Mountain View Farm was the perfect venue for our August 2024 wedding!…read more We initially discovered Mountain View Farm through internet searches and were immediately drawn in by the beautiful photos. After visiting the venue in person, we knew it was exactly what we were looking for. Oana, who manages the venue, gave us a tour of the backyard and the house. Seeing it firsthand helped us visualize how we wanted to set things up. The outdoor space was ideal for the event itself. At the same time, the house provided a convenient and cozy option for us and our family to stay together, eliminating any worries about accommodation or travel time. The location is just far enough from Vancouver to feel like a peaceful escape, but close enough that it's easily accessible--only about a 45-minute drive. It ticked all the boxes for us. Venue Details: House rules: No shoes inside, and quiet hours start at 11 PM. Guests are responsible for cleaning up, trash/recycling and collecting towels in the laundry room. Pricing: The indoor house is $1,000 per night (5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms). Outdoor space prices vary by guest count: $135 per hour for up to 25 people, $165 per hour for up to 50 people. Rentals: They offer table and chair rentals (rectangular tables for 6 people, round tables also available) that can be added to your contract. Decor: Oana has decor available for rent, or you can bring your own. We loved the flexibility of choosing our own vendors, although they also provide recommendations. Before the wedding, we visited the farm one more time to finalize the layout and decor details. Oana was incredibly helpful throughout the planning process, and we were thrilled to have her as our day-of coordinator. Her knowledge of the venue and her experience made everything run smoothly. We stayed at the farm for two nights--one night before the wedding and the night of--which was a huge help. It gave us time to settle in, unpack, and handle some of the setup the day before. The house is spacious and lovely, there's room to take it easy and even a jacuzzi, One minor issue some of our guests mentioned was the house's septic system, which requires no tissues to be flushed to avoid a potential flood. Honestly, we found this to be a small sacrifice for such a beautiful venue. The Wedding Day: The day of the wedding was absolutely perfect. Oana played a key role in ensuring everything went off without a hitch. Our guests loved the venue, and many commented on the stunning views. It felt like our little hidden gem, and all our hard work paid off. The photos were breathtaking, especially with the unobstructed views of Golden Ears. In the end, Mountain View Farm was the perfect choice for an outdoor wedding. We're so glad we had the flexibility to customize the space with our own vendors and decorations, and it gave us the beautiful, peaceful setting we were looking for.

We chose Mountain View Farm for my daughter's grad party and it was the best experience we have…read moreever had. With the stunning backdrop and well designed property amenities everyone loved it and had a beautiful time. Oana, Milad and the owner are beyond helpful and accommodating of any needs. We would highly recommend any special occasion to be held here.

The Lynn Valley Community Association is an amazing group found in North Vancouver. A very active…read moregroup of volunteers organize fantastic community events such as Lynn Valley Days (organized along with the LV Lions Club), which 2012's event is on Friday and Saturday, May 25th nand 26th. The community association also monitors all activities with the municipality that involve Lynn Valley. This organization is one of the reasons that Lynn Valley is such a safe and great place to live. If you live in Lynn Valley, you should join LVCA! more info at www.lvca.ca

This is a nice space for an exhibit, really nice. It's spacious and when you get the tunes…read morespinning inside, it doesn't echo too much. Add to it the charm of a restored building, wow! I really like this. Came here for the annual 12X12 exhibit. This is a photgraphy competition, friendly of course, but there are catches., with a new catch for this year's 2012 competition. http://www.yelp.ca/biz_photos/salt-building-vancouver?select=L_6w9BcDkIY4mFJkwd59SQ#Tauo1LC-G8fbqfxbek4lVA Each competitor must: 1. Take 1 photograph of a theme announced once, every hour on the hour 2. Intepret the announced theme in a single shot 3. 12 shots in total meaning you're on the hunt to interpret a theme each hour for 12 hours. 4. The photograph is on film. Not digital. 5. This year's catch is.... black and white film only. I've come out to this exhibit every year since it's inception. They had it at another venue in previous years, but it was horribly crowded and stuffy. This was a welcomed change, much welcomed. Maybe next year I'll do it. I'll have to dust off one of my film cameras.

What an entirely grand and beautifully restored heritage building. Seeing, and more importantly,…read morebeing able to enjoy spaces like this are rare, especially in cities like ours where there seems to be an overwhelming need to make everything shiny and new. (yes there are foundations in place to protect our heritage buildings, but I'm making sweeping generalizations here) When the Salt Building was first being revitalized during the pre-Olympic building-frenzy era, there was talk of the space being used as a pub or high-end restaurant or some other variation on that theme. Though it may have been entirely acceptable -- and maybe even great -- if that were the case today (and who knows, it may very well be the case in the future), but it almost seems as though that would be a bastardization of this minimal bare-bones structure. The building is gorgeous. Bookended with mammoth-sized windows, allowing plenty of light to pour in throughout the almost 14,000sq foot space, exposing the elaborate timber trusses and metal hardware, and shining of the polished concrete floor, there is not one thing I'd change here. It would be a shame to cover any of it up. A perfect event location, an ideal gathering space, an overwhelmingly stunning surprise in an area that is known for making everything "pretty," the Salt Building is, at this moment, a perfect homage to its historic past.

Oh where do I start?…read more This place is exquisite, unique & extremely beautiful. The event manager Nicole is friendly, efficient and works harder then anyone I've ever met. The architecture and design of this place plus the original pieces that are still intact makes this building come to life. Whether it is a corporate event, wedding or a birthday bash, they all fit perfectly with The Permanent.

Great event space! Came here for a party and the space is…read morelovely. Spacious, high ceilings and nice layout. Bathrooms and coat check are downstairs, main floor can be organized how you want, and there's a bar area at the back. The bank vault in the middle on the main floor is really cool - apparently they used to open it so you could see inside, but it's closed now. Catering was by Railtown Cafe when I was here and everything was well organized and comfortable. Lovely place for an event. Note: It was a little hard to find since it's street number is 300, but it's not where you would expect (i.e. closest to Hamilton and W. Pender). It's on the actually on the right side of Covenant House, so the numbering is a little funky on this side of the street.

I'd like to preface this by saying I'm from Washington State, USA. We stayed in this hotel since we…read morehad some extra points and I hadn't been to Canada before. The room was good and it was pretty quiet. Only issue I had were the following: the 2nd toilet paper roll had a dark black spot on it, there's no water fountains that I could see. Bathrooms downstairs were closed, the water provided downstairs ($1.50 ea.) were disgusting - again, I'm from WA state, so our water is delicious and I'm kind of a snob when it comes to water. When we called front desk we were told we would need to come downstairs for anything since they only had 1 staff working.

Be cautious, bed bugs full of blood were found in the hotel room and crawling on the bed and carpet…read morein the evening. After rushing out of the room and reported the bed bug issue to the hotel, their management team treated us super rude and even tried to accuse us bringing the bedbugs in. This was such an awful experience and ourbirthday celebration trip was totally ruined.