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Harbour Light Motel

2.5 star property
Motel near Departure Bay Ferry Terminal in Nanaimo

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Queen Room
Family Suite | Terrace/patio
Front of property
Exterior
Fridge, microwave, coffee/tea maker

Reviews

8.0 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services

Explore the area

Map
200 Nicol Street, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 4T2
  • Nanaimo Museum
    11 min walk
  • Casino Nanaimo
    13 min walk
  • Bastion
    14 min walk
  • Nanaimo, BC (ZNA-Nanaimo Harbour Water Aerodrome)
    16 min walk

Room options

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Queen Room

Queen Room

  • 22 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Family Suite

Family Suite

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Premium Double Room

Premium Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Premium Room

Premium Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Exterior

Travelodge by Wyndham Nanaimo

Breakfast included
Parking included
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
3.9 out of 5, Good, (1002)
The price is CA $89
per night
CA $103 total
includes taxes & fees
17 Dec - 18 Dec
Travelodge by Wyndham Nanaimo

About the area

Nanaimo

In Nanaimo .You'll find Nanaimo Museum and Casino Nanaimo within a 15-minute walk of this Nanaimo motel. Bastion and Old City Quarter are also within 2 miles (3 km).
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What's nearby

  • Casino Nanaimo - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Vancouver Island University - 3 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - 6 min drive - 4.3 km
  • Nanaimo Regional General Hospital - 6 min drive - 4.8 km
  • Duke Point Ferry Terminal - 13 min drive - 14.2 km

Getting around

  • Nanaimo, BC (YCD) - 12 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Wendy's - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪White Rabbit Coffee Co - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪The Vault Cafe - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Alice's Restaurant - ‬14 min walk

About this property

Harbour Light Motel

Motel near Departure Bay Ferry Terminal in Nanaimo
There's a restaurant on site, along with 4 coffee shops/cafes. A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces. You'll find a business center on site. Harbour Light Motel also features a terrace and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Self parking is free.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Nanaimo motel.

  • 28 guestrooms or units
  • 4 coffee shops
  • Business facilities
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Terrace
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Dining venue
Harbour Light Motel offers 28 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries.

This Nanaimo motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include phones along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Japanese, Spanish, Vietnamese

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant and 4 coffee shops

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have elevators
  • 16 stairs to reach property
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Cable channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/tub combination
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Free local calls
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 19

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9 AM - 11:00 PM
Guests will receive an email 48 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and lockbox information; front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
Prior to arrival, you must complete online registration via a secure link
You will be asked to provide the property with a copy of your government-issued photo ID after booking
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), lockbox

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Deposit: CAD 200 per stay

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • A late check-out fee will be charged

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Only bookings from non-local guests are accepted; guests whose residence is within 12 mi (20 km) of the property will not be allowed to check in
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A credit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard. Cash is not accepted. Only bookings from non-local guests are accepted. Guests whose residence is within 12 mi (20 km) of the property will not be allowed to check in. For guests' safety, the property includes a smoke detector in each accommodation.

Property is also known as

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Harbour Light Motel Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 325 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 402 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 185 out of 1001 reviews" "
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 22 out of 1001 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Nischal

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was friendly and helpful. Our “family suite” was excellent. Essentially a 2 bedroom suite with kitchen and family room. We were pleased to have so much space!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Edwin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
very noisy street
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Thu Myint

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Nancy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alexandra

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The manager was super nice! no problems at all, Would definitely stay again!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Dean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
close to downtown
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent staff, very accommodating, clean and comfortable rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Ben, Grand Forks

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very noisy area with lots of noisy traffic but our room was surprisingly quiet. Strongly recommend requesting a room on the back side of the motel not facing the busy street. Not the best part of town, lots of homeless doing drugs on the sidewalk within a block of the motel. Didn’t feel comfortable being off the motel property in the evening. Glad we didn’t have a vehicle to worry about.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The rooms have been renovated well. The room was very clean and looked amazing. The beds were comfortable and the room rates weren't inflated like other nice hotels in the area. We will staying at Harbour Light Motel every time we travel through Nanaimo.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Saaed

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Heidi

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked the poetic 'Harbour Lights' name and that the property was conveniently located close to the Nanimo Harbour as well as being directly on the Trans-Canada Hwy. It is conveniniently close to the down town as well as to the Petroglyphs Provincial park. Although the room was small and run down, the sheets, towels and rest room were clean and curtains were new. What I didn't like was that the facilities are worn and unattractive (e.g., the carpets are stained, the base board heating metal is bent, one of 4 light bulbs was burnt out in the washroom). The room had two double beds, a small table and chair, a mini fridge, micro-wave, coffee-maker with several coffee pods.) The Staff were business-like but had me pay BEFORE my stay (??) I guess that saved on having 24hr staff as, when I inquired the next day re: my early a.m. departure, they said that I could just drop the key in through the door slot, which worked out fine. They also ask you to take out your own garbage. The room was basic but functional. Thank you, Harbour Lights.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Sujin

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
At first, I considered the cheap price(CAD $154) during summer vacation season. But it was under my expectations. Motel is so old and sabby. Particularly room floor's carpets were soooo dirty and towels were smelly. If I go Nanaimo again, I should pay more to choose better accommodation.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cliff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean and helpful
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

machendar reddy

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Sid

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
For an affordable property, this motel was quite good for me travelling to Nanaimo on business. Fairly close to downtown.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

jun

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

robert

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good for my family for the night. Walked down to the downtown area in 10ish min.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gisela

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very pleased with our room.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Brenda Lee

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Comfortable bed
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bruce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Valerie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stacey

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Clean comfortable room with a mini fridge, microwave, and coffee maker.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024