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good for the money
- September 17, 2008
- Rated 4 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
While it won't be mistaken for a 5-star hotel, Bosman's is a good deal. The rooms are rather small and a bit noisy (not great wall or window noise insulation) and the elevator is small and slow, but the rooms are clean, the staff is helpful and considerate, and the location is great. When one includes the free parking, it's a quite reasonable deal.
Bosman Review
Besides its location there's nothing that will bring us back to this hotel. I know you get what you paid for and I've learnt that lesson the hard way. I expected an old hotel but not the threadbare sheets and paper thin towels or the disgusting stained carpets in the halls and stairwell. Actually our sheets had holes in them. The first night we were on the 1st floor in the front of the building. If you turned the air cond. on full everything shortened out. When my husband went to the front desk he was shown where the power box was. You couldn't open the curtains as there is no filter nets to protect you from the walkway. We asked to be moved which did happen and I'm grateful for but if I hadn't prepaid we would have packed up and moved on. Although some staff were better than others it is obvious these guys have heard it all before so are very non reactive to complaints. The owner of this place needs to wake up to him or herself. Obviously the hotel used to be a nice place to stay and it is busy but I wonder how much repeat business they get. Come on Mr Bosman clean up your act!
Poor WiFi service
- May 10, 2008
- Rated 2 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
Bosmans wasn't too bad. The price was definitely right compared to everything else. Parking and WiFi were free. But you still get what you pay for.
The cleaning ladies were very polite and efficient. The drawbacks are that the hotel felt a little on the dirty side. Not dirty in the real sense. But dirty in the sense of carpet stains in the hallways, ripped wall paper, grubbiness in the tiny cracks between surfaces, etc. The place looks and feels like it's been around a while.
The only thing I really didn't like was the WiFi didn't work the first Friday night until the desk clerk reset the system on Saturday morning. And then it went down again on Sunday morning, presumably needing another reset. They do not have a company remotely maintaining the WiFi like most hotels do. No one ever answered or returned my messages when I dialed the 800 number provided for WiFi technical assistance. I made multiple calls. And to top it off, the night shift clerk at the front desk was snippy and could be very unpleasant if you complained about anything. On the other hand, the day shift clerk was a very polite guy who at least knew how to reset the WiFi. The night shift guy didn't have a clue.
Due to the WiFi issue, I will not stay there again. But otherwise, it was just ok.
Good location, safe, good deal for the money
- October 18, 2007
- Rated 4 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
Had some doubts about our stay after reading some reviews on hotel sites, but found the hotel to meet all our needs for a 3 night stay. Small, older hotel on a good street close to most everything. Was never uncomfortable walking around, even at night and/or alone. Hotel is old and you can't change that, but the rooms and bathrooms have been refurbished and are clean and comfortable. Hallways, stairways and lobby could still use some new carpet and spiffing up as they still look old or dirty. Front desk was very helpful with questions. Parking is FREE, which is hard to find in downtown area hotels. Very good deal for the price. Would stay there again.
friendly place
- April 13, 2007
- Rated 3 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
I found the hotel perfect for what I wanted, good size room, good parking, convenient to everything. I didn't find any problem with the street sounds, it is after all downtown Vancouver, right near the clubs and shopping. I found the front desk to be helpful at all times.