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Budget Inn Patricia Hotel
Category: Event Planning & Services Hotels Hotels & Travel Hotels Hotels [Edit]
403 Hastings St EVancouver, BC V6A 1P6
Neighbourhood: Downtown Eastside
(604) 255-4301
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 12 am - 12 am
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- Free
11 reviews for Budget Inn Patricia Hotel
11 reviews in English
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Review from Jacob F.
12/1/2011
Our closet itself wasn't too small--if you've ever stayed in an non-5 star hotel in Paris, it was exactly like that: the room was just big enough to fit a twin bed and a persons legs. At first I thought it didn't have its own bathroom, but it was hidden in what I thought was a closet. It had a tiny (13") tele with basic cable.
The hotel reeked of cigarettes, and there was a lot of noise/crappy music that seemed to come from the walls.
On the plus side, there was hot water and good water pressure.
On the whole, I'd say just get a hotel downtown (the Barclay on Robson was nice and reasonable), and just book early for a rate that was actually lower than this place, which was in kind of a slum... -
Review from Weirdie B.
Victoria, BC
8/15/2011
The hotel itself isn't horrible. Our room was incredibly small but we only needed it for a place to stay after getting off the 12am train. It was clean enough and I didn't see any sign of bedbugs (I checked thoroughly). My only complaint about the actual hotel was that the walls are PAPER THIN. Paper thin walls + bar downstairs + more working girls than you can shake a stick at = be prepared to be woken up to grunts and groans. Kind of awkward but that's what you get for $59 a night.
All that aside, the hotel really couldn't be in a worse area of town. It seems that every social issue has been swept out of downtown Vancouver to Hastings. Substance abuse, prostitution, mental health issues, victimization and exploitation as far as the eye can see. -
Review from Richard A.
10/25/2010 4 photos
This place is not as bad as the other reviewers make it seem. I was expecting the worst, but was pleasantly surprised. Now, the Patricia Hotel is great place to stay if you are "balling on budget", and just need a room to sleep in. The staff is nice and very helpful.
My friend and I stayed at Patricia Hotel this past weekend and shared a budget room. The room consists of 1 full size bed, a private bathroom with a shower, and a 13 inch TV.
Now, the location is not as bad as the other reviewers make it seem. If you live in a big city and are used to seeing homeless people, then this area is not too bad. The bums/crackheads are not aggressive in their pan handling like Seattle bums. They (bums) at least try to sell you some goods if you are looking at their items.
My only gripe about this place was the lack of Wi-Fi access in our room. The hotel does offer free Wi-Fi, but the signal strength is not that great. We were staying on the 5th floor, and had to be in the lobby to use it. -
Review from Gabe S.
6/20/2011
Pretty much everything Richard A. had to say. It's perfect if you just need a cheap place to sleep. Not like you'll be there all day. My friend and i got the Basic. One bed, smallish bathroom, sink by the door of the room outside the bathroom, tv.. But seriously, for $59, not going to complain. We barely even used the room. It was mainly storage for luggage, anything we bought, and for sleep at the end of the day. The rest of the time, we were out and about.
as for the area, it's Chinatown. Chinatown is usually always in the oldest/older part of any city. So of course it will look a bit on the dirtier/crappy side..
The bums/drug addicts/prostitutes walking around.. yes i saw them. In the morning and at night. We walked to downtown from the area at 8-9ish so it's not like you can't go out in that area of night without being shot or mugged.. the most they will do is ask for a Quarter, then you give them one or say "sorry, no change" and they move on. They are not aggressive. (not that i've experienced.) I was sitting in the lobby when a bum came in with his dog yelling out for where the bar is or something. There's a pub connected to the hotel so i thought he was looking for that, so to be nice I told him the pub was next door. All he did was just say sorry, ok, and leave.
Wifi. UGH there's Wifi ALL OVER but it's allllllllll crappy unless you're int he lobby. So be prepared to take a trip down there to plan any trips/yelp places/email/ etc.
Service is also nice. -
Review from Grace E.
5/11/2009 1 photo
uhhhhhhhh....
Should've researched a little more before booking here. Or, maybe, should've paid a hell of a lot more money to stay in a better part of town. But then I wouldn't have had the opportunity to keep a most memorable Vancouver experience, ever.
