Red Lion Inn & Suites Victoria

My wife booked this place as it was the cheapest 3 star in Victoria. After we checked in we met up with some friends and our hotel choice became the joke of the night. The hotel bar is a strip bar. v lounge.
That being said. The hotel was nice. Rooms were small but recently renovated. It was quiet and we didn’t have any issues stemming from the rippers.
For 65 bucks a night we’d stay here again.

Right off the bat, I decided to write this review after we brought home an extra souvenir; bed bug bites.
In addition to that our stay was terrible. All of the male front desk staff we met were rude… So much as telling my «you are lying» about our reservation (there was a huge confusion with our reservation). We had booked a pet friendly room through Travelocity. When we checked in they harassed us about the pet fee… Tried to charge us $ 20 per night, per dog… even though our reservation said the fee was ‘per stay’.
They also argued about and added a significant extra fee because we added an adult and a child to our room.
They gave us a hard time about how dogs can tear up rooms… I literally had to show him that we kept our dogs in crates while we were sleeping and are not left unattended… Ever.
The rooms had stained upholstery.
There were no comforters on beds, only a sheet, a thin blanket, and another sheet.
The wall heater was falling off the wall and sitting on the floor
We requested additional bedding and candy wrappers and clothing tags fell out when we unfolded the blanket.
The blankets had holes
The floors had not been cleaned. There was a sandy dirt all over the linoleum floors throughout.
Patrons from the strip club next door were vomiting in the hotel parking lot every single night of our stay.
There was empty alcohol packaging, cans, and bottles all over the ground… And broken bottles the entire length of the rear parking lot (had to leave the premises to find a safe place to potty my dog).
Bottom line… I travel several times a month all over the country. 2^nd worse hotel I have EVER had. Safety… We wouldn’t even let our 13 year old daughter walk to the vending machines alone. BAD!

I had a late check-​in around 6PM. Reception was friendly. 4 of us shared a room. It was cozy. But, it’s comfy. I took a shower there and the tub was very clogged. Elevator from lobby to 3^rd floor was narrow and small. Probably can only fit 2 – 4 people. It just seems very dangerous.
I heard it was less than 150 a night. For 4 people, it’s a good price for sure.

Really enjoyed our stay here for our first visit to Victoria. They staff here were so nice and helpful. The room was inexpensive and very comfortable. Located close to town and alot of surrounding business”s and restaurants. They are kind of hard to find from the street. Keep your eyes open, but good once you get there. Thanks R.L.I.

Stayed here during Rock the Shores, the service was great and the price was good considering how close it is to downtown. This is a good option if you want to save money on your stay and walk or ride the bus to downtown.
There are a lot of extras here, first off there is a liquor store and a Chinese food restaurant.
If you’re feeling classy there is the strip club, Foxy’s next door. Or actually part of the same building.
We kept joking you could stay here and never leave.
A great place to stay if you aren’t too picky, the room was nice, the bathroom had a makeup mirror which was cool and the beds were comfortable.
If you’re the kind of person who is willing to stay at a motel 6, this place is damn fancy

A pretty nice Red Lion hotel even though it felt kind of small compared to other hotels I have stayed at in the past. The bedrooms were about average size in where they were not tiny, but not very spacious either. The rooms were very modern looking with flat screen tv’s and the furnishings were also nice with a light wood trim. The room was clean and the beds were comfortable with only the top comforter sheet looking a little old in design. The bathroom shower also had an adjustable head so you can choose a setting which you like. The best thing was that they have free WIFI in your bedroom! One of the options I always look for in a hotel wherever I stay at. My only real complaint was that they didn’t have a big enough parking lot to accomadate all the cars and we had to park on an adjacent lot and walk through a parking lot divider where it was impossible to roll a luggage.
They did have good service where they changed a couple lightbulbs in one of our lamps which wasn’t working and they came and did the job quickly. Overall I enjoyed our stay and wouldn’t mind coming again the next time I am in Victoria.

I had stayed at Red Lion hotels in the past and been pleased with the facilities. However, this was the first time staying at this location, and we won’t be back. I made my reservation by phone with Red Lion directly, and I was told that I could sign up for their rewards card and earn points on this stay. However, upon checking in, we were told that this location was privately owned and did not apply points to the rewards card. The front desk staff was fairly unhelpful and lacked knowledge about restaurants in the area, etc. The bed was not comfortable and resulted in poor sleep. On the first night we requested extra washcloths in the bathroom. At other hotels when we make that request they automatically give us extras for each of the remaining days of our stay. At this location we had to ask each day. Also, water glasses were not replenished each day. The elevator appears to need some repairs, and my husband felt that the brakes on the elevator were probably going to fail. (An accident waiting to happen.) And parking was difficult to find at times, as the hotel shares its parking lot with some other businesses. The price was good for our room, but with the rest of our experience not being very favorable, we will not be back to this hotel.

This place was about what you would expect for a budget hotel… hence my 3 Star Rating. But the price was so much better than anything else we could find in Victoria (even budget hotels) that I’m almost tempted to give it a 4 star rating.
The lobby and common areas were no frills; but the rooms were clean and relatively comfy… and WiFi worked fine! Our group had three rooms and one of them included a small kitchenette.
A couple of things to be aware of: You need a car because this hotel is located a fair distance from the city center. Also, there is nothing of real interest around the hotel (other than strip mall like stores… and I think there might be mall nearby). But one thing I DID LIKE was the bike/​walking path that runs behind the hotel. We walked along the paved path for a couple of miles (RT) and stopped at Starbucks in route home (located a block or two from the hotel).
A couple of reviewers referenced the liquor store and strip club. The liquor store is front and center so you can’t miss it; but if there was a strip club, we didn’t notice it.
Room: 3
Value: 5
Cleanliness: 3
Location: 3
Property: 3
My preference is to stay closer to the city center… but I would stay here again and I would absolutely recommend this place to the cost conscience traveler.

The strip club was the highlight of my stay here.

This place was pretty much completely average. The most notable downside for me was the parking, which is quite limited. It is not up to the caliber of other Red Lions I have stayed in… but it was cheap and not scary or uncomfortable.
The attached Chinese restaurant was quite good, considering we went in with low expectations, and reasonably priced.

Given how expensive this city is, I wasn’t expecting much from a room I was able to get for $ 59 on a Friday and Saturday night, but I was pleasantly surprised. Everything was comfortable, clean, and relatively new. As for amenties, there weren’t many, but the wifi worked well and passes to Fitness World across the street were provided.
Yes, there is both a liquor store and a strip club in the hotel, but I didn’t think this translated to any sketchiness or anything else to be concerned about.
All in all it was nothing special, but I’ll definitely consider staying here again if I have a car and don’t need to be downtown much.

So I’m probably a little biased since I recently stayed at the Red Lion near Disneyland. I expected similar quality and I was a little disappointed. It was a decent hotel, just not the same caliber as Red Lion Anaheim.
The beds was wobbly. No monkeying around, you will hit your head. The toiletries were generic, no the fancy Bath & Body works brand here. I was hoping for WIFI and it was ethernet cable only. Yes, you can borrow a cable from the front desk but still! First time, I actually wished I had brought my laptop. Their business center kinda sucks. I was there for 3 days and couldn’t use it until the last day. Just enough time to check in for my flight. Boo!
For the ahem, entertainment loving visitors, there is a lounge and ahem, «gentlemen club» next door. Also, Chinese restaurant and liquor store attached. You get a $ 2 off coupon for the restaurant when you check in! I didn’t try though.
The rate was decent and it was clean so it’s alright. Front desk staff was nice and friendly. But then again, you’re in Canada and everyone is nice! :-)