Dancing Bear Inn Hostel - Nelson, British Columbia

evelac0mbe

Bonjour,||Je désire commenter l'excellente qualité des produits et services retrouvés au bout de la Colombie britannique, à Nelson, lors de mon passage dans cette région en juillet 2016. Le gérant nous a accueillies, ma fille et moi, avec beaucoup d'empressement; il a répondu à nos questions sur la région et a fait plus d'une suggestion de visite, que nous avons faites et qui ont été fort intéressantes. Il était avenant, courtois, franchement professionnel. ||Je voyage parmi les HI de ce monde, en tant que professionnelle du tourisme et en tant que voyageuse. Le Dancin Bear est certainement une des meilleures auberges de jeunesse que j'ai fréquentées. La qualité de l'offre, du décor, des chambres, tout nous a plu.||En conséquence, je désire féliciter le Dancing Bear et la petite ville de Nelson pour cet accueil merveilleux. Je n'hésiterai pas à recommander un arrêt à cet endroit à ceux qui se promènent dans cette magnifique province canadienne.||Eve Lacombe||Guide touristique depuis 1986||Enseignante en tourisme et Gestion hôtelière||Québec

Mathuthu

En plus d'être charmant et accueillant et d'avoir un staff super sympa est prêt à aider et à donner des bonnes adresses, the dancing bear et vraiment un coup de cœur ou pour la ville de Nelson. Situé en plein sur Baker Street il est juste à côté de tous les commerces bar et du centre-ville point et en plus il est situé à côté d'un petit jardin japonais et de cascades au bord desquels il est très agréable d'aller se poser

jm G.

L'auberge est à l'image de Nelson, pas très grande, mais très intéressante. Très bien rénové, en gardant un esprit authentique

Maeva C.

Un endroit calme et tranquille.

Mairi L.

We stayed a week - 2 adults and a 5yr old. We enjoyed our hostel experience and saw several other families. Our room was quiet, clean and served our purposes. The kitchen had all the basics needed for simple meals. The hostel is walking distance to many amenities and local attractions! We found street parking or hostel parking every night and had no issues. Overall, the hostel was busy but quiet while we were there we didn’t have any issues with waiting for space to eat, sit outside or hangout in the lounge. There was some space for bikes to be locked inside and the area generally seemed quite safe. We would stay again. We did want to have lunch at the hostel but realized it would be locked for daily cleaning so ended up taking our lunches with us. The only thing we’d change is a small freezer for ice packs for the cooler!

Geko P.

The location is great, especially if you are attending any music events at the Royal as it is mere steps away.
Check in after 4 pm and then park out back. Otherwise you will have to drag all your bags around the block as back entry is only available upon obtaining your room keys. Parking is very tight unless you have a smaller vehicle and other guests park appropriately.
The hostel is clean (except under the beds as we found out when we dropped something). The washroom of 1 toilet and shower is shared with 10 rooms but there is one other shower room. Also, you are expected to put all your bedding and towels in the bags provided. Staff is not available before 4 pm or after 8 pm. Not sure of the morning schedule. No outdoor shoes inside which we totally respect as we do the same at home, even on our deck. We are sharing this so there are n surprises when you arrive.
There was a private sink in our room for minor grooming convenience and the bed was comfortable. Sleep was broken as other guests were using the washroom at various hours and then up early but beyond the control of management.
There are better hostel experiences out there for far less but unfortunately not in the Nelson BC area, especially in tourist season.

C. S. P.

Everyone loves a comfy sleep.
I'm finding the "comfort" in that past few years a little too much, where it leaves me feeling not as well rested.

I kind of wish there was another side to this mattress story where the surface was a little firmer.
Other than that, I love my stays there over the past years since the disappearance of the Flying Squirrel Hostel.

Denny K.

Our biking group rented out 1/2 of the dancing bear inn for our 2 nights in Nelson. Our stay was wonderful. Clean rooms. Lovely kitchen space for cooking. Great community space indoors and out. Cindi and Sydney were both great to work with. Would definitely stay again!!