Review of the Quality Inn Downtown Victoria
May 2, 2009
This hotel is well located downtown right near the water and many
attractions . The service was great. They could tell us where
everything. The room was clean and a nice size. We’ll gladly recommend
to others. Parking a little limited when we stayed, but they sent us to
an alternate lot. Pretty good, all in all. The restaurant was only so-so
however there are many others close by.
Review of the Quality Inn Downtown Victoria
Apr 27, 2009
This hotel is pretty good - very comfortable. I got upgraded because the
standard rooms were all taken, so I ended up having a kitchen in the
room. It cut down our food costs. But there are fast foods, coffee shops
and deli around the area. The parking area is small. We were required to
park on the street.
Review of the Quality Inn Downtown Victoria
Apr 12, 2009
The Quality Inn downtown was a great place to stay. The staff was
absolutely amazing. They were helpfull to help me get around after the
airport lost my suitcase. It is a great "base camp" to discover
Victoria. Almost all the sites and great restaurants are walking
distance from it.
Review of the Quality Inn Downtown Victoria
Apr 7, 2009
After all the great reviews, I was a little disappointed. The hotel is
kind of rundown, and they could easily make a few simple changes to make
the hotel much nicer. The rooms are clean and generally quiet, but you
can hear EVERYTHING going on in the hallway through the doors. The desk
staff (admittedly, we saw mostly the same staff person throughout our
entire 4 day staff) didn’t go out of their way to greet us and sometimes
we felt like we were bothering her with questions. It was a good
location and I suppose good value, but I think we could have stayed
somewhere much nicer for only a little more per night.
Review of the Quality Inn Downtown Victoria
Mar 22, 2009
We stayed at this hotel for four days in early November. We had also
stayed there in late March in 2004 and had hoped that our stay would be
as pleasant. If anything, the hotel has improved.
While this hotel doesn't look like much from the outside. The rooms are
large and comfortable and kept very clean. The rooms we've had have been
well-equipped with the usual amenities as well as a coffee maker and a
bar fridge.
Many of both the cleaning and desk staff have been at this hotel for 30+
years, and their service is always pleasant and excellent. The major
advantage to this hotel, apart from price, is that it is in the heart of
the downtown area within an easy walk of the Empress Hotel, the museum,
shopping, restaurants, and the bus station. When we stayed 4 years ago,
we had a room facing the street and library square, and at times the
street noise and noise from people gathering on the square was a little
intrusive. This time, we had a room facing inwards towards the hotel
patio and it was very quiet. I would definitely ask for this again.
On our earlier visit, we hadn't tried the basement pool, assuming it
wouldn't be the very good. This time, to our surprise, we found the pool
clean and warm and, except for us, deserted. The pool and steam room
offered a nice break from the November rain.
There's always fresh coffee in the lobby and free internet access. The
desk staff was quite knowledgeable about local restaurants and shopping,
including where to find fresh crab!
While this hotel is not impressive from the outside, it is clean,
pleasant, and the rooms are spacious. It offers great value
Review of the Quality Inn Downtown Victoria
Feb 27, 2009
The room was quite large. We had a corner room just above the lobby. The
staff was friendly however there were a few problems we got sorted out.
The night we were due to arrive we knew we wouldn't make it from the US
so called to change reservations for arrival next day.
Amenities were basic and housekeeping did not replace shampoo.
Apparently the room must get warm as there was a standing fan in the
room.
Location is within walking distance to the harbor and capitol building.
Within a block there are 2 reasonably priced restaurants for breakfast.
Both were good.
Pool is indoors. No diving as it is quite shallow. There is a sauna
which we enjoyed. Narrow parking stalls. Hotel offers free parking
Review of the Quality Inn Downtown Victoria
Jan 8, 2009
Spent 3 nights here during a winter wonderland. Snowed in Victoria!
Upgraded to a 1 bedroom suite - best thing we could have done. Large
private bedroom with King bed and large TV. THe living room had a double
pullout couch, small but modern wonderfully equipped kitchen (convection
micro and large fridge), large TV, wireless internet. The standard size
hotel table beside the low windows provided a great comfy view of the
snow falling outside. Walked all over the place as was very convenient -
to mall, parliament buildings, waterfront, movies, downtown. Came back
to a hot sauna and swim. Did not use the workout room but it had a
treadmill and eliptical type thing. Pool is small but is indoors and
gets the job done. Underground parking was a bonus because of the
weather. Have stayed at Quality Inn downtown before and will stay again.
