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Hotels in Commercial Drive, Vancouver
Commercial Drive — 'The Drive' to Vancouverites — is the city's most eclectic neighbourhood: a long mixed strip of Italian coffee culture (dating from 1950s immigration), Ethiopian restaurants, the best cheap Jamaican food in Canada, independent bike shops and a monthly car-free festival. Genuinely diverse and largely ungentrified, it provides the sharpest possible contrast to Vancouver's glass-tower and mountain-view marketing. The Expo Line connects to downtown in 15 minutes. For a Vancouver base at better value and greater character than Gastown or Yaletown, with the city's most interesting street for a slow afternoon walk, Commercial Drive rewards every time.
9 hotels within walking distance of Commercial Drive, in the heart of Vancouver, including 4 properties rated 4 stars or higher. The closest is Modern King Studio - 10 mins to Downtown - Free Parking & Pet Friendly, about 732m from the centre of the neighbourhood.
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Typical weather
October here averages 8°C, with around 233 mm of rain across the month.
November here averages 2°C, with around 348 mm of rain across the month.
Climate data: NASA POWER
Twenty-year averages for this area, not a forecast.
Where to stay in Commercial Drive

Modern King Studio - 10 mins to Downtown - Free Parking & Pet Friendly
1969 East 1st Avenue
750 m away as the crow flies

Art Deco Broadway Queen Room
2468 East Broadway 704
1 km away as the crow flies

Private Room In The Heart Of The City
7.829 reviews942 East Broadway, V5T 1Y4
1.1 km away as the crow flies

The Ivy on Parker Guest House
1842 Parker Street
1.3 km away as the crow flies

2 Bed Apartment Free Parking Central Location
2051 Venables Street
1.5 km away as the crow flies

The Orange Door Bungalow- 2-BR w private yard, walkable to cafes & restaurants, 10 min to DT
675 Nanaimo Street
1.8 km away as the crow flies

Cozy 1BR Near Skytrain - Explore Vancouver Easily
2263 East 25th Avenue
1.9 km away as the crow flies

Signature City Charm Furnished 3BR
4319 Beatrice St
2 km away as the crow flies

Hotel at the Waldorf
6.6933 reviews1489 East Hastings Street, V5L 1S4
2 km away as the crow flies