| Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver are quickly | | | | 325 |
| approaching, and Olympic tickets are currently on sale | | | | 890 |
| in different countries. As tickets are being purchased, | | | | 1057 |
| more and more people around the globe are starting | | | | 1550 |
| to actively plan their trips to Vancouver . One of the | | | | 2050 |
| most important aspects of the trip is accommodation. | | | | West Vancouver |
| Finding a perfect place to stay in Vancouver can be a | | | | 480 |
| challenge, but it is not impossible. | | | | 900 |
| If you would call any of the hotels in Downtown | | | | 1338 |
| Vancouver today and ask them about the availability | | | | 1675 |
| of rooms for 2010 Olympics, you would hear one of | | | | 2733 |
| the two standard responses: 1) everything is booked | | | | Burnaby |
| out to organizations or corporate clients; or 2) there | | | | 362 |
| might be some rooms available in March, after | | | | 738 |
| Vancouver Olympic Committee decides how many | | | | 923 |
| rooms they are booking. | | | | 1230n/a |
| While you might want to wait until later in the year | | | | TriCities (Coquitlam, Port Moody, Port Coquitlam) |
| to see what becomes available, I would not count on | | | | 350 |
| easily finding rooms in any of the hotels in Vancouver | | | | 532 |
| . Even if you get lucky, it will take you awhile, and | | | | 830 |
| prices might be 2-3 times higher than regular rates | | | | 950n/a |
| during the same “non-Olympic” period. So | | | | *Research done by Golden City Rentals team on |
| what is your alternative? | | | | January 2nd, 2009 |
| There are several companies that advertise private | | | | Now, what are the next steps? First of all, you will |
| vacation rental properties for Vancouver Winter | | | | need to decide what part of the city would be the |
| Olympics. We conducted research among several | | | | best for you. This will depend on the type of events |
| such companies to get an average price for various | | | | that you are planning to attend. There are several |
| types of properties in different parts of Greater | | | | Olympic venues that are located in different parts of |
| Vancouver area. | | | | Greater Vancouver, or even in Whistler. For example, |
| NUMBER OF BEDROOMS | | | | if you are interested in Opening and Closing |
| AREA | | | | Ceremonies, you will look in Downtown area, but if |
| 1br | | | | you are interested in speed skating, you might want |
| 2br | | | | to consider Richmond . |
| 3br | | | | Second, decide on your budget and stick to it. If you |
| 4br | | | | are coming for a week, extra $50-100 per day will |
| 5br | | | | add up quickly. |
| Vancouver Downtown | | | | And lastly, have fun, and enjoy Vancouver ! It is one |
| 599 | | | | of the best cities in the world. |
| 905n/an/an/a | | | | To get more information on private rentals for 2010 |
| Vancouver (all communities) | | | | Olympics in Vancouver visit . You will find how much |
| 479 | | | | local home owners are asking for private |
| 611 | | | | accommodations during Vancouver 2010 Olympics |
| 1271 | | | | and what type of rental accommodations are |
| 1595n/a | | | | available. You can list your property for 2010 |
| North Vancouver | | | | Olympics or rent one if you wish. |