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Reviews of C&N Backpackers Hostel - Vancouver

1.5 out of 5
C&N Backpackers Hostel - Vancouver
927 Main Street, Vancouver, BC

Reviews

5.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 22 out of 234 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 41 out of 234 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 62 out of 234 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 50 out of 234 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 59 out of 234 reviews" "

5.0/10

Cleanliness

6.4/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

4.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

4/10 Poor

Carrie Faith

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The receptionist is not that nice
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2019

4/10 Poor

Roberto

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice cheap Hostel next to Central Pacific!
It's an old little hostel, but well located, clean and very affordable. Staff is friendly! Especially the upper bed squeaks if you turn around. That can be annoying...
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Facilities and staff were fine. I sent the night tossing and turning and itching. Could hardly sleep. In morning no apparent sign of bites but that evening I found I was covered in itchty bites. Flees or bed bugs in bed presumably! Horrible!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location No tv in room No Wifi in room 20 Old smell
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
The hostel smell terrible. Didn't see any cockroaches or bedbugs though. Scary neighborhood, but it feels safe inside. Not sure if this is what to expect for a 110$ a night in Vancouver.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Maritza

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Okay for experienced solo traveler
Checkin was easy. Does not have typical hostel feel. Kind of felt on own to figure things out. No nearby convenience stores and not many food options. This hostel is located a little further from attractions but walkable and easy bus/train nearby. Bathrooms were clean and adequately up to date and always available. Glad they were single room toilets and showers. Handsoap in toilet areas would be beneficial. Bed was comfortable. Pillows not so much. I can see the rooms being too warm in summer and loud noise from cars and people in bar across the street on weekends can keep light sleepers up. I think place is priced about right for conditions.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good locality near to city. We feel good here, almost like at home.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

2/10 Terrible

Julia

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was very not comfortable and so many bugs. And tooo noisy in my room, I can’t sleep well.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Jake, Fort Lauderdale, Fl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Like the location, very close to many restaurants.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great little hostel in a really not so great neighborhood. As a solo female traveler, I felt safe gmat the hostel. Bad neighborhood but close to the train station. I’d stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Good locations staff was helpful. Bed was very uncomfortable could feel springs digging into back and fan too cool you off at night was unbearably loud made it hard to sleep. Not worth the 40$ a night I paid.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Decent location but unfortunately our room had bed bugs
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Attacked by bugs. Had to sanitize all my luggage.
Bed bugs. Bugs. State of disrepair. Stereotypical bed bug marks: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Twice. Dead mice. Luckily didn't see living mice. Had some kind of spider bite on my arm too.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

REBECCA

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not clean, seems like i have not been maintained for a while. Stow was parly broken. Blinds didn’t work. Overpriced for what you get.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The host will give you tips on how to go around the city, give you map to navigate Vancouver and its downtown. You have privacy in your own room, and the other tenants are mindful and respectful.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

6/10 Okay

Chien Feng

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
friendly people, but steep stairs to reception a bit awkward with my bag when I arrived and left.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Very accessible. If youre not picky and just looking for a place to sleep this is a place to be.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Jenny, Portland, OR

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Fine hostel to stay in when travelling without a car. It is in a rough part of town which makes it less interesting to stay if you want to be out after dark. Main complaint is we picked this hostel because we were driving. Turns out free parking was actually the downstairs stores parking and could only be used after five. We were also warned multiple times by hostel employees that our car could be broken into. Also the owner of the lot said they wouldn't feel comfortable leaving their car there after dark. We ended up changing plans and location based on this advice and our own impressions of the neighborhood.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from JOE on 22 Jan 2019
TRUE ANYWHERE DOWNTOWN.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The bathrooms were dirty and our room had cockroaches. Will never stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

2/10 Terrible

Me, Seattle

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Way over priced for the place. Didn’t end up staying the night there it was so bad. I thought I’d give the reviews benefit of the doubt... but nope not s good place! Plus was given a room other than the one booked. I was so grossed out I didn’t even bother saying something. Just changed and left my items on the chair-not bed!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Lamar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good price
Read the review prior and for the price honestly, no complaints
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018

4/10 Poor

Michael

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Reg

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was the first time to see a roach in Canada
We found a roach in the room.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
Cheap place to stay near downtown Vancouver. Hostel is clean but breakfast should be included.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
dank ass room... probably the dankest room in all of the land *not the good type of dank*
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Lori

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hostel at a Great Price in Vancouver!
Great hostel very friendly!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

2/10 Terrible

Kait, Melbourne, Australia

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The man on front desk was awful! He was so so rude and unhelpful. Room was tiny and uninviting. Don't even with the communal bathroom. The rats fighting in the alleyway below our room was a nice touch :/
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Good location
Good location. No internet access inside the room.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Bugs me
Nice staff and good location but there's bugs literally everywhere. Every morning I lifted my case off the floor at least 10 roaches would scurry away. Bathrooms weren't clean.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

2/10 Terrible

Ludmila M.

RAT'S PALACE
THEY SHOULD EXTERMINATE THE RATS!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don't do it!!!
It's a terrible terrible place. Don't do it!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

4/10 Poor

chloe, toronto

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
close to chinatown
Nice staff but room condition is not good Especailly I was sacred to go out at night
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

2/10 Terrible

Shawn

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Its a run down place with bed bugs the size of my finger nail, and the cockroaches make it difficult to feel clean there. The rooms are as hot or hotter then hell itself. I have stayed at 3 hostels in vancity and this is the last one ill ever stay at again.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018