Nanaimo, British Columbia hotel rooms at the Independent

"Rooms are clean, beds are comfortable, breakfast was good. Staff were very friendly accommodating. I will stay again."

"Very clean in all areas of the hotel. Beautiful rooms. Great staff. My go to hotel when i am in Nanaimo. "

"Hotel was immaculate, the restaurant was wonderful, staff super friendly and accommodating but not overly interactive. Just a wonderful stay!"

"Since there is no one at the front desk, its a self check in facility. Rooms were clean but there was wired smell all the time , i guess people been smoking or have pets ( says pet friendly) in the room . Even pillows have the smoke smell in them . "

"The motel needs updating. The rooms could be cleaned alot more. Bathrooms especially. Baseboards were dirty, clogged sink, which they were going to look into but we were gone by the time they probably looked. Could use some newer nightstands. Very old. Just needs some paint and lots of cleaning and maybe fixing bathroom flooring. The shower and bathtub were nice though. Very nice front desk ladies. All I can say is that it was place to lay my head and that's it. I hate giving poor reviews but i needed to say something. "

"Not cery clean room but was spacious my kids loved the space of it "

"Great place "

"Older building, soft beds, weak pillows, low efficiency toilet, tv had a repetitive glitch, odd stairway layout, but potentially some of these could be addressed by reno underway. The lobby/water feature area had a strange fishy odor. The blinds arent 100% black out. No pool or hot tub. Some rooms do have nice harbour view. Fair price reflects quality and amenities. "

"Rooms were clean. Beds very comfortable. Shortly after we checked in we noticed the TV was not working. Immediately they moved us to a new room 2 floors higher with a nicer view. Great staff, great hotel. I highly recommend! "