Skwachàys Lodge

Wir waren für zwei Tage in Vancouver. Wenn man die Umgebung ausblendet, wenn man im Hotel ist, ist es vorbehaltlos zu empfehlen. Sehr guter Service, tolle Zimmer, sehr sauber. Der einzige Minuspunkt ist die Umgebung, die durch sehr viele Obdachlose gekennzeichnet ist. Im Dunkeln ist es schon gruslig ins Hotel zurückzukommen.

Neues Hotel mit modernem Design, Zimmer mit Balkon. Bett schon etwas durchgelegen. Zugang zu einer Küche mit Wasserspender und Tee, morgens Müsliriegel und Kleinigkeit sowie Kaffee zum Frühstück. Die Gegend ist leider nicht so gut, ein Hotspot für Obdachlose und Drogenabhängige. Der Innenhof war zudem sehr laut, ein Zimmer zur Straße könnte besser sein.

Nice place. Different from most with a great atmosphere. Nice aborigonal First Nations art gallery. Friendly help, Rick was nice to talk to and very helpful in getting strangers around the city.

Interesting hotel with helpful staff, overall I would be happy to stay there again. The area was a bit sketchy but we felt comfortable enough walking to gas town and to the skytrain etc. Very convenient for for use of the transit system.

This is not a full hotel; most floors are apartments occupied by artists. There’s no true lobby - the art gallery on the first floor acts as the lobby and it is not staffed at night. A manager showed us the night entrance and said if we had a problem, just push a button, security will arrive within two minutes (he seemed proud of this, oblivious to the fact that security needed within two minutes would be a concern). Rooms are labeled as suites (a dorm fridge and a microwave in a 375 sq. ft. room does not make it a suite). The decorations and common areas were nice, but it’s an extremely unsafe neighborhood. There are homeless people everywhere, some violent. There is graffiti, trash, drug use, people sleeping in doorways, rampant pan handling, and sirens at night. We’re seasoned travelers who’ve dealt with urban area issues, but we were appalled. Property owners in this area between Gastown & Chinatown bypass the police and use private security firms to try to control the madness. We watched two separate instances in which hostile people were taken into custody within a block of the hotel. I know the building owners are trying reclaim and improve the neighborhood, but it’s not a safe, pleasant, or happy location to spend your vacation dollar. Be very city savvy if you plan to stay there, and for the love of God, don’t bring kids or the elderly to this neighborhood, especially after dark when the homeless congregate.