Happy Day Inn

My experienced was not good because even until 2 am someone always slamming their door. I couldn’t sleep due to noise. Not recommended for those who want peaceful environment and those who wanted to rest and sleep at night. Though it is one of the cheapest to stay in, however, next time i would rather spend more money than to stay awake all night.

Clean room

Nice and easy

Check in was long as they require your photo id (drivers license) to type in to their computer plus photo copy. This made me a little anxious as typically it’s just a quick visual check to see you are who you say you are. But the staff were very pleasant and kind. The room is dated but very clean and bed was comfortable. Lots of parking. Great location for us and the price was right. We didn’t have the breakfast but it looked pretty minimal but then this is a slow time of year. We would definitely stay here again.

Staying more then one night clean the room better

The room was great for the price. I will say we had the room closest to the exit and our front door was not leveled so anytime someone was walking by it was very loud. Overall great stay and good spot

On checking in given first floor room up a narrow steep staircase. Reception said we should have requested a ground floor room, when I pointed out that I had, he couldn’t answer me other than to say they were full and couldn’t change our room. The stairs and landing carpets were dirty and the entire place needed redecorating. Although an effort was made, on our third day there, to clean the landing carpet the stains were so engrained some wouldn’t come out but at least it smelled a bit fresher. Decoration in the bedroom was little better. Poor attention to detail in the room. Taps, shelving etc hadn’t been cleaned, no sink plug! A strong smell of cannabis in the room which was eventually tracked down to two “spliffs” by the bedside drawer unit. Although the sheets had been laundered one still had some staining on it. Most unpleasant! Displaying a disabled badge, I parked in the disabled bay only to be told I couldn’t park there as the owner was disabled and he may come to the hotel and would need the place. In 4 days nobody parked in that spot. Breakfast was included with no option not to pay for it. As a coeliac there was nothing I could eat from the very limited options; my only choice was coffee which I could make in my room, anyway. The breakfast was set out in the reception area, no tables provided and a free for all to grab the very limited seating available and be in full view of the busy road. A bus service did pass the hotel it was not easy for city centre. Yuk!

This little place deserves a bit more credit. It’s basic, but they obviously care about their business and the guest experience. It’s clean and comfortable and does the job. The location isn’t the most convenient but is fine with a car. With a lack of affordable places to stay in greater Vancouver, this one was more than adequate and I’d feel fine about returning again.