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  • BF25394
    BF25394 Posts: 4,940
    Spunkie said:
    Hoping for Verified Fan premium pit tix to night 1...

    Look at this piece of crap reseller price!


    Yeah, but C$3,880 is only like US$2,880...
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  • juliefer
    juliefer New Westminster, BC Posts: 401
    WaitnSince67 said:
    Thanks for starting this thread. Never been to the city before and excited to check it out between shows. Should be fun navigating the Marathon on the 5th. Anyone know if it goes through the downtown area?
    It does, I think. I haven't looked through the website in detail but there are maps of the route on the road closures tab (under community) I did find some info about hotel deals on the site though, which might be worth looking into: https://bmovanmarathon.ca/hotels
  • sometimesicringe
    sometimesicringe Vancouver, BC Posts: 89
    edited February 2024
    WaitnSince67 said:
    Thanks for starting this thread. Never been to the city before and excited to check it out between shows. Should be fun navigating the Marathon on the 5th. Anyone know if it goes through the downtown area?
    Yes, marathon does shut down alot of the streets around Vancouver on the 5th
    Also the seawall around Stanley Park will be shut down that day
    I am probably running the Marathon that morning, despite the show the night before!
    Post edited by sometimesicringe on
  • sometimesicringe
    sometimesicringe Vancouver, BC Posts: 89
    https://bmovanmarathon.ca/detours
  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    sometimesicringe said:
    WaitnSince67 said:
    Thanks for starting this thread. Never been to the city before and excited to check it out between shows. Should be fun navigating the Marathon on the 5th. Anyone know if it goes through the downtown area?
    Yes, marathon does shut down alot of the streets around Vancouver on the 5th
    Also the seawall around Stanley Park will be shut down that day
    I am probably running the Marathon that morning, despite the show the night before!
    Super cool. I'm just newish at running. Gonna try a 10K next time!
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  • CommonRule
    CommonRule Posts: 63
    I would buy any ticket from another fan - stay over night for us in GA etc. 
    That said, a number of years ago, a bunch of us just booked a four star on Priceline for cheap - I think it was $75. And we had a white bathrobe party in the lobby the night before!
    Tons o fun. Try Priceline and low-ball it
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  • blairs1
    blairs1 Ontario, Canada Posts: 403
    How is the Sandman Hotel Downtown?
  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    BF25394 said:
    Spunkie said:
    Hoping for Verified Fan premium pit tix to night 1...

    Look at this piece of crap reseller price!


    Yeah, but C$3,880 is only like US$2,880...
    Aha! Haha, so like your car repair is 3K! 
    I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef 
    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
    Gurgle Gurgle
  • Henderson7
    Henderson7 Posts: 32
    blairs1 said:
    How is the Sandman Hotel Downtown?
    If it is this one..

    https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Hotel_Review-g154943-d218446-Reviews-Sandman_Hotel_Vancouver_Downtown-Vancouver_British_Columbia.html

    It is a pretty good hotel. They've been doing a lot of renos the last few years and hopefully they touched some of the rooms cause they were a bit dated. Easy walk to Rogers Arena.

    Would recommend as a place to stay.
  • blairs1
    blairs1 Ontario, Canada Posts: 403
    Henderson7 said:
    blairs1 said:
    How is the Sandman Hotel Downtown?
    If it is this one..

    https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Hotel_Review-g154943-d218446-Reviews-Sandman_Hotel_Vancouver_Downtown-Vancouver_British_Columbia.html

    It is a pretty good hotel. They've been doing a lot of renos the last few years and hopefully they touched some of the rooms cause they were a bit dated. Easy walk to Rogers Arena.

    Would recommend as a place to stay.
    I booked there just before the official announcement went out. not cheap, but better than some of the other options.
  • Henderson7
    Henderson7 Posts: 32
    Totally agree with a lot of people that say stay out of Vancouver to bring your costs down a bit and use the Skytrain as it goes literally across the street from Rogers Arena. 

    Here is an example..

    This Holiday Inn Express at Metrotown mall is across the street from Skytrain and is only about a 25 minute train ride into downtown. It's $269 a night on Expedia right now..

    http://tinyurl.com/yu5t9jun
  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    edited February 2024
    ^ Yes, and the Marriot Civic Autograph Collection at Surrey central skytrain has a nice rooftop pool.
    Post edited by Spunkie on
    I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef 
    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
    Gurgle Gurgle
  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    sometimesicringe said:
    WaitnSince67 said:
    Thanks for starting this thread. Never been to the city before and excited to check it out between shows. Should be fun navigating the Marathon on the 5th. Anyone know if it goes through the downtown area?
    Yes, marathon does shut down alot of the streets around Vancouver on the 5th
    Also the seawall around Stanley Park will be shut down that day
    I am probably running the Marathon that morning, despite the show the night before!

    I just saw this, said, "Oh! I had no idea!" and now my husband, who has a bum knee, is saying, oh, we could run it! Do you want to? That sort of runs counter to my idea of a romantic long weekend, but it would be a far more "us" thing to do.
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  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,906
    Oh crap, I was thinking of trying to drive out of vancouver and hike st. mark's summit on the off day. Is it going to be a complete shitshow trying to get in/out of downtown that day?
  • jimjam1982
    jimjam1982 AZ Posts: 1,471
    I booked at YWCA Hotel Vancouver - no clue - seemed the most reasonable downtown and semi close.  Hope it's a safe area and decent enough spot.
  • blairs1
    blairs1 Ontario, Canada Posts: 403
    jimjam1982 said:
    I booked at YWCA Hotel Vancouver - no clue - seemed the most reasonable downtown and semi close.  Hope it's a safe area and decent enough spot.
    I almost booked that - but looks like shared bathrooms?
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,680
    edited February 2024
    Any hotel in downtown Vancouver will work for you the downtown core isn't that huge, and no matter where are you in it you can either walk or hop on a bus or the skytrain easily and take a really quick ride to get close to or all the way to the arena. And like someone said, any hotel on the skytrain lines (the Millenium, Expo, Canada, and Evergreen lines) will be pretty convenient too, so that opens up Burnaby, Richmond, Coquitlam, all of Vancouver, and Surrey. Your options are almost infinite! :)
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
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  • blairs1
    blairs1 Ontario, Canada Posts: 403
    easiest way to get to/from airport if staying near arena.
    especially for an early flight after a show?
  • halv
    halv Posts: 715
    jimjam1982 said:
    I booked at YWCA Hotel Vancouver - no clue - seemed the most reasonable downtown and semi close.  Hope it's a safe area and decent enough spot.
    Great location and a block from the venue. 
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,680
    edited February 2024
    blairs1 said:
    easiest way to get to/from airport if staying near arena.
    especially for an early flight after a show?

    Uber. Don't rely on the skytrain at hours like that. It doesn't run through the night. I think it stops running at like 1am, and starts up again at maybe 5:30am. 
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata

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