Unique joint with a variety of room sizes and styles. The hostel is vibrant and full of colour (not just architecturally). The service is wonderful, they are down to earth but won't let you walk all over them. Although I did have some issues with the bathroom cleanliness (hair clogged drain), I blame the rarely encountered inconsiderate Sasqwatch guest that... More

I am a newly retired male age 60. I was visiting my children in Victoria and wanted to stay somewhere economical and interesting. I have always wanted to stay at the inn, but never had the chance. Frankly, I was a little worried about staying in a hostel type of accommodation being older. Well what a great stay (10 nights)... More

I stayed for 2 weeks in a private double room. I will stay here again next time I come to Victoria too. It was in a great location, everything is within walking distance. The rooms are nice and small and the restaurant serves amazingly good for for it's size. Great prices too! I would have preferred to not have a... More

I stayed with a friend for one night and we were very content! Our room was tiny, yes, but due to really nice interior and a comfortable bed this was no problem. The offered food tastes good and is not expensive at all. Another positive aspect is the shared kitchen and bathrooms: Both are really clean and well equipped. All... More

I stayed in a private room/shared bath with my sweetie at this hostel. It was very clean and in a great location. It was really quiet. There's a pub downstairs, which is great, as businesses tend to close early in Victoria. The staff was really friendly and helpful. More

This hostel was quite a lot of fun on my short trip with my friend last December. We stayed in a dorm-style room, which was facing the main street and the window was stuck open, so it was a bit noisy, but they sold $1 earplugs, and many rooms were better located. I didn't have the best sleep, but since... More

Myself and a friend stayed here in late 2010 for a couple of nights, rooms were nice and Wifi worked well, only problem we found was that the beds were a bit squeeky in our room service was great and so was the Food this is a good hostel to stay in and easy to find off the Bus from... More

I was in one of the discount dorms and, although there was some traffic noise early in the evening I wasn't disturbed at all by it during sleep time. Also, ...the other 5 who shared my dorm were wonderful! The kitchen was also good to work in although I didn't do a lot of cooking there. Everything was clean and... More

I love this place! Just one suggestion for the Staff, though....you should put some flyers at the Ferry terminal -- the staff there didn't know where to send me when I missed my last ferry home...it took them over an hour to find the phone number for Ocean Island Inn online...the Telus operator didn't know dick and it sounded like... More