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The Spot

2.0 star property

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King Studio Suite
50-inch Smart TV with cable channels, TV
BBQ/picnic Area
Fridge, microwave, coffee/tea maker
King Studio Suite | Living area

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Kitchen
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

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950 Terminal Avenue N, Nanaimo, BC, V9S 4K4
  • Departure Bay Ferry Terminal
    ‪20 min walk‬
  • Bastion
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Nanaimo, BC (ZNA-Nanaimo Harbour Water Aerodrome)
    ‪3 min drive‬

Room options

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2 Queen Room

2 Queen Room

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Premium bedding, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

King Studio Suite

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

The Spot

Motel with free parking, near Departure Bay Ferry Terminal
This motel features express check-in, express check-out, and a garden. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a picnic area and multilingual staff assistance.
The Spot offers 10 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Beds feature premium bedding. 50-inch Smart televisions come with cable channels. Kitchenettes offer refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include phones along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
The Spot's great location gets high marks from our customers. During your stay, you'll be within walking distance of Departure Bay Ferry Terminal. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas and free self parking.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self parking
  • Amenities include a multilingual staff
  • Guests really like the accommodations for the comfy beds and cleanliness
  • Just a 3-minute drive from Departure Bay Ferry Terminal and a few minutes from Newcastle Island Marine Provincial Park
  • Cats and dogs welcome for a fee
As a guest of The Spot, you'll find multilingual staff, a garden, and a picnic area. Public spaces have free WiFi. The Spot also features express check-in and express check-out. Free self parking is available. A complete renovation of The Spot was completed in April 2022.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Nanaimo motel.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free uncovered self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Things to do

  • Bike tour information

Family friendly

  • Kitchenette
  • Microwave
  • Fridge

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Multilingual staff

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Hand-held shower head
  • Handrails in stairwells
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • Renovated entire property – April 2022

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 50-inch smart TV
  • TV channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Kitchenette
  • Microwave
  • Fridge

More

  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9 AM - 6:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Access code, front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • Pets: CAD 20 per pet, per night
  • Only dogs and cats are allowed
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Pet fee: CAD 20 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
The front desk at this property is open daily from 9 AM - 6:00 PM.
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

Property is also known as

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The Spot Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 264 out of 524 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 153 out of 524 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 63 out of 524 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 21 out of 524 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 23 out of 524 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Keone

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Did not share check in information prior to arrival at the property after they had called and told us we had to check in online before arriving. We did check in virtually but had to call to to get them to send the welcome email. There was no one on site to help. Once we are able to access our room it was clean and had a modern feel.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Meaghan

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Meaghan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elaine

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very good value …lovely to have good towels, coffee, comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Byron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Its central and easy. Only saw staff once. Great secure place
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice and quiet
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Almanzo

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Normandie

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Check-in procedure was well communicated ahead of time. Room was dog friendly, clean, well appointed and had an amazing step-out common dog run out the sliding back door of the room. A few small omissions would have gained it 5 stars - missing a paring or slicing knife in the kitchenette (it did have a vegetable peeler though!); no chair to sit and relax in the room, only 2 backless bar stools for the table; a roll of paper towels for the kitchenette and a box of Kleenex tissues for the room would have been convenient. The property is well priced, very convenient to Nanaimo attractions and has plenty of easy access parking. It should be noted, however, that it is right on a high traffic main highway through Nanaimo and road noise is significant, but is really only noticeable at the door entry to the room and it quiets down in the late evening. We and our dog enjoyed our stay, and would recommend The Spot to others.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Rory

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Short stay small but expected. King bed looked good but was basically worn out. Saggin the middle so much it was difficult to get out of. Clean and updated nice shower but the beds gotta go
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Larry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
nice and clean
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bonita

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
AWESOME STAY
OUR STAY WAS GOOD THE SERVICE OF MOBILE CHECKIN IS AWESOME VERY CLEAN I LOVE THIS PLACE
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Courtney

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The room was lovely and clean, and the rain shower was really nice after a long day of travelling. Very comfortable bed, and nice temperature control in the room.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Megan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Monique

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities
We stayed at the room closest to the front desk so it was kinda noisy. Also if you have a thing about privacy, there’s no privacy. You can hear through the walls. It was good enough for what we need though. The front desk and room was smelly, like a mixture of room stank and sweat but beddings and bathroom were clean. Front desk was friendly enough.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Spot was clean, comfortable and convenient. The staff were friendly and accommodating.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brodie

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the fenced yard for our dog.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matt

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Great place! Nice updates! Will stay here again!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Worth it.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

mike

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brent, Manitoba

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and comfortable. Will stay at The Spot again.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Jean

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

poulin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Naomi

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Busy road. Very accessible. Quieter than you’d think. Excellent value. Great for dogs. Always nice to have fridge & sink. Simple, quaint, small hotel with just a few rooms. Comfortable and cozy. Repeat customers (us).
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Natasha

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
For the price and the convenient location it was tolerable. But doors are too thin and can hear everything outside, even people talking in the parking lot. Being on the bottom floor could hear the movement and walking upstairs. So not great insulation between floors. As mentioned it was a bit of a deal cause I needed two rooms so it was tolerable this time.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sunny

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well renovated and quiet place to stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024