Reviews for Magnolia Hotel & Spa, Victoria, British Columbia
28 reviews, average.
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Overall Rating: 
[ / 10 ]
Date visited: Thu 04 Nov 2010
Excellent location, friendly staff, walk to all of Victoria's main attractions.
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Positives: Great location.
Negatives: No pool.
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[ / 10 ]
Date visited: Thu 21 Oct 2010
A wonderful boutique hotel; very well appointed, with great service and amenities. Well located in the downtown region.
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Positives: Everything was good--size, personal attention, all day hot drink availability in lobby and
Negatives: Nothing
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Date visited: Tue 05 Oct 2010
Steps from the inner harbor, downtown core, offers great convenience. Rooms are large include all amenities and would be great for a romantic weekend away or business travel. The little extras in the .....
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Positives: Location, good size room, provided great selection of complimentary toiletries.
Negatives: Construction in the morning, and street in front of hotel room.
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Date visited: Sun 12 Sep 2010
Great hotel right in the middle of downtown Victoria. I would definitely stay there again.
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Positives: Very nice hotel, excellent location, and great staff.
Negatives: Breakfast buffet was just ok.
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Date visited: Sun 12 Sep 2010
Gorgeous hotel - nice size, the staff was very helpful. We stayed at 5 hotels during this vacation and we all (4) agreed that this was by far the best hotel! Included in the other other hotels were a .....
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Positives: Fabulous accommodations and staff - the breakfast was included and great!
Negatives: Loved it!
Overall Rating: [ / 10 ]
Date visited: Sat 12 Jun 2010
The hotel is perfectly located near Inner Harbor and shopping. The staff are very customer-oriented and will provide you with many insights into Victoria. The small size of the hotel makes it very .....
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Positives: All of staff were incredibly customer-oriented.
Negatives: The continental breakfast was very good and we liked it, however, it's basically the same as in hotels with fewer stars.
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Date visited: Mon 10 May 2010
We loved this hotel and wished we could stay longer. We will be back whenever we visit Victoria. The staff were fantastic and the rooms lovely. I can find no fault with this great boutique hotel.
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Positives: Friendly, young, enthusiastic staff and beautiful rooms.
Negatives: As a tea drinker I recommend they place a small kettle in the room.
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Date visited: Mon 25 Jan 2010
It was a very nice stay.
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Positives: Very nice free breakfast.
Negatives: No pool!
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Date visited: Thu 21 Jan 2010
Among the nicest guest rooms in Victoria. Fantastic location for business.
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Positives: Beautiful guest rooms, very nice staff.
Negatives: Included breakfast was skimpy.
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[ / 10 ]
Date visited: Thu 04 Jun 2009
We had looked at the Magnolia's website before booking. They listed king or queen beds as a standard room so we went with them. But when we asked for a king room explaining we have sleeping in a king .....
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Positives: It was clean and had a bath tub.
Negatives: Because we got such a good deal on Priceline.com they treated us badly and gave us the worse room they could find.
Overall Rating: [ / 10 ]
Date visited: Wed 13 May 2009
One of the finest hotels I've ever stayed in and I used to be in the hotel business.
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Positives: Excellent location, cleanliness of rooms and linens, comfortable bed, great bathtub and spa products.
Negatives: Front desk was too small to accommodate multiple check ins comfortably.
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Date visited: Mon 16 Mar 2009
The location is good and the Spa is better. Very nice room.
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Positives: The hotel is in a good location, close to the inter-harbor area including float plane and ferry landings.
Negatives: Nothing.
Overall Rating: [ / 10 ]
Date visited: Wed 04 Mar 2009
Although small, it's a lovely hotel. There is a convenient continental breakfast in the morning and the staff is really friendly and helpful.
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Positives: Very friendly and helpful staff.
Negatives: We were put on the 2nd floor. It would have been nicer to be on a higher floor.
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- Staff [ 7 / 10 ]
- Location [ 9 / 10 ]
Cleanliness [ 8 / 10 ]
Date visited: Mon 11 Aug 2008
Room was clean, but too small for the price. It was located close to most of the sites I wanted to visit downtown. Staff was friendly.
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Positives: The room was clean and located near sites I wanted to visit.
Negatives: For what is offered if should not be considered a 4 or 5 star hotel. Cost too much.
Overall Rating: [ / 10 ]
- Staff [ 10 / 10 ]
- Location [ 10 / 10 ]
- Cleanliness [ 10 / 10 ]
Date visited: Wed 23 Jul 2008
Good value for Victoria and the location is great. Just one block from the water front, surrounded by shops, bars and restaurants. Very helpful staff!
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Positives: The staff was very attentive and helpful and their restaurant suggestions were spot on!
Negatives: The free breakfast (not really free at this room price) was very basic and bland.
Overall Rating: [ / 10 ]
- Staff [ 10 / 10 ]
- Location [ 10 / 10 ]
- Cleanliness [ 10 / 10 ]
Date visited: Tue 15 Apr 2008
Excellent hotel, staff was very courteous, always smiling and helpful. They offered activities and sites to see for the day. I had made the wrong dates for reservations, they said not to worry, gave .....
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Positives: The concierge loaned us an umbrella, while also helping us arrange transportation to Butchart Gardens.
Negatives: The bathtub was not a Jacuzzi.
