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Ocean Island Backpacker's Inn
791 Pandora Avenue, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 1N9, Canada
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Backpacker's Inn :) You're Beautiful !

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5 of 5 stars
Slandi 3 contributions
Montreal
Jul 1, 2009 New

This hostel was great !!

- Located not too far from everything ( but in a sketchy area )
- My room was pretty small ( but we had a fridge !! + another one in the common kitchen )

- Very safe ( a different code every day to open the door ) + you have your own key to your room
- They had a restaurant and a Bar open every night ( only til 1 am unfortunately )

It's an excellent place for young (or older) people to stay and meet new people. Staff is cool too and the food is not bad either ( not high class cuisine .. but whatever!! )

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay June 2009
  • Visit was for Leisure
  • Traveled with Solo Traveler
  • Member since January 27, 2009
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
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Average price*: $41 (year-round)
best hostel ever been to!

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5 of 5 stars
theresamechow 2 contributions
Osnabrück, Germany
Jun 25, 2009

good location, nice staff and great rooms for great rates. had the best stay in a hostel there in my entire life. had a private room, but dorms also looked quite good.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay June 2009
  • Visit was for Leisure
  • Traveled with Solo Traveler
  • Member since June 25, 2009
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
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good vibes on the island!

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4 of 5 stars
BigLWhistler 1 contribution
whistler
Jun 24, 2009

i got off the ferry late and came inside at about 10pm and found the place friendly and accomidating...sat down had a drink and good food in the lounge with a weekly quiz goin on and lots of friendly travelers to chat to it was just what i needed after the ferry ride.....then grabbed a dorm room good price....clean and comfortable! def a good choice for a hostel!

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay June 2009
  • Visit was for Leisure
  • Traveled with Solo Traveler
  • Member since June 24, 2009
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
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A great place, friendly staff, fun guests, good food, safe+secure

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5 of 5 stars
travelingguyCT 1 contribution
Hartford, CT
Jun 23, 2009

This is a great place. Keep in mind it's a hostel - It's not the Ritz. It IS a hostel. The place looks well used but also well-cared for. The enamel in some of the bathtubs is going, but the place is clean and they do plan on replacing the tubs soon. There IS noise from outside and the lounge and they tell you which rooms are noisier.

I felt very safe in the neighborhood and the hostel. The other guests are from all over the world and are all decent and fun folks. The staff really bend over backwards to help you find stuff, open doors, and just chat with you. They help keep the place clean and quiet without being authoritarian.

Everyone there seemed really open-minded. LGBT friendly and family friendly. Has a bar for those old enough and really cheap homemade food that happens to be great (try the Thai green curry).

Definitely coming back.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay June 2009
  • Visit was for Leisure
  • Traveled with Solo Traveler
  • Member since June 23, 2009
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
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Everything you need is right there!

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5 of 5 stars
toftofquebec 1 contribution
quebec
Jun 22, 2009

I had a really nice time at this hostel!
They have a Kitchen that everyone can use, amazing staff, they also served excelent food they even have vegetarian meal!
You can also work to have a free night!
!The hostel is located close to everithing!
This is just perfect!!

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay June 2009
  • Visit was for Leisure
  • Traveled with Solo Traveler
  • Member since June 22, 2009
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
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791 Pandora Avenue, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 1N9, Canada