*Pulling over to park on the street*
"Oh. wow. Hey I guess this is it."
"Wait. Is that a HOoKer coming over to our car???"
*Yep. It was. She was joined at the hip by her PIMP. and, moments later, an old dude on a bicycle picked her up, put her on his handles and took her back to his lair*
"Oh my God. Get out. Let's go check in."
*Walking to the entrance*
"Ummm, looks like there's a girl that may (or may not) be dying on the street over here."
"heeeeellllooo?..........are you okay?"
"Moooooooooooooooan...."
"K, she's alive, there's a needle to her left which says she chose to feel like this, so let's just go"
*walking further, noticed 2 other individuals (not associated with the first street girl) passed out on the dark stuff*
Hotel Patricia is fine as a budget hotel. It's cheap, the front desk clerk is helpful, and our rooms had a clean bathroom. eh. This place is in a neighborhood full of whores, drug addicts, homeless drunks and car thieves. Oops, don't forget the cross-dressing trannies that look remarkably similar to that Dee Snyder dude. Staying here made for a stimulating experience!!! Awesomeness! -
Review from Brandon T.
8/10/2010 1 Check-in Here
I will put it this way...
The hotel is pretty nice but the neighborhood really isn't.
3 stars for the hotel, 1 star for the location
Honestly I cannot complain too much about this place because it has free wifi, a ton of channels on the television and the bed was really comfortable. Moreover the staff was very friendly and I got the impression that this is a family run operation which in my book is a plus. The building is from a different era and as such the rooms are fairly small by modern standards but don't let that deter you from staying here. It is not like one needs a whole lot of space to set their stuff down, surf the web and sleep. The elevator is really old and kind of fun to ride.
Given the neighborhood this spot might best be used as a home base for day trips because once night falls you won't really want to go out exploring much. There is a parking lot though, so you could feasibly drive wherever you want in the city and then just come back and make the 30ft dash towards the entrance if you think a little fun is worth the risk. Just kidding......kinda...
Anyway, the Budget Inn-Patricia Hotel is perfect for the non-picky type and to be honest they didn't seem to be hurting for business so they must be doing something right. -
Review from O S.
Winnipeg, MB
11/4/2009
Wow. The website made it look so nice. Boy was I wrong. The place was cheap but it was in the worst area of town. The walls were so paper thin, you can literally hear every conversation in the building. I couldn't sleep all night. My first trip to Vancouver (May 2008) was cut short by a day because I could not stand sleeping there for another night. I couldn't find another hotel so I just rescheduled my flight home. It was that bad.
This is a review of the hotel, not Vancouver. I love Vancouver! Lesson learned, however. Avoid east Vancouver at all cost. -
Review from Dianne C.
8/6/2008
We stayed here in May 2005, and it must be the worst hotel stay I have ever had. Not because of the service, necessarily, the concierge was fine... but, good heavens, we almost ROASTED in this place. It's probably our fault, for planning a last minute visit and just booking a random room (turned out to just be Budget Room - again, our fault), thinking that we were going to be wandering around for most of the day and just need a room to spend the night in. Walking up to our room, with the rickety floors, though, we walked by a couple of open doors. One of those turned out to be right next door to us, with an electric fan banged up against the door and loud people inside. Honestly, I was a little freaked out. Within the room, we saw that the space between our double bed and the drawers was just about two inches - no idea how we were supposed to use those. There was a TV and a round fan. There was a small window, which we had to keep open the entire night. The bathroom was small enough that I could NOT change in there. The shower stall was also just barely big enough for standing room. Now I understand that we'd have a small bathroom - but I never imagined it would be THIS small.
So, probably through our own fault, we didn't have a good experience within our own room. Out on the hallway, I was a little freaked. The first floor - all ok.
We came out of this experience with important lessons - no matter how little time we THINK we're going to stay in a hotel, we have to make sure that the hotel comes with air conditioning... because apparently we are mistaken in thinking this is the current default in this day and age.
Looking at their website, they may have expanded their rooms this year. But I'm not curious enough to try staying there again. -
Review from Curtis C.
