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"What Guests are saying about Harbour Towers Hotel
Victoria "
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18 Apr 2011
Harbour Towers is in a good location within walking
distance to downtown Victoria and attractions such as
the BC Museum. I had stayed at a hotel just across the
road from Harbour Towers earlier in the week because it
was cheaper but think it was worth the little bit extra
for the comfort I experienced at Harbour Towers. The
only negatives was that I had to ring down to the front
desk to receive the correct information about the
complimentary wi-fi which should have been presented at
check-in. I was also charged for toll free numbers on
the phone when information only specified charges for
local or long distance. When I pointed out the mistake
though, they gladly rectified my bill. I would return to
Harbour Towers if I received the same good price I did
through Expedia the first time.
Area recommendations
If you can get somewhere on the harbour or downtown you
will be in easy walking distance for a lot of great
sight-seeing
Must see
Loved the Butchart Gardens - easy enough to get to with
public transport or car. Visit the fish and chip shops
on the wharf rather than wharf st - they are better and
you might get a show from one of the harbour seals
(walking distance) Walk up the street to the shops in
downtown Victoria to see if you can get a glimpse at
violin playing Darth Vader - there are some good tourist
souvenier shops too.
Dining
Barbs Fish and Chips shop on the wharf have the best
fish and chips in town (cheap too) - and this is coming
from an Australian that has access to some of the best
seafood in the world (although its not quite as good as
what I'd get at home it was still good). Also loved the
Soda shoppe across the road from the Fairmont Empress
Guest Review of the Harbour Towers Hotel Victoria
11 Apr 2011
The hotel was OK, but my pet peeve is being cold. The
heat in the room did not work very well, and on a wet
and cold weekend, it would have been nice to be able to
warm up better. The lounge is nice. The location is OK,
but I would have preferred to be on the opposite side of
the harbour as that's where most of the city life is,
though it was not too long of a walk so that wasn't too
bad.
Dining
Bliss Cafe located in Victoria, BC near Market Square
has the most amazing guilt free raw organic vegan food
and drinks. Try a "Hero's Journey", it is delicious. A
clarity juice is totally refreshing, it made me feel
brand new. ....and don't forget to take some yam
crackers for the road....or some raw bliss kiss
chocolate truffle hearts. Yum! The service was awesome.
They were busy, so we had to wait for our order, and
they were so nice about it all that they kept bringing
us complimentary freebies so we got to sample a lot of
their creations. Awesome little place!!!
Nightlife
Brown's Social House located in Downtown Victoria, BC
near the Harbour is an awesome place to spend the
evening. Great atmosphere, and awesome service, food,
and drinks. They are also open later than most other
restaurants in the area.
Guest Review of the Harbour Towers Hotel Victoria
6 Apr 2011
Pretty typical as far as your average hotel goes but I
would recommend it. Room size feels spacious. Rooms were
quiet, limited hall noise, no street noise. Beds are a
little hard for my taste but not worn out. Hot water was
brutally inconsistent for me but others said it was
fine. Décor was once nice, but now it's edging towards
outdated. Suffered some disrepair but still felt clean.
Excellent location but not much of a view below the 7th
floor. Felt safe parking the car on the street rather
than paying extra for underground.
Guest Review of the Harbour Towers Hotel Victoria
1 Apr 2011
This hotel was recommended to us by friends. The price
and location were right so we booked 3 nights. First
impressions were good: nice clean spacious lobby, good
parking. The wait at the check-in desk was longer than
expected. Only one person working, dealing with
customers and answering the phone. No problems
otherwise. The room and bathroom appeared clean and
tidy. Opening the beds was another story. Both beds had
human hairs between the sheets and some other
unidentifiable bits. The front desk accommodated us
quickly by giving us another room. One of the
housekeeping staff came with us to the other room. In
one of the two beds we found another human hair, but
decided we could live with it. We did not contact the
front desk again, but accepted some vague explanation
from the house keeper. Would we stay there again? I
probably would, my wife probably not.
Area recommendations
Around the Parliament Buildings. Relatively quiet and
within easy walking distance from downtown.
Guest Review of the Harbour Towers Hotel Victoria
Apr 22, 2011
It was nice coming to Canada for the first time. But
staying in such a beautiful hotel with warm hearted
staff made it even better. If I come again to Victoria,
i'd stay again in Harbour Hotel. |
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Harbour Towers Hotel Victoria
345 Quebec Street
Victoria, BC
V8V 1W4, Canada
Call Toll Free 1-866-676-7078 Promo Code: HBC3386 |
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