Guest house · British Columbia
The Balfour Inn
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- 41minwalk to the beach
- 74mclimb from the beach
- 2minwalk to a bus stop
- 10minVancouver International Airport · drive
- Mostly level walk
- Works without a car
- Quiet evenings
At a glance
The nearest beach is about 41 minutes on foot, with a climb of about 74 m on the way back.
You have a bus stop about 2 minutes away and a supermarket about 6 minutes away, so it works without a car.
There are few bars nearby, so evenings should be quiet.
Good for
- Quiet evenings: 0 bars or clubs within 300 m
Think twice if
- Beach 41 min on foot
- Steep walk back from the beach: climb about 74 m
Each line rests on a number computed for this place.
How it compares
Compared with the 121 places we mapped in Vancouver. A longer bar means fewer places are as close.
- Walk to the beach 41 min Closer than 1% of places
- Walk to a bus stop 2 min Closer than 22% of places
- Walk to a supermarket 6 min Closer than 17% of places
- Drive to Vancouver International Airport 10 min Closer than 95% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 74 m Less climbing than 0% of places
Contact and maps
How far is everything
- Nearest beach 41 min
- Bus stopOak St (SB) at Balfour Ave 2 min
- SupermarketSafeway 6 min
- PharmacySafeway 8 min
- Cash machineBitcoin ATM Localcoin 19 min
Sights and days out
- Granville Island On foot: 34 min
- Science World By car: 4 min
- Gastown By car: 5 min
- Stanley Park By car: 7 min
- Vancouver Aquarium By car: 7 min
- Capilano Suspension Bridge Park By car: 14 min
- Grouse Mountain By car: 19 min
- Whistler By car: 114 min
Getting here
- Vancouver International AirportBy car: 10 min
Hills and evening noise
- Height above sea level
- about 76 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 74 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 2.3%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 0
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 0
Other places nearby
- Easter Seals HouseHotel · Beach 43 min walk 150 m away
- Shaughnessy VillageGuest house · Beach 29 min walk 1050 m away
How we worked this out
These figures are computed, not measured on foot. Walking times use the mapped streets and paths at about 4.8 km/h, with steps counted slower. Driving times use typical road speeds plus time for junctions and parking, so allow extra at busy times. The slope compares the height of the hotel with the nearest beach. "Steep" means an average of 8% or more. Noise counts mapped bars, pubs and nightclubs in a straight line.
Computed 30 Oct 2026. Map data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Elevation: AWS Terrain Tiles (NASA SRTM 30 m and national datasets such as USGS 3DEP).
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