Budget Inn Patricia Hotel

The staff is very friendly and helpful, and offering a lot of service including daily housekeeping, washing machine/dryer use, printing of documents, fax service, phone use (all free if not used excessively), etc.. It is a quiet hotel with reliable internet at the nice cosy little room. It's simple and all I need. The only point that I can see may raise an issue is the location. It is close to downtown with great bus connections BUT the area is not safe (even though the hotel itself is). Downtown eastside is notorious for drug issues. There are homeless people everywhere around and all kinds of drug consumption can be observed. However, even though I am a solo traveling woman nobody has bothered me.

The good: Hot guy working the counter. The brew-pub associated with the hotel is awesome and has live Jazz music. In fact this is a historic Vancouver Jazz spot. Cool old building built in 1913. Very affordable. Close to nightlife. The neighborhood is gnarly. You will have to navigate around very intoxicated people and dirty needles around this hotel.

The guy who worked the desk at night, Van, was excellent! He was incredibly welcoming and gave good tips and directions to us as first time visitors to Vancouver. His hospitality is what made me incredibly happy with our stay. The hotel is very old, it was built in 1913, but it is not run down. The rooms are small, but not uncomfortable, and for the price that we paid, worth it! Also, the shower and water pressure are strong and enjoyable. It is a very bare bones hotel, but an excellent deal as the prices are very affordable. The location is not the best, but they do have their own parking lot, parking price not included however.

close to city core, clean, and affordable

Convenient walking distance to Rogers Arena. Pat's Pub downstairs has great food and beer and a wide range of music. There was afternoon live jazz during the day and a metal/punk show late at night. Both were great. I would definitely stay here again. It's only 4 blocks from the Gaslight district if you're looking for places to go out nearby. The room was clean and the staff was extremely professional and polite. Neighborhood is a bit sketchy, but not in a dangerous way. Just lots of homeless people doing their thing on the street at night. Had no problems walking back to the hotel after midnight.

Excellent value for money so close to downtown Vancouver. Interesting historic hotel with a European feel. Very helpful staff. The immediate vicinity is seedy. However, nobody bothered us on the street.