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Directions to Pacific Spirit Hostel - Place Vanier
Building Address:
Place Vanier Residence
1935 Lower Mall,
Vancouver, BC
Canada, V6T 1X1 Driving Directions by MapQuest
Walking from North Bus Loop (Services 99B, 25, 41, 44, 49, 84, 258, 480)
- Walk to the North end of the bus loop (in the direction of three tall towers) and make a left on Student Union Blvd.
- Follow Student Union Blvd. until it ends at a concourse. Continue in the same direction across the concourse until you reach East Mall (There is a path that runs through this area that leads to a cross walk for easy reference).
- Once at East Mall you will need to take Agricultural Road which runs perpendicular to East Mall. It is the street that runs to the left of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
- Follow Agricultural Road past Main Mall and down the hill to West Mall.
- Descend the stairs or ramp at the end of Agricultural Road and follow the pathway at the bottom.
- Where the path forks, take the route on the right. Enter the Place Vanier parking lot through the entrance gate. The building on the left is the Gordon Shrum Commonsblock, where the front desk is located.
Walking from War Memorial Bus Loop (Services 4, 9, 17, N7)
- The buses drop passengers off on University Boulevard. Follow University Boulevard in the same direction the bus was traveling.
- Continue on University Boulevard past East, Main and West Malls, finally terminating at Lower Mall. At Lower Mall, turn right and follow it to the gates of the Place Vanier parking lot which will be on your left hand side. (Please note that there is a map of the residence on the North West corner of University and Lower Mall. The front desk is located in the Gordon Shrum Commons Block).
- Turn left into the parking lot and the large brick/glass building on the left is the Gordon Shrum Commons Block, where the front desk is located.


