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1577 Stewart Avenue, Nanaimo, British Columbia V9S 4E3, Canada
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86% Recommend
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2 of 5 stars
Bellman098   1 contribution
Canary Islands, Spain
Nov 4, 2009 | Trip type: Business, Solo travel New
2/5 found this review helpful

How this place got a #1 rating with Trip Advisor boggles the mind! 1. Despite the fact that I called ahead twice, the owner failed to turn on the heat in my room. When I got there, I turned on the ancient electric wall heater to "5" but nothing happened. I call the owner. He came up, looked at it... more

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Dave Ilyn, Owner

Thank you very much for your review. We truly and sincerely apologize for the problems this guest had with the heat not working properly in their room. In this case, we clearly dropped the ball. We take great pride in the accommodation and services we provide and work hard to ensure that everything in our rooms is in good working...

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5 of 5 stars
victorian_9   1 contribution
St. Albert, Alberta
Oct 14, 2009 | Trip type: Couples
4/6 found this review helpful

We always come back to the Buccaneer Inn every year. The rooms are spacious and clean. If you want to prepare meals yourself, you can, or enjoy the great food Naniamo has to offer. Our hosts Dave and Marlene are the most helpful and friendly people you could ever meet, always willing to make sure your stay is a memorable... more

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5 of 5 stars
borgfelder   2 contributions
Bremen, Deutschland
Oct 3, 2009
3/5 found this review helpful

In the center of Vancouver Island. All places good to reach. Super place to relax after a long day. Excellent service and tipps for planning the day. Definitely would come back! more

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3 of 5 stars
NanaimoJeff   6 contributions
Nanaimo
Aug 12, 2009 | Trip type: Couples
3/7 found this review helpful

THe Buccaneer Inn is a great little MOTEL, run by great people. No argument at all. It's clean, friendly and affordable. My concern is that people should know that while this MOTEL is in Nanaimo it's certainly not in a central location. You can walk to a couple of questionable waterfront pubs to be sure but thats about it. Your... more

Management response from
Dave Ilyn, Owner

Thank you very much for your kind comments about the services, amenities and staff of The Buccaneer Inn. We are extremely happy to read that you found our motel run by ‘great people’ and that our property is ‘clean, friendly and affordable’. As noted we are not a ‘posh’ property but a small, family owned and operated motel providing great...

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5 of 5 stars
2mexicoaddicts   2 contributions
Edmonton
Jul 15, 2009 | Trip type: Couples
4/4 found this review helpful

We were not in town for long, doing a little travelling around Vancouver Island, and had not pre-booked anything in Nanaimo. By the time we arrived we were running on very little sleep, but I had remembered reading about the Buccaneer on TripAdvisor so we searched it out. Wasn't hard to find. It was around noon and we had no... more

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5 of 5 stars
PackCarandGo   5 contributions
Edmonton
Jul 15, 2009 | Trip type: Couples
4/5 found this review helpful

My fiance and I stayed at this lovely hotel in July 2008, we stayed in the "Cozy Suite", as we only needed it for one night. After reading the room description about a small room, as we opened the door expecting the worst, we were relieved and highly impressed. For a small room it was layed out perfectly! The tiny... more

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4 of 5 stars
aers   3 contributions
Calgary, Canada
Jul 11, 2009 | Trip type: Couples
3/3 found this review helpful

Across from water and a block from ferries. Seems every year they do another upgrade, this year new railings and and walkways. Cozy rooms with very comfortable beds. Owners and on site managers are there to assist with whatever they can We asked for ice for our cooler and the manager emptied his personal ice trays from his fridge as... more

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5 of 5 stars
RoadtripSeattle   2 contributions
Seattle
Jun 17, 2009 | Trip type: Couples
4/7 found this review helpful

We stayed at the Buccaneer as a home base for two days of road tripping around northern Vancouver Island. The suite was spotless, the bed was BLISS and the kitchen allowed us to save money on food. And on top of that, the owners are gracious, accommodating and gave us great advice about places to visit, eat, etc. The price... more

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5 of 5 stars
RedGwen   5 contributions
Victoria, British Columbia
Jun 10, 2009 | Trip type: Family
4/7 found this review helpful

I found The Bucccaneer Inn on Trip Advisor and called as soon as I found the number. They had one room left and it was one with a bedroom and a kitchenette. It was perfect, as our young toddler needs a room for himself (light sleeper). We slept in the main room and everyone got a great night's sleep. The... more

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5 of 5 stars
s_cinnamon   14 contributions
Vienna
Jun 6, 2009 | Trip type: Couples
4/7 found this review helpful

we bumped into the buccaneer inn partly by accident partly because of the recommendation in lonely planet, but no matter how we found it we were stunned - first by the lady of the house who gave us a great rate for the suite (Deluxe Channelview Fireplace Suite) and then by the suite itself and last but not least by... more

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Address: 1577 Stewart Avenue, Nanaimo, British Columbia V9S 4E3, Canada
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