6/22/2010
So, yeah, this place is definitely a "budget" motel. It is in one of the worst areas of town, but is right around the corner from the up and coming Gaslamp district. You can find "safer" streets to walk down to get to the Gaslamp other than Hastings. Hastings is a crack head's paradise! I got offered every drug imaginable as well as sex, all within a one block radius. All in all, I felt safe in the hotel, even if the lock on my door could have been picked with a toothpick. The staff was friendly, the room was basic and, for the most part, clean. Considering how much we saved on lodging, I may even stay there again. At least I got some awesome photos of hookers on the corner below as a souvenir!
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Review from Daron M.
8/24/2009
I've asked Yelp to offer 1/2 stars before, and they've yet to. So...
OFFICIAL YELP RATING OF BUDGET INN PATRICA HOTEL: 1/2 STAR
This was our first night in Canada, and our first ever time in Vancouver. WOW. So we got in at 2:30 am, kind of a bad time but nothing changed at 10 am. As we turn onto East Hastings, there are about 40 to 50 people per block. Homeless, homeless and drunk, prostitutes, people on many substances. The streets were dirty. I felt like I was in a bad movie. And the freaking taxi guy, who drove like a maniac, dropped me off at the CORNER! WTF? So we hightailed it in. At least they had to buzz us in. The front desk guy was nice, but get this. Hey blows his nose, says "Sorry, I have a cold" And then precedes to hand us our key. Seriously, am I on candid camera? Whatever, I want sleep badly. This place was teetering at 2 stars by now, and the room made it 1/2. No air conditioner.Dirty.Run down. Very very in need of a remodel. I understand this is a very old part of town, but a remodel is called that for a reason. Thankfully we didn't pay for this hotel, since it was our honeymoon. If we had, I would have asked for a refund in the morning. Oh the morning. So, I look outside in the morning (by the way, no coffee machine), so see a hooker walking (stumbling) from corner to corner. Sometimes she would sit with her legs out spread, doing something. Terrible terrible part of town. If you look up "bad areas of vancouver bc", east hastings is on the list. If the hotel was nice maybe I would give it 2 stars or maybe 3. Oh and I forgot, so in the morning, naturally, I wanted to get the hell out of there as quickly as possible. First, we go to get coffee and the free breakfast they said they had. It was like 3 minutes before they said breakfast ended, but they said they closed up. WTF? They opened it up for us, but very rudely and reluctantly. Then, I had them call us a cab. I don't live in a downtown, so I dont know how all this works. I go outside ready to hop into the damn thing to take me out. We waited inside for about 5 minutes,and outside for 2 minutes too damn long. I was honestly afraid of getting robbed. So I see a cab and hail it, not even sure if I'm doing it right. He pulls over, and I get in. The freaking front desk lady runs out, opens the door and says "Sir, they already called a cab and this isn't it. The cab is here". I say "It doesn't really matter" She very very rudely says "Well, you asked me to call you a cab and it does matter" and slams the door. Okay, please get me out of here now. So, the actual rating of this hotel should be no more than a 1/2 star, because I was given more than a cardboard box to sleep under. NEVER STAY HERE! Go to the Howard Johnson on Gransville. It is like 20-30 dollars more, but VERY WORTH IT! There is a really good pizza place across the street as well. -
Review from MLE S.
7/27/2009
OMFG! I feel like I know what it is like to be a crack whore now. This place is so disgusting. I stayed for less than 12 hours total. It was about $90 and made a jail cell look like the Ritz. It's true, I saw a hooker passed out with her head between her legs and her legs outstretched. It looked like this crazy dead hooker yoga pose. I saw her the next day though so she wasn't really dead, but a commanding performance!!! The room was a little bit larger than a Jeep Cherokee. Although they are all nonsmoking rooms, there were enough cigarette burns in the blankets to convinvce me no one else knew that. The windows don't close, it's 150 degrees all night, it is truely the red light district, nothing is around it and I don't know a single person that would dare to walk barefoot on the floor or squeeze into the airplane sized bathroom. They should have paid me to stay there or I at least deserve a reality series based off the experience. Wowie, I never felt more happy to be American in my life!!! (Also, detained at the boarder for over an hour and searched thoroughly and questioned relentlessly all to play their cheesy canadian weird bowling at the Comodore)
