Chinatown, Vancouver

Advantages: Pretty much perfection
Disadvantages: Rains alot!

...’ and plenty to see and do. ------------ Gastown – the birthplace of the city, Vancouver’s first community, dating back to 1867 and named after John “Gassy Jack” Deighton. Gastown boasts some of the oldest building in the city but was nearly demolished in the 1970s, only saved at the last minutes by the protests of residents and heritage lovers. Gastown today has a dynamic mixture of restaurants, shops – including all the souvenir shops, well all tourist areas have their tacky side, nightlife and trendy fashion outlets. ------------- Chinatown – less tacky than many city Chinatowns, you’ll find a delicious array of dim sum in the restaurants and food stuff in the Chinese supermarkets. In summer there’s a great night market selling lots of fake designer goods and don’t miss the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden , hidden away behind high... Read review

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Advantages: Great city, great food, good value for money once you're there
Disadvantages: Expensive to get to and long flight there

...American city. Downtown is made up of several distinct areas such as Gastown and Chinatown, and venturing a little further will take you to places such as Richmond, which hosts a Chinatown night market much bigger than one that is held in downtown Chinatown. The city is often used as a stop off to the nature of the rest of the province of British Colombia, with national parks and ski resorts such as Banff and Whistler. The beautiful Vancouver Island is also close by (sadly I didn't get to go there). It isn't so far over the border to the state of Oregon in the USA, and Seattle is a short plane or longer bus, train or car journey away. DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER Out trip began in Vancouver, the first time either of us had been to the west coast of North America. The long flight (about 10 hours) meant that we ended up at our downtown... Read review

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Advantages: Great location, good facilities, great deal
Disadvantages: You'll be lucky to get the same deal

...claimed to be the best Japanese hot dog in Vancouver, and even had a complicated diagram of it showing the beef, teriyaki sauce, wasabi and so it, which I regretfully didn't have the chance to try. Chinatown, Gastown and Stanley Park were about a 20 minute walk away from the hotel. All in all then, a very accessible location. CHECKING IN AND OUT We checked in at reception which took about 10 minutes. There was a slight delay as the computer system broke down, but this wasn't a big problem and the receptionist was very apologetic. Ms Larsbaby gave her credit card details for any extras we might use, as our bill had already been paid via Trailfinders. We discovered that our Trailfinders Bonus (an additional extra that came with our travel package) was that our room was a studio suite, what was in effect a 1 bedroom apartment! So... Read review

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