Days Inn Vancouver Airport

This hotel was an unexpected surprise. My friend booked two hotels for a trip. The first one was behind a strip club and a liquor store. Soooo, I didn’t have much hope for the second hotel. This place is big. The hotel is clean and the staff are exceptionally friendly. The hotel has a cat mascot which entertained every person who walked in the doors. The rooms are big and the beds are comfy. Our rooms were cleaned while we explored. I was in a hurry and tossed my book down on the bed to catch up with my friend. Our steward literally bookmarked my spot. Great service and the breakfast is amazing. It is also close to transportation to get you around the area easily. I would gladly come back. I highly recommend this place.

Staff was very helpful; went out of their way to answer our questions and provide service. I’ve stayed in some very high-​end, expensive places and I don’t think their service was any better.
Breakfast was good. They had both fresh waffles and eggs as well as cereal, danishes, etc.
Location was great because it is only one block from a Skytrain station. So you can get into central Vancouver in no time. They have a free airport shuttle, which was very helpful as well. Oh, and there is a casino next to the train station where you can exchange currencies, even on the weekends or after normal banking hours.

I only gave this place two stars because the beds were actually decent; however, many other things weren’t.
1. There’s a cat in the lobby, which freely walks in and out of the hotel — that’s just disgusting and unsanitary.
2. The two representatives at the front desk. I don’t know if it was because they were recently hired or what? But overall, they seemed super confused every time we asked a simple question like «what’s near in the area that’s a good place to eat?»
3. I was on a family vacation and none of us smoked. Only makes sense to get a smoke-​free room, which we got; however, it smelled of smoke and just. Old.
4. Bathrooms. Just yuck. We fought over who would actually go into the shower first to make sure nothing was living.
5. Breakfast. I’ve been to and stayed at many Days Inn locations, but this location had the worst breakfast. Full of just starch and carbs — nothing really nutritional.
Overall, for the price: NOT WORTH IT. You’re better off spending a few extra bucks in downtown, where it’s close to everything and you get cleaner restrooms as well as a hot breakfast.

Wanted to find an affordable hotel close to the Richmond Night Market and this was the place I found! It worked out perfectly — as it is a 5 minute walk from the market AND casino (double whammy!).
Honestly I didn’t pay much attention to the exterior or interior of the place. Just wanted my over night stay to be clean, safe, and somewhat cheap. Our room was spacious, bed was comfy enough, and got the job done. There was a mini fridge, coffee maker, desk, tv, wifi, etc…
The guy at the front was fast and efficient. He was very helpful in answering a couple questions that we had about stuff near by.
I’d definitely stay here again!

This was a weird, out of body experience.
Scanning the sites for either Wyndham or Choice Properties in Vancouver, the ones in the center were higher priced and there would be a parking charge, and the ones in mid city, around Kingsway, were not exactly where I’d want to stay. So, some hits came up for properties in suburbs like Burnaby, Surrey, North Van, and Richmond. I knew that Sky Train (various lines) went to these different areas, but not North Van.
Well, Days Inn in Richmond («Island City by Nature») was near the Vancouver Airport and near where the Canada Line splits off to service both Richmond and the Airport. Cool. This meant parking, minimal driving, and Vancouver via transit … a first. I was also happy with the rate I received.
The hotel is funky. It is near the convenient Bridgeport Road exit, going toward the airport. It’s an industrial area and there’s this huge casino called River Rock about 3 blocks up. In the pictures, it looked like Neuschwanstein Castle in stucco, with this goofy tower on one end. In real life, it’s not stucco. It’s wood panels applied to the exterior walls. It looks scruffier than it does on the Wyndham site.
I hate parking underneath hotels in between parts of the building anchored to the ground when it’s not an urban hotel. Regardless, once inside, it was fairly nice. The room was a corner room and nicely appointed. Of this jaunt up to YVR, this was the best night’s sleep. The bed was super comfortable.
They have a free breakfast. It had waffles. They didn’t have as many other items, but they had a fruit salad bowl. I just aimed for more pieces of mango. Delicious.
The service on 3 shifts differed. I was not able to check in early. The girl on the afternoon shift was a little formal. The guy on the morning /​checkout shift was the most animated and friendly.
More so than anything, I will remember the connection between this hotel and picking up the Canada Line headed to the center of Vancouver at a humongous casino in Richmond with bilingual signage in English and Chinese I never even knew existed before.

The whole set up is beyond my expectations and all I can say is I really like it. Nice quiet location (consider it is in the airport area), room with a view, courteous service, decent price, authentic breakfast, free overnight parking, free wifi, can book online…
What is it not to like? May be the concierge lobby is not grand enough. It doesn’t border me a bit!
After thought — I would return but I won’t give 5 stars rating coz I am not impressed by their $ 250 damage deposit policy (it actually takes a few days to refund to your credit card). I think $ 50 is fair for a 2 star hotel, but $ 250? Nahhh…

