Vancouver Backpacker House

Vancouver · Canada

Vancouver Backpacker House

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30% SHIT
Medium confidence 76 reviews

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Facilities

🍳 Kitchen 👕 Laundry
Other facilities (2)
Free WiFi Free Internet Access

Prices

Dorms $99 / night
Privates $206 / night

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Recent reviews

Canada MALE 31-40 Oct 18, 2025 Atm 80%

As it was my first time in Vancouver, I wanted to get a good and affordable place. And this was exactly what the VBH offered. The fact it was located in a good and calm neighbourhood helped me as well. The check-in and check-out were easy (only text with the landlord). I had no problems during my stay

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England MALE 18-24 Sep 9, 2025 Atm 100%

Great hostel for a quick pitstop before going into BC

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England MALE 18-24 Sep 2, 2025 Atm 100%

a little out of the way maybe, i dont know vancouver. but served well for a nights sleep after landing and before travelling on. the private 3 room was perfect, comfortable, clean. nice and private feeling.

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England FEMALE 25-30 Aug 21, 2025 Atm 80%

Good stay, really helpful hosts and room was clean/common areas cleaned regularly!

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China MALE 25-30 Aug 9, 2025 Atm 100%

Very cheap and good service

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Taiwan China FEMALE 31-40 Jul 23, 2025 Atm 80%

The hostel is excellently located, close to major transportation hubs as well as many restaurants and attractions, making getting around very convenient. The room was very clean and comfortable, with a soft bed that ensured a good night's sleep.

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USA MALE 25-30 Jul 12, 2025 Atm 20%

This was horrible. They make you WhatsApp and then there is a 4% fee for PayPal. I input the correct amount and added 4%. They told me I was $0.49 short and made me send more money. The house has two single-use bathrooms for 25~ beds. Someone showed up at the door late at night when I stepped out and pushed his way in. Not safe, basically slumlord business. House is moldy and has not been updated in decades it seems. Hostelworld should remove the listing, it is a health hazard and scammy.

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Taiwan China FEMALE Jul 6, 2025 Atm 20%

Unhygienic, poor environment, poor attitude of the booking staff, unclean kitchen and bathroom, I will never book this hostel again, I have stayed in many self-service hostels, none of them are so bad

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Taiwan China FEMALE Jun 27, 2025 Atm 40%

打掃工作人員態度很棒~很親切~ 其他就不怎麼滿意

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France FEMALE 18-24 May 27, 2025 Atm 20%

C'est un bon endroit pour rester quand on veut être au calme, mais du coup pour les voyageurs c'est pas idéal : on rencontre pas grand monde, il n'y a pas d'activités et c'est loin du centre ville. Finalement avec les coûts de transports, une auberge plus au centre de Vancouver est certainement plus avantageuse même si elle coûte 10 dollars de plus. Mais sinon il n'y avavait ppaspas de gros problème c'était plutôt propre, le personnel était plutôt sympa et on se sentait en sécurité

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New Zealand MALE 25-30 May 26, 2025 Atm 100%

A lovely place to arrive to! highly recommend. great staff, very friendly and helpful. great communication from the manager, helped arriving and getting settled easy. i couldnt have asked for a better place!

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USA MALE 25-30 May 2, 2025 Atm 80%

As others have stated the payment process is weird. The host asked that we send payment day off via PayPal. Setting that aside the hostel was clean and as expected. The code/locking door system worked great and check-in/out was easy. Location is great if you have a car, but be a little harder with public transit because you are outside downtown.

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Philippines FEMALE Apr 1, 2025 Atm 100%

Great place to stay in Vancouver. I would recommend it to other travellers. Quiet location and affordable.

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Canada MALE Jan 22, 2025 Atm 20%

Difficult owners, no proper functioning hot water for shower, intrusion into room at 1230am by another guest. Bizarre payment method. Owners takes no responsibility when contacted and blames guest?? Never never again hostel world. Very horrible experience

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Canada MALE 18-24 Jan 10, 2025 Atm 100%

clean, simple. good communication. and a very nice location in burnaby

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Singapore MALE 18-24 Jan 1, 2025 Atm 100%

Very good value for money in a fantastic location, just 5 min walk from an enormous mall in vancouver and a skytrain station and bus terminal. Couldn't ask for much more.

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Germany FEMALE 18-24 Dec 11, 2024 Atm 100%

My stay at "Vancouver Backpacker House" was very pleasant. The rooms were clean, and the cleaning staff came daily, keeping everything tidy and well-prepared. The bathrooms, in particular, were very well maintained. There was plenty of space for luggage, even in the 10-person bedroom. Additionally, the organization and self-check-in process went smoothly. I had a great stay and would definitely choose it again.

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Australia FEMALE 25-30 Dec 11, 2024 Atm 60%

Nice and out of town No staff in attendance to speak with and confusing room numbers and access to property

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Norway FEMALE 31-40 Nov 24, 2024 Atm 60%

If you are looking for social place closeto main attractions this not place for you. But if looking for basic, quite and affordable place is good... They dont provide free towels and since there is no interaction with staff you have find somewhere else to get coins for laundry machine in building.

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USA MALE 25-30 Nov 12, 2024 Atm 20%

My friends and I stayed here thinking that it would be a better price as a hostel. We should have checked, because we found that airbnb had better deals near by. They charged an additional $25 USD than the original listing (For a downpayment and for towels). not worth it for a group, maybe solo traveler.

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