Best Western Plus Dorchester Hotel
Waterfront tower hotel with business-hotel-style rooms and an exceedingly slow elevator.
Waterfront tower hotel with business-hotel-style rooms and an exceedingly slow elevator.
This exemplary budget property in the heart of downtown combines four-bed dorms with family and private ...
Nanaimo's party hostel, the Cambie has no kitchen - breakfast is included in the price.
Huge south-facing windows overlook the water (boat rentals available) and bring the sun into the three rooms.
Handy for the Departure Bay ferry terminal, this family-run motel has an immaculate white paint job. The neat and tidy approach is carried over into the maritime-themed rooms, many of which have kitchenettes.
The views are amazing from the backyard of John and Moni Murray's home on the hill, and it may be where you'll spend most of your time.
This family-friendly bright-blue throwback motel - two stories high, hundreds of feet long, outdoor walkways - covers all the basics: free coffee, clean rooms with 1970s-style furnishings and some kitchenettes for those who like to make their own.
With 193 sites, it's closest campground to town.
A 10-minute drive north of the Departure Bay ferry terminal, this retreat-style, lakeside hotel is a good spot to rest if you've been roughing it around the island.
Uphill from the waterfront, this is one of the few Nanaimo B&Bs nearish to the city center – in fact, it's close to the VIA Rail stop and the Old City Quarter.
Downtown's leading hotel has an unbeatable location overlooking the harbor, with most rooms having good views. Rooms have been refurbished with a lounge-modern élan in recent years, adding flat-screen TVs and (in most rooms) small fridges.
Edge-of-town business-style accommodation with some superior suites.
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