St Clair Hostel

1.0 star property

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Reception
Family Triple Room | 1 bedroom, free WiFi, bed sheets
Printers
Front of property
Reception

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
  • Kitchen
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
577 Richards St, Vancouver, BC, V6B 2Z5
  • Vancouver Waterfront
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Canada Place Cruise Ship Terminal
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Canada Place
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Vancouver, BC (YVR-Vancouver Intl.)
    ‪20 min drive‬

Room options

Family Triple Room

  • 96.9 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Comfort Twin Room

  • 96.9 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Twin Room

  • 96.9 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Double Room

7.0 out of 10
Good
(4 reviews)
  • 96.9 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Single Room

  • 53.8 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Classic Triple Room

  • 96.9 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Quadruple Room

  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

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About this property

St Clair Hostel

Hostel in Downtown Vancouver
This smoke-free hostel features laundry facilities and free WiFi in public areas. Bathrooms are shared.
St Clair Hostel offers 36 accommodations with rice cookers and shared/communal kitchens. Guests can make use of the in-room full-sized refrigerators/freezers and microwaves.

Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access.

St Clair Hostel features laundry facilities. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.

St Clair Hostel is a smoke-free property.

Languages

English, French, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Family friendly

  • In-room full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • In-room microwave
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Guidebooks
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Lockers
  • Luggage storage

Accessibility

  • 16 steps to reach entrance
  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Shared bathroom
  • Shower
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Cleaning supplies
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Freezer
  • Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • Microwave
  • Rice cooker
  • Shared kitchen access
  • Toaster

More

  • Electrical adapters
  • Fan
  • Heating
  • Laundry detergent
  • Printer
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 5:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 19

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), lockbox

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • 5 percent cleaning fee will be charged

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Property Registration Number 25-1187765

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

St Clair Hote Hostel
St Clair Hostel Vancouver
St Clair Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
St Clair Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Vancouver

St Clair Hostel Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 41 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 41 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 41 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 41 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 41 reviews

7.2/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
In the center of everything!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

nancy

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
15 minute walk to the water and the convention center. It’s a beautiful city if you can get it for under $100 a night that would be OK but due to it being during a convention it was very expensive. I did get my own sink, but had to share a toilet shower. Staff was very pleasant. I would stay there again for the right price.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

jULIET

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
The area is in downtown .its good if yournonly staying for 1 night and in budget. Close to waterfront,shops.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Jayson Ray

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness
The hostel benefits from a prime location close to downtown, making it convenient for guests who want quick access to shops, restaurants, and tourist attractions. However, the overall experience was let down by poor cleanliness. There was a persistent and unpleasant odor throughout the property, including in the rooms and common areas. This significantly impacted my comfort during the stay. While the location is excellent, I would hesitate to return unless improvements are made to address the smell and overall hygiene.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marc

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Christina

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness
The metal bunkbed in the room could do with some DW40 and tightening. The constant squeaking was unbearable.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jennifer

Although a cheap option for two female friends, it didn’t feel a great location. Unfortunately homeless people had taken up many of the alleys and our room was in direct sight. So it became extremely noisy at night till the early hours of the morning. Along with demolitions to the next door building,it became our less favourable hostel. The showers were in need of a daily clean and almost put you off using them. Stayed 3 days and not cleaned during that time. On a positive,staff where very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ankit

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dirty Blankets. Old Property. Foul Smell. Uncleaned Washrooms.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Deniel

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Walking distance around downtown area and attractions. Outside is a little noisy, otherwise good overall stay, and will surely comeback!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Ramses

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed here for a couple nights vacation in Vancouver. Nice location in downtown, close to restaurants and shops. As a "hostel," the amenities are a bit spare, but it's a good value if all you really need is a place to sleep and store your belongings while exploring the city. One caution is that the entrance stairs are narrow and steep which can be a complication with your luggage or if you have mobility issues.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Alan, Victoria

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Badly kept for the prices
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

James

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Smokey smell in room
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cherie

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff there was very helpful with the fact that I am visually impaired that was really nice
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Lee

Liked: Staff & service
The hostel is unfortunately located
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julianne

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super clean and easy to figure out. Very accommodating with luggage storage while exploring the city. Lots of things in walking distance for each meal and coffee
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Mariana

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's a really central location, bathrooms were clean and the room had a sink in it which was great! The only thing we didnt like was that the bottom bunkbed was broken and when they fixed it, the slats/base was put together wrong, which made the mattress/surface uneven, with a bar in the middlenof the bed and a dip on the other. We moved the bed and put the mattress on the floor for the second night and our sleep was great then
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Noe, Toronto

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The building is old and my expectation doesnt met its beautiful in the picture but in reality it wasnt cleaning stuff is not in a proper stock room you can see it everywhere and they didn't clean the rooms since we stay at the place, staff are nice infront of the building are scattered the homeless so we need to be careful. We arrived late and we depart earlier than the days it would be because of our flight schedule. Hope the owner of the place should give attention to all the details. Like the cleanliness when you enter the facility its smelly and you can see the used linens at the hallway and its kind of eyesoar and not good for the eyesight and it should not be out at the hallway since there are cleaners at the day may e the guest can leave it as is inside the room.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Ray

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Silvia

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great receptionist and location!
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rutvik

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
100% satisfaction
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay, when you are on a budget. Older, but well maintained, great, friendly service. I will stay here again. Thank you guys.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Maria

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Amenities
Everything was fine at this simple, affordable hostel, the only thing, they need to clean more hallways and dust. They are well located in downtown. They have there, towels, refrigerator, microwave, kettle, liquid dish soap, cutlery, crockery, cups, glasses washing and dryer machine.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Sabrina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Just needed a bed and a bathroom for the night. Totally adequate for a simple stay. The host at the front counter was pleasant and helpful at check in
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025