{"id":2,"date":"2011-03-18T19:53:12","date_gmt":"2011-03-18T19:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/fhisconfe\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2011-07-11T17:56:52","modified_gmt":"2011-07-12T01:56:52","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/fhisconfe\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Lodging and Travel Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Hotel Information<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NOTE:<br \/>\nHaving a roommate is always convenient. So, if\u00a0 you are interested in sharing, let us know so that we include your email in the contact list for you to contact other participants interested in sharing.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Western Plus Chateau Granville, 1100 Granville Street<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chateaugranville.com\/vancouver-accommodation-courtyard\">http:\/\/www.chateaugranville.com\/vancouver-accommodation-courtyard<\/a><\/span><\/span> (courtyard rooms are cheaper)<\/p>\n<p>bus 4, 14 on Granville street direct to UBC (35\/40 mins)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ambassador Hotel, 1212 Granville \tstreet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hotelambassador.ca\/rooms.php\">http:\/\/www.hotelambassador.ca\/rooms.php<\/a><\/span><\/span> rooms starting at 75$, shared bathroom<\/p>\n<p>bus 4, 14 on Granville street direct to UBC (35 mins)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Green College, Vancouver, BC V6T 1X8 (on university)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greencollege.ubc.ca\/venue_bookings_and_guest_rooms\/guest_accommodations\/index.php\">http:\/\/www.greencollege.ubc.ca\/venue_bookings_and_guest_rooms\/guest_accommodations\/index.php<\/a> rooms starting at $60 p\/night.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Quality Hotel Downtown, 1335 Howe \tstreet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.innatfalsecreek.com\/rooms-vancouver-extended-stay\">http:\/\/www.innatfalsecreek.com\/rooms-vancouver-extended-stay<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>bus 4, 14 on Granville street direct to UBC (35 mins)<\/p>\n<p>Bus express 44 on Burrard street direct to UBC (20 mins)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>B&amp;B House on Dunbar, 3926 west \t20<sup>th<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.houseondunbarbandb.com\/rooms-and-rates.html\">http:\/\/www.houseondunbarbandb.com\/rooms-and-rates.html<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>bus 33 on west 16<sup>th<\/sup> direct to UBC (10 mins)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vancouver Dunbar B&amp;B, 4027 west 32<sup>nd<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouverb-b.com\/\">http:\/\/www.vancouverb-b.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/span> (He said he can give room #1 at low season rate, mention that you are a conference participant)<\/p>\n<p>bus 7 on Dunbar street and bus 25 on west 16<sup>th<\/sup> to UBC<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Douglas House B&amp;B, 456 west \t13<sup>th<\/sup> (55\/65$ single rooms!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dougwin.com\/html\/douglas.html\">http:\/\/www.dougwin.com\/html\/douglas.html<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>bus express 99 on Broadway Ave (in between w8th and w10th) direct to UBC (25 mins)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Windsor House B&amp;B, 325 west \t11<sup>th<\/sup> (55\/65$ rooms)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dougwin.com\/html\/windsor.html\">http:\/\/www.dougwin.com\/html\/windsor.html<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>bus express 99 on Broadway Ave (in between w8th and w10th) direct to UBC (25 mins)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sunset Inn &amp; Suites, 1111 \tBurnaby Street (starts at 70$)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunsetinn.com\/\">http:\/\/www.sunsetinn.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bus express 44 on Burrard street direct to UBC (20 mins)<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"map\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cs.ubc.ca\/~wagner\/SCTP\/ubc_vancouver_map.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Airport<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yvr.ca\/\"><em>Vancouver International Airport<\/em> &#8211; YVR<\/a> is approximately 30 minutes from UBC in taxi and about 1 hour in bus. <a title=\"map to ubc\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.ca\/maps?q=ubc&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;rlz=1R1GGLL_en___CA396&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;sa=N&amp;hl=en&amp;tab=wl\" target=\"_blank\">See map<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Public transportation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Using public transportation in Vancouver:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.translink.bc.ca\/\">TransLink<\/a> operates buses, trains, and ferries in Vancouver.<\/p>\n<p>Vancouver is divided into three transit zones. UBC is in Zone 1. Your fare ($2.50 to $5.00) will  depend on when you travel and the number of zones you travel through.<\/p>\n<p>You need exact coin fare or pre-paid tickets when you use transit.  You can buy books of 10 transit tickets at the Student Union Building and  at many grocery and convenience stores.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nCash Fares<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Buses require exact coin fare<\/li>\n<li>SkyTrain ticket machine accept coins (except pennies and bills up to $20)<\/li>\n<li>Credit and debit cards are accepted at most SkyTrain stations<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>To get to UBC there are several buses that you can take, including  #4, #9, #17, #25, #41, #43, #44, #49, #84, #99 B-Line, #258, and #480.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/fhisconfe\/files\/2011\/03\/3552509788_1596380573.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-30\" title=\"buses\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/fhisconfe\/files\/2011\/03\/3552509788_1596380573-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/fhisconfe\/files\/2011\/03\/3552509788_1596380573-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/fhisconfe\/files\/2011\/03\/3552509788_1596380573.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Touristic Information<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Please, click <a title=\"touristing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tourismvancouver.com\/visitors\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"pic\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/bigmap\/outoftown\/canada\/britishcolumbia\/vancouver\/granvilleisland\/granvilleisland\/04falsecreek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"446\" height=\"334\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hotel Information NOTE: Having a roommate is always convenient. So, if\u00a0 you are interested in sharing, let us know so that we include your email in the contact list for you to contact other participants interested in sharing. Best Western Plus Chateau Granville, 1100 Granville Street http:\/\/www.chateaugranville.com\/vancouver-accommodation-courtyard (courtyard rooms are cheaper) bus 4, 14 on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6729,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/fhisconfe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/fhisconfe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/fhisconfe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/fhisconfe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6729"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/fhisconfe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/fhisconfe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/fhisconfe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/7"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/fhisconfe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}