Name: Vista del Mar Motel
Address: 920 South Island Highway Campbell River,South Island Highway, Campbell River, Campbell River, Campbell River, V9W 1B1, Canada
Rating: 6

Smoking areas

Smoke-free property

Heating

Newspapers

General

Non-smoking rooms

Fridge

Family room

Cable TV

Hairdryer

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Accessibility

Iron and board

Laundry

Telephone

Iron

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Microwave oven

Coffeemaker

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Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Free parking

Parking

Beach/pool towels

Pool and beach

Fax and copy machine

Business

Family/Kid Friendly

Kids

Pets allowed

Pets

Location

At the mini-hotel

Room amenities

Campbell River Airport

Comox Airport

Vista del Mar Motel

Campbell River

child-bed

child-bed-fee

external-private-bathroom

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lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

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water-view

with-view

annex

basement

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

Dirty, noisy, no maid service ( in fact, no service period), bed is so worn I got a backache and sciatica. Present owner is cheap and only interested in making money.
No refund if you decide to leave early

Terrible experience

With the exception of the friendly enough owner, this motel was a disaster. Do not stay here if sleep is something you think you might want to do. I was sandwiched between a domestic dispute about beer money, a t.v. so loud I could watch the show without being in the room, and a whining toddler up way past his bed time. My room smelled strongly of cigarettes too, and any time I opened the door to get some fresh air, people's cigarette smoke from outside wafted in. Basically, it was like being in a trashy bowling alley circa 1970 where nobody sleeps and only the loudest people survive.

The worst sleep I've had in ages

Kind of seedy entrance. The room had smoke stench, even though a notice behind the door said strictly’no smoking’. Bad insulation. Could hear all conversations in the neighbouring rooms and noise from the road. Cleanliness in the kitchenette area suspect.
Clean bed and towels, for which we are thankful.

Passing through to Port Hardy

We been here one single night on our way to Port Hardy. The staff is very kind and the motel has a good view of the sea, but is very old and a little bit hot. At the end is ok to stay one night because the price is good.

Good for a cheap night!

I can't understand why people are giving negative reviews! Perhaps meeting with the owners, and getting off on the wrong foot?

 I was trapped in Campbell River with my friend's dog, while my friend was stuck on Quadra. The ferries were shut down from the big storm, and my tiny car was being blown all over the road. 
 Instead of driving back to Victoria in a giant windstorm, or sleeping in my car, I searched out less-pricey hotels. 

This place was clean, the owners/operators were sweet and friendly, and it was close to the ferries. The beds were very comfortable, and I got to nerd-out with the owners about languages! So fun! They also didn't judge me by my looks/car/dog, which is aces in my book!

If you're looking for an affordable, clean, kind place to stay in C.R., look no further! I'm glad I decided on a whim to pull in there.

Vista Del Mar: an awesome port in a storm

My partner and I had a horrible experience here because the man who runs it attacked us verbally for having dogs when it is listed as pet friendly - long story short he kicked us out with nowhere to go late on a friday night saying he would refund us but then refused our refund at the last minute calling the cops on us when we requested our refund further. A long time later the rcmp showed up completely siding with us and making sure we had somewhere to go. This man is scary and aggressive - please don’t stay here. 
He has still refused to give us a refund (we were in the room maybe a total of 2hrs). Have never had an experience like this staying in motels with dogs - the place is dirty and reeks of cigarettes to begin with. Our dogs are very calm and well behaved and we saw that this place provided pet friendly rooms listed several places so his aggression was extremely uncalled for. He could have simply explained the issue (that he hates dogs) and asked us to leave nicely / made sure we had somewhere else to go and given us a refund as promised. Scary scary man with bad anger issues.

Was treated horribly

After using this hotel for several months for my construction employees the service has changed for the worse. I will never stay again. Promised to hold a room for the night and given away instead. When asking what happened? Response. “Full now”. Asking about a former employee, Bonnie, I have been working with over the past few months for reservations. The mans response “she gone, don’t need that employee anymore”. In summary, the hotel was sub par before. Nothin special but fine for temporary workers. With this service I never recommend anybody stay here.

Terrible service, rude, 1 star

First time visiting Campbell river. This cozy motel is located right by the ocean - amazing view. Room was very cleaned and well kept. We found owner was very accommodating and friendly. We felt very safe staying here. We will definitely stay here again when visiting Campbell river.

Clean room & great service

Hi everyone, 

Let me tell you a tale... I rented a room for two guests on Thursday, August 23, 2018 for about $110. The owner / night manager completely misread a situation where two of my friends attended our room to check up on my guest who was resting at about 10:30PM. He ended up yelling at them to get off the property and busting down a locked and bolted door to wake up and kick out my guest. My friends and guest were compliant and left but the owner continued to chase them onto the adjacent property demanding return of the room key and threatening to call the police. We gave the key to him immediately and he advised we could return the following day for a refund. 

I returned the next morning at about 9AM, very disappointed and advised I would like my refund for the room. The same guy was working. I assume he owns the place. English is obviously not his first language, and he's very difficult to understand. He advised sternly that I would not be getting a refund and that he was going to bill about $1000 in damages for the room - that he caused when he broke the door down - to my credit card. When I said that would be unacceptable and tantamount to theft, he stated he was going to call the police. I don't know if he actually did, but he advised someone on the phone that I was "threatening him at his place of business". Untrue. I left peacefully as I had other things to do besides dealing with this nonsense. 

None of us are trouble makers, and the owner / manager's actions were completely uncalled for. There are plenty of hotels / motels in Campbell River that have treated me very well over the years. This was the worst experience I've ever had as a patron / guest. DO NOT STAY HERE!!! I would give it a negative 5, if I could.

Best regards,

Johnny

DO NOT STAY HERE!!!

Like others have mentioned, this motel and its furnishings are a little dated, but we loved it.  It was very clean, had everything we needed and the owners were very friendly and accommodating.  We had a suite with two bedrooms and a sofa bed and was perfect for us travelling with our two grown sons.  There is no air conditioner, but the owners provided us with ample fans and being on the ocean it cooled down nicely at night. The location is what makes this place perfect for us - right across the road from the ocean, not far from downtown and central on the island for day trips north, south or east.  Be sure to visit the coffee shack across the road - the best place to go for your morning coffee and watch the sunrise.

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