This place is great. The new location is awesome; lots of room to work, all kinds of tools-- laser cutter, 3-D printers, welding shop, machine shop, nice big clean sewing area, wood shop; and the people are friendly and amazingly helpful. The workspaces are kept clean and tidy. It's a lower priced membership ($60/month for 24/7 access vs about $140 at CoLab, or $300 at MakerLabs) which means that you get more people there who use the space for fun, exploration, and learning rather than needing to make a profit off of it. As a result you get a really awesome collection of interesting people who are all passionate about making. My understanding is that the $30 membership price was a long time and another location ago, so I would take Stacey O's review with a grain of salt. read more

Vancouver Hackspace (VHS) use to be a place where people could ask questions and get help with their projects, while helping out others. Now new people asking questions, at best, get ignored, and worst ridiculed for asking a questions. I use to have pride in being a VHS member but now I am ashamed to have been apart of that group. Between the years of 2015-2016 the Vancouver Hackspace the board of directors ( names removed ) as well as a few other members ( names removed ) destroyed the existing community that took years to create. Good, energetic, people will succeed anywhere. VHS is a handicap that prevent even good people from achieving success. Your projects will wither and die at VHS. read more

I stopped by for one of their free evenings. Let me just say, there is a certain type of individual that can only afford $30/month and this place draws them all in. Nasty BO (on a woman and also obese man). It's like these people don't shower. Another creep picking up on me. You wouldn't want to be alone with many of the people that attend this place-- at least while I was there. It's a bottom-of-the-barrel makerspace. Afterwards I tried out, and am now a member at Makerlabs. It's a lot more expensive but that acts as a barrier to entry that the stinkies and creeps can't afford. read more

The hackspace is one of my favorite benefits of living in Vancouver. If you like to build things or things or just like to be around awesome people who are working on amazing projects for fun, you should check it out. There is open night every Tuesday night and a member of the community will be excited to give you a tour. If you want, you can even bring your own project and start working on it right away. read more

Great tools and great people! The first time i came down I felt awkward as I didn't know much about electronics but people were friendly to me and helped out. I've been a member for a while now and learned a bunch of things. The woodshop is small but excellent and unlimited access to a laser cutter for no additional cost is sweet. Highly recommend this place! read more

I've been a member here since the move to the new location, and it's blown me away how such awesomeness can exist in one building. I would give more stars if I could, VHS is a great resource for anyone interested in a casual place to make things and meet cool people. read more

I've been by VHS a few times for workshops. Each of the workshops I attended were run really well. Everyone in the space seemed friendly and interested in what you were working on. Always a helpful hand around if you need advice. read more