Traveling with a puppy from Philadelphia to Vancouver, my route took me to Charlotte, Orlando, Phoenix and finally Vancouver. 18 hours of puppy fun with a variety of folks… and we arrived Vancouver at midnight.
After passing through Security and handing off the puppy to the recipient, I headed toward Days Inn. About 10 minutes from the airport, Days Inn is in a neighborhood with what appears to be residential, commercial and industrial business zoning.
The hotel’s front entrance and entrance from parking are certainly clean and attractive. Once inside the hotel, there are indications that the building is showing its age a bit. Arriving at midnight, no one waiting, just the desk clerk. He processed my reservation, advised about breakfast and check out times, set my wake-​up call and documented my shuttle request for the following morning.
On heading up to the 5^th floor, I opened the door to 502, which is a corner room. The cold air that came out was really drastic. I entered, closed the door and observed 1… the curtains on both windows were not pulled and 2… the heater was not on. I twisted the dial to low heat, jacked the thermostat and closed the curtains… only to see the vent blowing up in between the curtain and the window. I slid the curtain back to its maximum closed point without billowing the curtain. OK… heat is on.
Looking in the bathroom, the impression is favorable. On utilizing the facilities, I am amazed that on the 5^th floor, the flush does not «clear the bowl» in a single execution. The shower and bath, with the Original Shower Massage fixture, deliver appropriate temperatures easily controlled. Add in the rolled up Rubbermaid bathmat and it is a quaint and comfortable throw-​back to the ’70’s/’80’s bathrooms of so many folks.
The bed… now this truly is the best feature of the room. The perfect level of support… sheets, blankets and top covering are all nicely soft and fluffy… pillows deep enough to snuggle into. If I have to exchange heating up my own room and flushing twice just to enjoy this bed again, I will do it.
32″ flat screen TV with cable connection delivers the stuff of the world’s moving picture. Internet requires a password, look in the book on the desk to find the password. It is a fast and solid connection (of course, it could be that I was online midnight to about 1:15 AM and then in the morning after 9 AM.) On a Kindle Fire, it worked well.
Breakfast in the morning… Milk/​Juice/​Coffee/​Tea in styro cups. Canned fruit salad in a bowl, with ceramic bowls and metal silverware. Pastries that came out of a package and have been arranged on platters (nothing like local bakery pastries), bagels, choices of various dry cereal, packaged oatmeal and make ‘em yourself waffles. Open 5:30 — 9:30 am, I arrived about 9 AM to see 2 other people enjoying. The situation is clean and well maintained.
After breakfast, a walk down to a market for vinegar and salt chips and maple syrup, I returned to shower, pack up and check out. Check-​out is 11 AM, and so I checked out 11 AM. I reconfirmed the shuttle for 11:20 AM and went to use the public computers. They are behind a glass piece of artwork opposite the front door. Checked email, caught up on news… noticed the clock at 11:25 AM… and went to the desk. Clerk came out and realized the shuttle was not there. She called, and apparently the shuttle driver drove by, seeing no one obvious in the lobby, he did not stop. He completed the airport run and came back to the hotel, picking me up at 11:40 AM.
Between the good and the OK… it’s a 2-​star hotel that deserves a 3-​star review.

This is a 2 star hotel but if we were to stay in Richmond again I would not stay here because of the anal, uncompromising manager Ravindra Jadhav. My wife broke the plastic curtain pull rod because the curtain was too heavy or stuck. They charged us $ 25 for the plastic rod. We thought the hotel should have absorbed the cost as routine maintenance. We feel they nickel and dime you to death. They charged $ 10 per day for a 3^rd person staying in our room claiming the charge is to cover the continental breakfast for 1 person. I think the continental breakfast at Holiday Inn Express is much better as per other Unilocal reviews.

Pretty clean and basic, good location if u’re looking to be close to the airport or the casino.
Washrooms just one at a time, far left hand side, a bit tough being close to the lobby but doable.
Looks like a free continental breakfast room.
Free Province paper too ;) may want to grab this on the way to the washroom.

I find this place totally NOT worth the $ 80 I paid for. Avoid it if you can.
Two-​star facility starts to show its age. Bathroom was kinda dirty, and the toilet didn’t flush well. Continental breakfast had limited food options, yet the dining room is so small and crowded that we couldnt even find a table. The staff are somewhat stern and unhelpful.

Excellent services, HelpDesk people are super nice and respectful.
The room is nice and clean.
Breakfast is great.
I don’t mind to come back here again !!!

This hotel was a lovely surprise! I booked online, site unseen, and it was well worth the value. Great big plush bed, nice and quiet. A bit of a harrowing walk from the Bridgeport Skytrain (on the Canada Line). We chose the quicker, shortcut through the parking lot/​gravel road near the casino each time to get there, but I’m sure there’s a more legitimate/​sidewalk version. Continental breakfast (5AM to 9:30AM) was also a treat! You never know what to expect when a place mentions free breakfast, but this was awesome. It included bagels, toast, cereals, spreads, juices, milk, tasty coffee, fresh fruit, and – wait for it – waffles made to order. :D I dragged my butt out of bed early every morning for waffle time.

This inn was convenient and comfortable. It is a couple minutes away from the skytrain that can take you to downtown Vancouver in about 15 minutes for $ 3.50 one way. The beds are comfortable and the rooms are quiet. It’s a bit on the older side but well maintained. Breakfast is awesome with freshly made waffles. Price is reasonable.

When we arrived we were treated very nice and helped us with directions. In the morning when we went for breakfast there were 2 ladies standing and following you as you served yourself breakfast which is included. I felt as they were patrolling the food, ridiculous I have never seen that.

Great Prices and just down the street from Richmond’s shopping area/​food area.
Service was great. and even the morning breakfast was good.
This was hidden behind another hotel off the main road.
I stayed in a 2 bed room (very spacious) and the people service was great.
If you are gonna stay just outside of Vancouver, stay here!