About this property
Comfortable Accommodations: Painted Turtle Guesthouse in Nanaimo offers family rooms with carpeted floors and city views. Each room includes a work desk and shared bathroom with a shower. Essential Facilities: Guests enjoy free WiFi, a lounge, shared kitchen, and full-day security. Additional amenities include bicycle parking, tour desk, and luggage storage. Convenient Location: Located a few steps from Nanaimo Harbour Water Aerodrome, the hostel is a 2-minute walk from Nanaimo Museum and 1.6 km from Bastion. Nearby attractions include Newcastle Island Marine Park and Petroglyph Park. Guest Satisfaction: Guests appreciate the attentive staff, convenient location, and clean rooms.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.8 for a two-person trip.
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Most popular facilities
- Parking
- Free WiFi
- Family rooms
- Non-smoking rooms
Guest reviews
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Samantha
United Kingdom“Great location, comfortable, perfect for a night stay before an early ferry.” - Tan
Canada“Staff was really friendly. Room was clean and comfortable. The fan was very powerful which was nice since we visited during a heat wave. Location was very central.” - Meadow Canada“Excellent staff! I felt welcome. Cozy shared spaces.”
- Chelsea Canada“The manager [I assume. A middle aged man] was so pleasant and full of information. We were close to the water, park, and restaurant”
- Janine United Kingdom“Room was clean and bed was comfy - well situated in Nanaimo but the town itself was quite quiet”
- Brenier
France“Very welcoming and friendly host! Clean and proper kitchen area/bathrooms” - Brandi Canada“friendly & helpful staff, comfortable bed, nice kitchen/lounge, clean room and shared spaces, convenient location”
- Secret_mitty Canada“The host was very helpful and friendly, the shared kitchen and living quarters were great, the location in proximity to downtown was excellent, music from the adjacent bar music was audible but tolerable, no loss of sleep from me on this. Washroom...”
Stephen Canada“Like home. Community room has a big kitchen to cook food. There is storage, laundry, wifi, interesting fellow travelers. Walk to great tennis courts.”- David Canada“Friendly, helpful staff person; eclectic variety of guests; good large television in common room; clean, comfortable bed”
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House rules
Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.
Cot and extra bed policies
Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.
The fine print
You must show a valid photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all special requests cannot be guaranteed and are subject to availability upon check-in. Additional charges may apply.
Please note this property does not accept American Express as a form of payment.
Please note there are no lifts at this property only stair access is possible.
We are unable to accept guests who are travelling from the BC mainland or other provinces and have not been on the island for 14 days. (Excluding some essential workers)
We do not offer quarantine rooms.
Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Guests under the age of 18 can only check in with a parent or official guardian.
A damage deposit of CAD 100 is required on arrival. This will be collected as a cash payment. You should be reimbursed on check-out. Your deposit will be refunded in full in cash, subject to an inspection of the property.
