I stayed here for two nights in late July at the end of a week-long trip up Vancouver Island, capped by the incredibly gorgeous ferry ride from Port Hardy to Prince Rupert. To cut to the chase: My room was big, clean, and everything worked. Check-in was smooth (even after midnight, since the ferry's arrival time that particular night was 11:30), and the on-site restaurant served a good breakfast both mornings. It's right downtown, so I did feel safe and secure. While my room or the restaurant didn't smell of smoke, the rest of the hotel did. And everything is definitely dated, from the furniture to the fixtures. Bottom line: I slept here, took a shower, and got cleaned up both mornings. As a single guy who doesn't hang around his room when out of town (I spent my one full day in Prince Rupert out sightseeing all day), it worked fine. Whether I'd stay here again is open for debate. If I had a significant other and/or a family, I'd likely look elsewhere.

The Moby Dick Inn is a very average hotel. The front entrance has a lot of steps which isn’t great for a hotel as most people will be arriving with a suitcase. The room itself was dated. There was no air conditioning, no kettle/tea/coffee etc. I was only in the hotel for around 9 hours in between the “Skeena” train arriving and the “Inside Passage” ferry departing for Port Hardy so really just needed a bed and a shower. In this respect it is adequate. Staff were helpful and friendly. I got the impression that the hotel is mostly used by fishermen, hence the freezers on each floor for storing their catch so they were probably out all day and weren’t too fussy where they slept. It is okay for somewhere to sleep but nothing to particularly make me want to stay there again.

We made another trip to Prince Rupert, and since the staff at the Moby treated us like famiy on a previous visit, we looked forward to another stay there. They went out of their way to help us make plans for the weekend and even showed us where to go on the maps of the town. I found the rooms to be a little out-dated but, so is our home. But we got the prices we agreed on and the room service was fast and delicious. We really look forward to our next trip to Rupert.

I travel to Prince Rupert often and have found that the Moby Dick Inn is a great place to stay. It's close to downtown and the restaurant is good. The staff and front desk lady were extremely helpful, full of local information ensuring that our stay was pleasant.