Hostel
Nanaimo
7.9/10

Painted Turtle Guesthouse

Comfortable Accommodations: Painted Turtle Guesthouse in Nanaimo offers family rooms with carpeted floors and city views. Each room includes a work desk and shared bathroom with a shower. Essential Facilities: Guests enjoy free WiFi in public areas, a lounge, shared kitchen, and full-day security. Additional amenities include bicycle parking, tour desk, and luggage storage. Convenient Location: Located a few steps from Nanaimo Harbour Water Aerodrome, the hostel is a 2-minute walk from Nanaimo Museum and 1.7 km from Bastion and Newcastle Island Marine Park. Guest Favorites: Guests appreciate the attentive staff, convenient location, and clean rooms.

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.0)

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Kids

Children of any age are welcome.

Dogs

Pets are not allowed.

Address

121 Bastion Street, V9R 3A2 Nanaimo, Canada, Nanaimo, Canada

Facilities

Parking Free WiFi Family rooms Non-smoking rooms

Gallery

a bedroom with a bed and a bunk bed with a mirror at Painted Turtle Guesthouse in Nanaimo

a christmas tree with a pharmacy sign on it at Painted Turtle Guesthouse in Nanaimo

a man sitting at a table with a laptop computer at Painted Turtle Guesthouse in Nanaimo

a man and a woman standing next to a marina at Painted Turtle Guesthouse in Nanaimo

an empty street at night with the sun setting at Painted Turtle Guesthouse in Nanaimo

a lit up tower on a street with a red light at Painted Turtle Guesthouse in Nanaimo

a street light on the side of a road at Painted Turtle Guesthouse in Nanaimo

a bedroom with a bed and a lamp and a window at Painted Turtle Guesthouse in Nanaimo

a bedroom with a large bed with white sheets at Painted Turtle Guesthouse in Nanaimo

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Reviews

Ng 8/10

Canada 🇨🇦

Pros: The employee is nice and helpful, he is willing to help if you need some help

Stephen 10/10

Canada 🇨🇦

Pros: Meet interesting people from around the world. This year Taiwan and Germany.

Zane 10/10

Latvia 🇱🇻

Great location

Pros: Great location. During my stay very few people were staying over, so I had the whole room for myself. It was quiet and clean. Towel provided. Also, thanks for keeping the luggage safe for a few hours after checking out.

Cons: Lightbulb in the room was quite dim. There are plenty of outlets in the room, but having them closer to the bed would be preferable. Privacy curtains for the bed would be nice too.

James 9/10

Canada 🇨🇦

It was great.

Pros: A low cost place to stay and well placed for easy walking.

Cons: The bus arriving at late hours rather loudly and street work.

Secret_mitty 9/10

Canada 🇨🇦

Great location, good value for money, friendly hosts

Pros: John and Robin were easy going and friendly hosts, great company. The location is excellent, central to downtown. I like they have a sizable shared kitchen area / living room. Their bathroom with showers are each individual rooms which works great for privacy.

Cons: Not deal breakers for me, karoake bar is a business next door but they turn that off during the late hours (by 11pm or midnight? I hadn't kept track). The facility has normal regular wear that comes with age but feels clean and well kept like a guest house.

Olivia 10/10

Australia 🇦🇺

Will definitely be back!

Pros: Staff were so welcoming and helpful. Rooms were clean and comfortable.

Stephen 10/10

Canada 🇨🇦

Pros: More fun, more character and conviviality than a pricey hotel. Share kitchen and lounge area with nice people from all over the world. Walk to food store, park, marina, bus...you are in the center of town

Samantha 8/10

United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Pros: Great location, comfortable, perfect for a night stay before an early ferry.

Tan 9/10

Canada 🇨🇦

Pros: Staff was really friendly. Room was clean and comfortable. The fan was very powerful which was nice since we visited during a heat wave. Location was very central.

Cons: Traffic was a bit loud but made sense considering the location.

Meadow 8/10

Canada 🇨🇦

Pros: Excellent staff! I felt welcome. Cozy shared spaces.

Cons: Some electric sockets didn't work, toilet broken and no electrician/plumber was called in to fix either of these microwave not working, one microwave working, etc.