If I were to stay in Nanaimo again, I would stay here, but only because it seemed to be the best of what is offered in this town. The service was fairly friendly, but they were confused, including the manager. One elevator was out so we waited quite a bit to go to our room. The room itself was reasonably... More

We've stayed at the BW Dorchester a couple times when there has been no other choice. The last time we passed through was the same as the first: We arrive at the hotel around 1am just off the ferry at Duke point. Despite our calling in to say that we are arriving late for reservation, the clerk asks us questions... More

I always enjoy my stay at the Dorchester. The service is friendly, the hotel is clean and in the heart of the historic downtown part of Nanaimo near lots of interesting local shops, restaurants, government offices, theatres, galleries, etc. and not far from the ferry to Vancouver. The restaurant is reasonably priced with good service, good food and a wonderful... More

I thought the price should have been more like $99. But we paid $ 149 before taxes (or almost $ 200) We were down the hall from some load party that no one seemed to controll, but the breakfast was a great, older building but well kept. Poor parking but close to every thing down town. More

After reading previous rewiews decided to book the most expensive room with a harbour view. Arrived at the hotel about 2 PM after an arduous drive, and was told the room was not ready. Had to wait until 4 PM an hour after the hotel check in time for the room which turned out to be on the 1st floor,... More

I stayed in this hotel with my 10 year old daughter. We got in at 9pm, and had to leave at 5am. We were in a very tiny room, which was fine because of the very short stay, but I opened the curtains to our view - of the outside wall and the roof below. Then we ended up on... More

We stayed at the Best Western Dorchester in Nanaimo for one night on Sept 20. We arrived before check-in time, and our room was ready. We paid the extra for the Harbourview room, because we heard the other rooms were ridiculously tiny. It was a nice view, but we were only on the 2nd floor, so a higher floor would... More

I was in Nanaimo on business and stayed at the Dorchester. Normally, I stay at the Coast, but they were sold out, so my first visit to the Best Western was in order. I arrived quite late and just wanted to hit the hay, I had an early morning. A very chatty front desk person wanted to converse, it took... More

A friend booked my hotel room as a birthday surprise to visit a friend in the area. After arriving and having a room not ready i waited for a while until one was available. The room was good, no complaints there really. But because the room wasn't ready they ended up giving me the wrong room and i had to... More