Auld Dublin Guest House

My husband and I just took our first trip to Vancouver and because of our love of Ireland we choose this charming B&B. It is conveniently located, the rooms are very pleasant and comfortable, and breakfast was wonderful. For us, the highlight was Helen, our gracious and friendly hostess. Chatting with her about Ireland, or anything else, was a delight and she was so helpful when it came to suggesting sights and transportation. We definitely want to visit again in the future!

My mother and I stayed here back in August. The rooms are a bit smaller but very well maintained. The yellow room is larger than the blue room where we stayed. The breakfast is great, though I wish she had served oatmeal. I chose this place because of the great past reviews and it was very reasonably priced compared to some of the more expensive places. Plus, we called last minute and she had a room open. And, it was a short walk from some great places to eat. I would absolutely recommend staying here. Comfortable and cozy. And her backyard is beautiful, we had dinner back there one night. Only reason I’m not giving it 5 stars is because it was great but not an amazing experience. I think I would go back because the price can’t be beat for what it offers!

We stayed at the Auld Dublin Inn recently and had a wonderful time! It seems to be right in the middle of everything, and is within walking distance Granville Island and the shopping district on Granville Ave.
It’s also near several nice restaurants and a few grocery stores. Public transportation is literally across the street (and Vancouver has excellent public transportation, so there’s no need for a car).
The Inn is BEAUTIFUL. While bedrooms don’t have a ton of floor space, they are very aesthetically pleasing. The bedding is amazing (we sunk into it and fell asleep within 5 minutes), and is 100% Canadian made. We stayed in both the Garden Room and the Blue Room. The Garden room has its own refrigerator and coffee pot and is very sunny and cheerfully yellow. The Blue Room has a cooler feel to it, but nonetheless is wonderful. The Blue Room has a larger bathroom as well. Both rooms have televisions, but if you’re in Vancouver, you probably won’t have much time for television. Helen tidies up the rooms every morning, making the beds, bringing new towels, etc.
Helen’s porch and garden out back are wonderful places to have your breakfast, lunch, or a cup of tea. They are incredibly palatial and well maintained.
One of the best things about staying at the Auld Dublin is Helen herself. She is immensely sweet and knowledgeable. She is also interested in learning about her guests (though she’s not nosy or anything like that) and hearing what they have to say. Based off of what we told her about ourselves, she made several excellent recommendations for us! When you leave, you kind’ve want to adopt Helen as your long-​lost Irish cousin.
As Orthodox Jewish visitors, we loved staying at the Auld Dublin because it is very very close to Schara Tsedek, a beautiful Orthodox synagogue, and is within the eruv. Schara Tsedek has shacharit, mincha, maariv + Shabbat and holiday services. It is the perfect place to stay if you need to go there for a bar mitzvah. My husband absolutely loved rolling out of bed to go to minyan in the morning :)
Thank you so much for a great stay, Helen!

«An Irish Gem near the heart of Vancouver»
My g/​f and I stayed there for a weekend during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and I can’t say enough great things about the Auld Dublin House. First and foremost the hostess, Helen she makes you at home, and at ease with her hospitality, and her generosity as hostess of this charming little b&b. You can tell she is a mother, because she loves to cook, entertain and even have a little fun all at the same time. She knows where the good pubs, bars and restaurants are in the area. She makes you a lovely breakfast in the morning, and she’ll ask you at around what time do you want your breakfast, she’s incredibly nice and down to earth it’s epic to find that these days.
The Room was small but the reason for that is the large comfortable bed. It was a queen size bed with down, comforter and big billowy pillows it was like sleeping on a cloud it soo… comfortable. It was great to get restful, comfortable sleep it was absolutely brilliant. There was free wireless internet connection throughout the entire house which is always a major, major plus. What hotel chains offer that?
As i eluded to earlier the Location is convenient and centrally located. We drove in from the U.S. and once you get off of 99 you stay on Oak street and then turn onto 19^th, and bam! it’s right there (Free residential street parking available nearby). With loads of shopping and restaurants within a 10 – 15 minutes walk away. A Safeway shopping plaza is near by and Cambie, Granville, and Broadway are short walks away with tons of boutique shops, and restaurants nearby. One of the if not the first Chinese hot pot restaurants is nearby. The King Edward and Broadway City Hall subway stops on the Canada Line (which takes you to Richmond, the Airport and Downtown) is 10 and 15 minute walks from the B&B and then it’s a 5 – 7 minute ride into downtown. the #15 bus runs up and down Cambie street which is a 8 minute walk to the end of 19^th which is great. the #25 bus is right when you get off the King Edward Stop.
The location is ideal if you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of downtown but is still only a 7 minute ride into town, you can see tallest buildings in downtown from there, and we also saw the fireworks from our room that were going on in downtown which was brilliant.
You can’t go wrong with this special little B&B. It is an absolute gem we will definitely be staying there again in the near future, and will be telling our friends and family about the absolutely wonderful experience we had there it was hands down the best.