Overall Rating: [ / 10 ]
- Staff [ 8 / 10 ]
- Location [ 10 / 10 ]
- Cleanliness [ 10 / 10 ]
Date visited: Sun 30 Mar 2008
We really enjoyed our stay at this hotel. The location was excellent and the staff was great. The continental breakfast was one of the better ones we have experienced and it was served in the .....
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Positives: The staff was accommodating and helpful and the location was excellent.
Negatives: The gym on site is a hotel room with a few pieces of equipment.
Overall Rating: [ / 10 ]
- Staff [ 10 / 10 ]
- Location [ 10 / 10 ]
- Cleanliness [ 10 / 10 ]
Date visited: Thu 21 Feb 2008
Overall the hotel was very nice. Only negative for us was the pool. We chose this hotel in part because it appeared there was a pool, when in fact the hotel provides a free pass for the YMCA 1.5 .....
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Positives: Very nice overall, staff extremely friendly.
Negatives: No pool, needed to use the YMCA.
Overall Rating: [ / 10 ]
- Staff [ 7 / 10 ]
- Location [ 8 / 10 ]
- Cleanliness [ 9 / 10 ]
Date visited: Sun 10 Feb 2008
This Holiday Inn is an adequate hotel for a business traveler to Victoria. Nothing elaborate and a very ho-hum restaurant. It would not be a good choice for vacationers. It is quite far from the .....
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Positives: It is close to University of Victoria.
Negatives: The rooms are very plain.
Overall Rating: [ / 10 ]
- Staff [ 10 / 10 ]
- Location [ 10 / 10 ]
- Cleanliness [ 10 / 10 ]
Date visited: Sat 25 Aug 2007
Exceptionally clean, great service, excellent continental breakfast, outstanding spa services.
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Positives: Staff helpful w/directions, gave excellent dinner recommendations.
Negatives: Nothing.
Overall Rating: [ / 10 ]
- Staff [ 10 / 10 ]
- Location [ 10 / 10 ]
- Cleanliness [ 10 / 10 ]
Date visited: Fri 17 Aug 2007
Nice, clean facility with very charming staff. The continental breakfast was a real treat. We also appreciated our very comfortable reading area in the room. The location is perfect for anyone .....
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Positives: Spacious and comfortable room.
Negatives: The TV needs replacing
Overall Rating: [ / 10 ]
- Staff [ 9 / 10 ]
- Location [ 10 / 10 ]
- Cleanliness [ 9 / 10 ]
Date visited: Thu 16 Aug 2007
This hotel is located one block from the Inner Harbor area so all attractions are within walking distance.
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Positives: Our room had a great view! Very nice bed.
Negatives: Everything was great!
Overall Rating: [ / 10 ]
- Staff [ 9 / 10 ]
- Location [ 10 / 10 ]
- Cleanliness [ 10 / 10 ]
Date visited: Sun 12 Aug 2007
A lovely place to stay that felt to be home away from home. I would not hesitate booking the hotel for travel to Victoria.
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Positives: Small boutique hotel reflecting an intimate atmosphere. Only drawback being we did not want to leave our lovely accommodations for sight-seeing.
Negatives: Always it seems when you pay a price for high quality you are condemned to the added charge for parking.
Overall Rating: [ / 10 ]
- Staff [ 10 / 10 ]
- Location [ 10 / 10 ]
- Cleanliness [ 10 / 10 ]
Date visited: Thu 12 Jul 2007
Excellent location, room was beautiful, service was very good.
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Positives: Location was excellent, service & room were very good.
Negatives: I was happy with the hotel.
Overall Rating: 
[ / 10 ]
- Staff [ 2 / 10 ]
- Location [ 10 / 10 ]
- Cleanliness [ 10 / 10 ]
Date visited: Sat 12 Aug 2006
We were not given access to our room until after 4:30pm, even though we arrived at 11 am, checked in, and were told to return at 3pm. (if they know you are waiting and tired, can't they specifically .....
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Positives: View from corner rooms, proximity to sights.
Negatives: N/A
Overall Rating: [ / 10 ]
- Staff [ 10 / 10 ]
- Location [ 10 / 10 ]
- Cleanliness [ 10 / 10 ]
Date visited: Wed 02 Aug 2006
The Magnolia has a perfect location. Located directly in the shopping area of Victoria, all attractions are located closely to this hotel. The amenities made me not want to leave the room. Great mini .....
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Positives: Unexpected niceties like an apple w/ caramels and chocolates.
Negatives: There is nothing. This is one of the top hotels I have ever stayed in.
Overall Rating: [ / 10 ]
Staff [ 5 / 10 ]- Location [ 9 / 10 ]
- Cleanliness [ 7 / 10 ]
Date visited: Fri 07 Jul 2006
Would never stay here again. Given the worst room on 2nd floor. Heard traffic and was kept awake by loud air conditioner. Awaken by restaurant noise down below. Room smelled from restaurant. Very .....
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Positives: great location
Negatives: noisy, room smelled, hard bed, loud a/c
Overall Rating: [ / 10 ]
- Staff [ 10 / 10 ]
- Location [ 10 / 10 ]
- Cleanliness [ 10 / 10 ]
Date visited: Wed 17 May 2006
Excellent experience overall, although I would have appreciated parking included with room.
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Positives: Well appointed, friendly staff, fabulous location.
Negatives: Took a bit too long for valet to bring car.
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Address and contact details
Magnolia Hotel & SpaVictoria
British Columbia
V8W 1B8
Canada
- (250) 381-0999 ( Telephone )
- 250-381-0988 ( Fax )
- 877-624-6654 ( Tollfree )
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