 cab fare to the cruise terminal the next morning. Are these quotes per person? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare martincath Posted March 2, 2017 #36 Share Posted March 2, 2017 (edited) We're driving to Vancouver. Arriving the day before our cruise. Are there any hotels that offer extended stay parking? Even better if they offer the parking, and a shuttle down to the pier. Very few. Land is very, very expensive here so parking is rare to be included at all in a hotel (several downtown hotels don't even have car parks) and parking at all when you're not actually resident is even harder to find. The only one I can think off-hand downtown is one of the Coast Hotels - the Plaza, an older property than their shiny new Coal Harbour tower, but still gets solid reviews. Shuttles to pier are almost non-existent. Downtown is so compact that cabs from ANY downtown hotel, even the furthest from the pier, only go over $15 during a busy cruise morning (there's massive slowdown as you approach the pier due to very limited access, so the meter ticks up while you sit in traffic). Even so, most hotels are a $10 cab ride away. In the burbs offers better parking - Accent Inn locations near the airport and in Burnaby both have Cruise/Stay/Park specials, including up to 2 weeks parking, and a drop at the pier. You do have to make your own way back though - since Airport offers a free shuttle from YVR this is the better location - take SkyTrain to YVR for $4pp (weekdays; $2.75 weekends) and get shuttled to hotel. A cab would run about $40. Edited March 2, 2017 by martincath Add link for Coast Plaza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare martincath Posted March 2, 2017 #37 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Are these quotes per person? Per room - the only time you see Per Person pricing here is when it's an add-on to a cruise or package vacation. Expedia etc. always spit out the price per room (I believe xlxo uses the normal assumption of 2 people, 1 room in these searches unless someone specifies that they are a party of X). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlxo Posted March 2, 2017 #38 Share Posted March 2, 2017 R these hotel prices per person?The prices posted are based on double occupancy from booking.com in USD. go to your fav online travel site for the latest prices prices generally trend higher as it gets closer to your cruise date prices change day to day, hour by hour due to demand, availability and currency changes. If you choose a date on or adjacent to a major event.... expect price spikes. Example are long weekends and fireworks competitions. prices also vary depending on your room type and additional people Vancouver actually has many more hotel options, but I want to provide a discussion environment for a given cruiser or date. Hotel adjacent to the cruise terminal are popular options, but not for everyone's budget. To help cruisers travel budget go further, I'm trying to provide realistic options in their planning.... especially for multi-day stays to explore Cascadia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlxo Posted March 2, 2017 #39 Share Posted March 2, 2017 We're driving to Vancouver. Arriving the day before our cruise. Are there any hotels that offer extended stay parking? Even better if they offer the parking, and a shuttle down to the pier.Additional options to consider/research.... at the cruise terminal with WestPark http://canadaplace.westpark.com/cruise-ship-parking.html at the airport ($96/$75 USD?) . You can ride the subway in as the shuttle.... http://www.yvr.ca/en/passengers/parking/jetset-parking Park 'n Fly is another airport operator https://www.parknfly.ca/Location/Vancouver-Airport-Parking.aspx As mentioned... Accent Inn's https://www.accentinns.com/special-offers/pets-bikes-more/vancouver-stay-parkn-cruise-specials http://www.parksleepfly.com/park-and-cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare vacationlover_mn Posted April 16, 2017 #40 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marazul Posted April 16, 2017 #41 Share Posted April 16, 2017 The prices posted are based on double occupancy from booking.com in USD. go to your fav online travel site for the latest prices Then go directly to the hotel website and look for special prices and offers, like AAA, senior rate, breakfast packages, etc. You can usually do better than on the travel websites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted April 16, 2017 #42 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Then go directly to the hotel website and look for special prices and offers, like AAA, senior rate, breakfast packages, etc. You can usually do better than on the travel websites. I always go direct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch2016 Posted April 16, 2017 #43 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Then go directly to the hotel website and look for special prices and offers, like AAA, senior rate, breakfast packages, etc. You can usually do better than on the travel websites. I usually scope out the booking sites, then contact the property direct, tell them what price I'm getting and see if they will honor it, booking it direct with them. Usually no problem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sny Posted April 16, 2017 #44 Share Posted April 16, 2017 If you can afford it, Pan Pacific is perfect. The setting and views are spectacular, and you can't beat it for convenience to the pier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch2016 Posted April 16, 2017 #45 Share Posted April 16, 2017 If you can afford it, Pan Pacific is perfect. The setting and views are spectacular, and you can't beat it for convenience to the pier. We chose to stay at the Auberge which is just 1 block from the Pier. We got a suite with Harbor view. So looking forward to trip coming up in about 6 weeks! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisePack842 Posted April 16, 2017 #46 Share Posted April 16, 2017 If your flight arrives in the late evening, the train that goes into the city (terminal very close to cruise terminal) includes an extra charge. In that case, a taxi is best. Taxi was not expensive. If your flight comes in during mid day, consider taking the train into the city. Does that extra charge apply only to those boarding at YVR. Does it also apply if I board at, say, the casino stop? I'm considering parking near YVR and riding the Canada Line to the cruise terminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwaysfrantic Posted April 17, 2017 #47 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Has anyone taken the train from YVR heading to Delta Suites? I looked on the hotel website but it didn't have any mention of the train. With luggage perhaps taxis are best until we are checked in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisePack842 Posted April 17, 2017 #48 Share Posted April 17, 2017 I'm considering a stay-park-cruise, from Accent Inn, in Richmond. Includes parking for 7 days, and transport to and from Canada Place. It's right off bc99, so very convenient for me. $239 CAD. Anyone done this? Does it seem like a good, reputable deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlxo Posted April 17, 2017 #49 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Does that extra charge apply only to those boarding at YVR. Does it also apply if I board at, say, the casino stop? I'm considering parking near YVR and riding the Canada Line to the cruise terminal.There are TWO surcharges on the subway. $2.75 is the base adult fare $1.25 zone surcharge for use Monday to Friday before 6:30pm $5.00 airport 24hr surcharge So it's $9 for midday usage.... double or triple that rate if you can travel companions. It approaches the $31/$35 taxi carload convenience. Casino stop is $2.75 to downtown, but you must add the $1.25 zone surcharge Monday to Friday zone surcharge. Do you plan to take a bus from the Accent Inn? There's a $2.75 surcharge as bus tickets don't work on the trains. However train tickets will work on the buses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlxo Posted April 17, 2017 #50 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Has anyone taken the train from YVR heading to Delta Suites? I looked on the hotel website but it didn't have any mention of the train. With luggage perhaps taxis are best until we are checked in.When exiting the train... walk out the Hastings/South exit. This will put you at the same street level as the Delta hotel a block away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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