Review of the Red Lion Inn Victoria
9 September 2011
Stayed at this hotel overnight for business recently. Had a standard room on the
third floor facing the bike trails (luckily not facing the strip club, although
the bike trails are where people from the clubs seem to smoke late at night).
The room was spacious enough for 1-2 people, comfortable mattresses and an
efficient (if a bit noisy) A/C unit that cooled the room down quickly.
Pros:
- value (we paid $55/night)
- clean room
- microwave and a decent sized mini-fridge with coffee maker
- noise wasn't too bad at night
- close to Uptown and Mayfair shopping malls
- friendly and helpful service -- even allowed me a 1pm check-out without making
it seem like it would be a big hassle (unheard of!)
Cons:
- not within walking distance to downtown or the harbour (but a quick 10 minute
drive)
- food options at the hotel and in the area are sparse unless you want fast food
- bad internet connection -- even though my laptop showed I was online, the
pages loaded so slowly and I couldn't even send an email, the signal was so weak
- old decor in the rooms (carpet could use a clean, but again, the bathroom and
bed were spotless)
- the front and back parking lots often seem full unless you arrive in the late
AM (but the overflow lot past the bike lanes always had spots available)
- adjacent to the strip club and the liquor store (maybe to some, this is a
plus?)
Review of the Red Lion Inn Victoria
2 September 2011
We stayed at the Red Lion Inn while we visited Victoria. For the price we paid
for the room it was ok. the room was a little small But the tv worked and the
internet connection was good. service was excellent. needs a bit of rug cleaning
( in the room we had) kinda threw me off, but the rest of the room was very
clean. the front desk staff was very friendly and accommodation.Review of the Red Lion Inn Victoria
1 September 2011
Stayed at the Red Lion for family event, 5 nights. Overall a very nice Inn
although my local family had told me some stories about the V Lounge and other
rumors about it's reputation. Based on reviews recommendations I went ahead.
Front desk staff is very friendly and knowledgeable about the area, the lobby
was clean and modern as in the picture. My room, which was situated facing the
back parking lot on the 2nd of 3 floors, was mostly quiet although Fri & Sat
nights I did hear occasional shouting but I used the fan on the A/C for white
noise and that helped me get good nights sleeps. The room itself was a little
worn but had everything a solo female traveler needed: microwave; sink,
cook-top, fridge unit; nice LCD TV; hairdryer; travel size shampoo, etc. and
best of all a nice magnifying mirror in the bathroom for makeup application. The
Inn is perfectly located near Uptown and Mayfair malls and being right on
Douglas there is easy bus service downtown and waterfront, where you don't want
to drive if you can help it, so busy esp. in summertime. The Inn is right on the
Galloping Goose trail so biking and walking are other options to get around. The
price of the Inn was very reasonable for where you are and the time of year.
On the downside the parking wasn't the best; twice I had to use the back parking
lot as the spots near the front entrance were filled up, I did get in later in
the evening while I was there so I'm not sure if that was a deterrent but there
were always people around. The first night I checked in I was told to just use
one of the 5 min max check-in spots, which were available sometimes. I do not
recommend parking on the south side as that is the V Lounge lot.
Overall I was very pleased with my stay and will stay again the next time the
family's house is full. |