Very relaxing.
Review of the Quality Inn Downtown Victoria
Dec 21, 2008
nice quiet hotel 2 blocks out of downtown...walking distance to all the
sites and sounds of victoria including restaurants, nightclubs, the
parliment buildings, the empress, and shopping.
The rooms were huge and comfy, nice decor and very friendly staff, good
comraderie at the desk, maybe family owned?
nice swimming pool and hot tub.
Review of the Quality Inn Downtown Victoria
Nov 8, 2008
The room was quite large. We had a corner room just above the lobby. The
staff was friendly however there were a few problems we got sorted out.
The night we were due to arrive we knew we wouldn't make it from the US
so called to change reservations for arrival next day. Note: room was
prepaid for 4 nights. Upon arrival we were told we had no reservations.
I produced confirmation and after a short time they found the
reservation that had been cancelled but not reinstated. This can happen,
however the 2nd night we were there the night auditor told my husband we
needed to checkout in the AM. When I inquired at the front desk, they
noted it had been a mistake. Had I not had our written confirmation I
might have been concerned especially as the room was pre-paid.
Amenities were basic and housekeeping did not replace shampoo.
Apparently the room must get warm as there was a standing fan in the
room.
Location is within walking distance to the harbor and capitol building.
Within a block there are 2 reasonably priced restaurants for breakfast.
Both were good.
Pool is indoors. No diving as it is quite shallow. There is a sauna
which we enjoyed. Narrow parking stalls. Hotel offers free parking.
Review of the Quality Inn Downtown Victoria
Oct 26, 2008
My sister and I stayed at the Quality Inn Downtown for 2 midweek nights.
She was there for business while I joined along for pleasure. Needless
to say, we had a great 2 nights stay there and it was perfect for our
needs. We are not first-time visitors to Victoria so we were not seeking
exciting first impressions, hotel grandeur or Inner Harbour views.
However, the Quality Inn provided a very comfortable, convenient, and
all around enjoyable stay for us.
First, the hotel was easy to get to. When we arrived we kept our car
parked on the sidewalk (which is reserved for hotel guest check-ins) and
went to the front desk. We checked in promptly. The staff were very
friendly and they explained to us the parking situation - free parking
down below in the locked underground parkade - but you need your room
key to gain access to it. We parked without a problem.
Our room was on the third floor (the highest for this hotel). There is
only one elevator, but we never had to wait long for it. The room had 2
Queen beds which were very comfy - we slept well. We had a TV unit with
plenty of storage space in the drawers below, a small table with chairs
but perfect for us to both use our laptops and get work done,
complimentary coffee and tea, a closet with ironing board, iron,
hangers, extra pillows and luggage racks. The bathroom was well equipped
with enough towels for 4 people, a spacious shower and good
shampoo/conditioner (was not expecting that!). Oh yes - the free
wireless internet was frequently used without problem.
We had the room that overlooked Blanshard Street. Outdoor noise was not
a problem, and the curtains were dark enough to block out any light as
we slept. The only noise issue was around 6am when some other hotel
guests were talking loudly in the hallways - it woke me up, but that was
the only noise issue.
The hotel has a small indoor swimming pool which is located in the
basement (which is accessed by the elevator or down a short flight of
stairs from the lobby), however, we never used it. There was also a
closet-sized exercise room with 2 pieces of fitness equipment. Again, we
never used it.
The godsend of this hotel was its location as it was hugely convenient
to getting everywhere on foot. In fact, we kept our car parked in the
lot the entire time and walked everywhere. The hotel is 2 blocks away
from the Inner Harbour (essentially one block behind the back of the
Empress Hotel), so within 10 minutes you could be on Government Street,
walking through the Empress, heading up the BC Legislature building or
to the Royal BC Museum.
But what we really enjoyed was exploring Victoria like Victoria locals.
Fort Street was a block up the road - home of Antique Alley. But it's
also a local Victoria neighbourhood with some great shops, restaurants,
and unique boutiques. In the late afternoon we'd walk through Beacon
Hill Park to the waterfront and head back along Cook Street through
another local neighbourhood - Cook Street Village - a great place for a
coffee.
Overall, I was very satisified with our stay and would gladly recommend
this Quality Inn for those looking for a similar experience to ours.
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