INDIANA JOE Posted July 20, 2019 #1 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Any idea how busy about 7 pm on a Saturday at the end of September? At waterfront station which exit towards Auberge hotel? Any useful info appreciated...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare martincath Posted July 20, 2019 #2 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Relatively quiet - you may get a few 'bridge & tunnelers' joining once the lines merge at Bridgeport, but that's a bit late for most folks coming downtown to dine and a bit early for most of the 'pre-drink at home before hitting the clubs' crowd so not many. It's also way too late to be heading downtown for any concert/sporting event. Start of the line anyway, so unless your flight has a few big wide-bodies land about the same time and a horde of pax all want to take the SkyTrain at the exact same time you do you'll have no difficulty getting a seat. If you get out of Waterfront at the Granville exit you'll have basically a straight shot along Hastings to the hotel - that's accessed from the South end of the platform, and it does have an elevator so no problem getting your luggage up to street level (and as a bonus, you avoid walking up a hill, albeit not a big one). Translink have maps here - choose Canada Line then Waterfront and you'll see two, it's actually the accessible map that you want showing the entrances with elevators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDIANA JOE Posted July 20, 2019 Author #3 Share Posted July 20, 2019 24 minutes ago, martincath said: Relatively quiet - you may get a few 'bridge & tunnelers' joining once the lines merge at Bridgeport, but that's a bit late for most folks coming downtown to dine and a bit early for most of the 'pre-drink at home before hitting the clubs' crowd so not many. It's also way too late to be heading downtown for any concert/sporting event. Start of the line anyway, so unless your flight has a few big wide-bodies land about the same time and a horde of pax all want to take the SkyTrain at the exact same time you do you'll have no difficulty getting a seat. If you get out of Waterfront at the Granville exit you'll have basically a straight shot along Hastings to the hotel - that's accessed from the South end of the platform, and it does have an elevator so no problem getting your luggage up to street level (and as a bonus, you avoid walking up a hill, albeit not a big one). Translink have maps here - choose Canada Line then Waterfront and you'll see two, it's actually the accessible map that you want showing the entrances with elevators. martincath, thank you for the info. I enjoy reading your informative posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottbee Posted July 23, 2019 #4 Share Posted July 23, 2019 On 7/20/2019 at 11:02 AM, martincath said: If you get out of Waterfront at the Granville exit you'll have basically a straight shot along Hastings to the hotel - that's accessed from the South end of the platform, and it does have an elevator so no problem getting your luggage up to street level (and as a bonus, you avoid walking up a hill, albeit not a big one). Translink have maps here - choose Canada Line then Waterfront and you'll see two, it's actually the accessible map that you want showing the entrances with elevators. And it's not really that well marked, you want the exit at the end of the platform that the train entered from, it's marked "WAY OUT - Granville St". You don't want to go into the pedestrian tunnel at the other end of the platform Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDIANA JOE Posted July 23, 2019 Author #5 Share Posted July 23, 2019 1 hour ago, scottbee said: And it's not really that well marked, you want the exit at the end of the platform that the train entered from, it's marked "WAY OUT - Granville St". You don't want to go into the pedestrian tunnel at the other end of the platform thanks for that tidbit too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNW Traveler Posted July 24, 2019 #6 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Sunset at the end of September is approximately 7 pm. You'll have "twilight" for about a half hour after sunset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDIANA JOE Posted July 27, 2019 Author #7 Share Posted July 27, 2019 On 7/24/2019 at 12:10 PM, PNW Traveler said: Sunset at the end of September is approximately 7 pm. You'll have "twilight" for about a half hour after sunset. Thanks, good to know. Should be just about dark when we get to the hotel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langleyfld Posted October 23, 2019 #8 Share Posted October 23, 2019 On 7/20/2019 at 11:40 AM, INDIANA JOE said: Any idea how busy about 7 pm on a Saturday at the end of September? At waterfront station which exit towards Auberge hotel? Any useful info appreciated...... We are staying at The Auberge in May 2020. How was your stay? Did you walk to the ship? Was the SkyTrain easy to navigate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDIANA JOE Posted October 24, 2019 Author #9 Share Posted October 24, 2019 3 hours ago, langleyfld said: We are staying at The Auberge in May 2020. How was your stay? Did you walk to the ship? Was the SkyTrain easy to navigate? We did stay for 1 night at the Auberge. Nice, new re-model of the rooms this spring/summer. We got there late (7 pm) and ate at the Lion's Pub nearby? Short term stay and no complaints. Could look out our window directly at Canada Place. After travelling all day we wanted food and a bed, lol. Pretty easy downhill walk to the port( about 2 blocks). We ended up just taking a taxi since it was late so can't tell you about skytrain. Taxi was $32 CAD plus tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langleyfld Posted October 24, 2019 #10 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Thank Indiana Joe!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpres Posted October 27, 2019 #11 Share Posted October 27, 2019 On 10/23/2019 at 4:06 PM, langleyfld said: We are staying at The Auberge in May 2020. How was your stay? Did you walk to the ship? Was the SkyTrain easy to navigate? We are staying there one night in May as well. Do you know anything about the area, such as nice restaurants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare martincath Posted October 27, 2019 #12 Share Posted October 27, 2019 2 hours ago, jpres said: We are staying there one night in May as well. Do you know anything about the area, such as nice restaurants? Since you're slap-bang in the downtown core there are more nice restos than you can shake the proverbial stick at, even if you restrict yourself to say 10 minutes walk or less. Make that a 10min cab ride and you have literally hundreds of options! So without knowing the types of food you already love/hate, how open you are to trying new things, and what sort of budget you're working with (NB: CAD vs USD discount!) the best advice possible is to check resto reviews. TripAdvisor does require a major pinch of salt be taken when reading, as even ignoring fake review issue the simplistic '5* for everything' system means you are ranking the most popular, not the best, food; but sorting within types of resto at least gives you a ballpark to start in. Local newspaper reviews are more consistent in their approach than the randos on TA - try the Vancouver Sun who have had the same main reviewer for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpres Posted October 28, 2019 #13 Share Posted October 28, 2019 17 hours ago, martincath said: Since you're slap-bang in the downtown core there are more nice restos than you can shake the proverbial stick at, even if you restrict yourself to say 10 minutes walk or less. Make that a 10min cab ride and you have literally hundreds of options! So without knowing the types of food you already love/hate, how open you are to trying new things, and what sort of budget you're working with (NB: CAD vs USD discount!) the best advice possible is to check resto reviews. TripAdvisor does require a major pinch of salt be taken when reading, as even ignoring fake review issue the simplistic '5* for everything' system means you are ranking the most popular, not the best, food; but sorting within types of resto at least gives you a ballpark to start in. Local newspaper reviews are more consistent in their approach than the randos on TA - try the Vancouver Sun who have had the same main reviewer for years. Thank you appreciate this info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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