Gutom Staff NEWS
SAMESUN VANCOUVER GRANVILLE STREET
CLOSEURE SEPTEMBER 16 2023
***UPDATE there is a GoFundMe to support the staff and guests affected by the fire here.
Samesun Vancouver is CLOSED as of September 16 2023. There was a fire in an alley off Granville Street that damaged Samesun Hostel and Belmont Hotel. Everyone inside Samesun had to be evacuated, and the hostel was flooded by the sprinkler.
vis CTV
Guests of two hotels on Vancouver’s Granville Street woke up early Saturday morning to orange flames glowing out their windows and the smell of smoke engulfing their hotel rooms.
More than 100 people from the Samesun Hostel and the Belmont Hotel rushed out of their suites around 2 a.m. as sprinklers and alarms went off.
Granville Street fire causes ‘extensive damage’ to Samesun Hostel in Vancouver
Samesun was one of the most popular hostels in Downtown Vancouver for international visitors to the city. Travelers were left displaced searching for new accommodation.
Other hostels in Downtown Vancouver include The Cambie Hostel, HI Hostel Vancouver Downtown.
