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Most of what happens in Hope happens on Hwy 1, here known as Water Avenue. The Greyhound
bus terminal
(on Water Ave) is a critical juncture for bus travellers heading west to Vancouver, north to Kamloops or east to Penticton and the Okanagan. Cheap
motels
proliferate along Hwy 3 leaving town heading east, and though they're mostly all alike, the
Flamingo
(tel 604/869-9610; up to $40), last on the strip, has a nice piney setting. Closer in on the same road, the
Best Western Heritage Inn
, 570 Hope-Princeton Way (tel 604/869-7166 or 1-800/528-1234; $60-80), a lovely grey-wood building smothered in flowers, is also excellent. In town, the
Best Continental Motel
, 860 Fraser Ave (tel 604/869-9726; $60-80), lies a block back from the main highway and is handy for the bus depot; or try the
Windsor Motel
overlooking the park at 778 3rd Ave (tel 604/869-9944 or 1-888/588-9944; $40-60).
Campsites
, too, are numerous, but most are some way from downtown. The town site is at
Coquihalla Campground
(tel 604/869-7119 or 1-888/869-7118; $16-22; April-Oct), in a park setting off Hwy 3 and reached via 7th Avenue. The top of the pile is the
KOA Kampground
; 5km west of town on Flood Hope Road (tel 604/869-9857 or 1-800/KOA-1631; $19; March-Oct).
Food
facilities and late-night entertainment are limited in what is, despite Vancouver's proximity, still a small-time Canadian town. For snacks, try the
Hope Deli
or
Sharon's Lunchbox and Deli
on Wallace Street, or the rock-bottom cafAŠ in the Greyhound station. For more ambitious fare, try the
Hope Hotel
or
Alpenhaus
, also on Wallace Street. Other useful information
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