What an incredibly noisey place. I've heard the UBC students had complaints about the construction everywhere but in the end it is not so much the construction as UBC's very bad planning and complete lack of community spirit. To begin with they have perhaps 50 or 60 "plant services" vans which are the same size as the typical 3 seater... more

Nice interior decor, spacious bedroom and living area, fully functioning kitchen in each suite, full utensils/cooking tools, flat screen tv, free wireless internet access... all great. I stayed here while presenting as a guest lecturer at UBC. I found the front desk staff to be helpful and polite, and I would encourage others to stay here who have business on... more

Because I was spending my sabbatical as a visiting lecturer at UBC and had daily research to conduct at the libraries, I found the West Coast Suites very convenient for me. I stayed there for 21 days. Because they provided an oven with four burners, kettle, toaster, pots, pans, plates, silverware, and microwave, I was able to cook all my... more