BUSINESS TRAVELERS

The Buccaneer Inn features hotel-style accommodation that isn't your typical hotel room! Prefer a suite for the price of a hotel room? Don't need all the services of a full service hotel, but you still want great quality, spotless 3.5 Star accommodation that makes you feel at home? Then you have found the right place!

Dave,Marlene & Christopher welcome you to our renovated and refurbished 'home away from home' 1 bedroom suites and studios! We are your best accommodation value in Nanaimo and the Mid-Vancouver Island region.

The Buccaneer Inn is ideally suited for those business travelers that are budget conscious yet still expect quiet, quality, moderately priced accommodation. We don't provide all the services that full service hotels do, but you'll be really comfortable here and our rates won't hurt you or your company's pocketbook. 

For about the price of a standard downtown hotel room, you can stay in our deluxe oceanview fireplace suite. This spacious 1 bedroom apartment with real wood-burning fireplace (Nanaimo's only!), soaker tub (the bath salts will help ease the tensions away) and great views of the water makes a nice break from the norm. One of our corporate clients has this to say about this great suite: "The suite we stayed in was wonderful, it had a separate bedroom, and full kitchen. There was a fireplace, real quilts on the beds, and real furniture, not that stiff uncomfortable hotel stuff you are used to.  Marlene was a gracious host and our stay was delightful. I highly recommend it to all!" Read more Testimonials or go to TripAdvisor.com for unbiased reviews of our property. We supply accommodation to many large, medium and small provincial and national businesses and governments including Overwaitea Food Group, Transport Canada, Canada Customs and Revenue, BC Ferries, Pacific Biological Research Station and Staples Business Depot.

When I travel, I like to wake up in a separate bedroom and not have to look at my laptop. With our 2-room oceanview suites, you get a separate sleeping room where you'll wake up rejuvenated. Your living room area has a comfortable sofa to relax on. Our full kitchens let you make a fresh pot of coffee, or even your favourite breakfast and dinner, and enjoy your surroundings. When you do need to work, take advantage of our free high speed wireless internet access!

Won't be spending much time in your room, we also offer cozy studios! Our studios are just right for those that want 'just a bed to sleep in'!

As owners, operators and live-in managers of The Buccaneer, we know what it's like to spend a lot of time in a hotel. We strive to have the type of environment that you can go about your business and then come 'home', put your feet up and relax. Our attention to detail and fastidious housekeeping has earned us compliments from Tourism British Columbia and thousands of repeat guests.

It's those simple things like, a non-smoking environment, brand new Serta Posturpedic Perfect Sleeper beds, fluffy towels, real plants, free movies, games and books, National Geographic magazines and playing cards in your room, that help make the difference when you are away from your home and family. 

Our oceanview, semi-waterfront, location is in central Nanaimo and across from Newcastle Channel, Newcastle Island Provincial Park, Departure Bay and  marinas. We're also the closest accommodation to the B.C. Ferries terminal at Departure Bay. In our immediate neighbourhood are 6 restaurants and pubs.

Downtown Nanaimo and the Nanaimo Harbour Lynx high speed passenger ferry to downtown Vancouver, are a beautiful 20 minute walk away. What a great way to start your day. A refreshingly brisk 2 kilometer walk downtown and you're ready to do business. Taxi's are plentiful and take only 3 to 5 minutes to get downtown.

At The Buccaneer Inn, we will assist in every way possible to make your business trip or meeting a success. We offer the business traveler many amenities and services:

• Clean, well maintained rooms
• Friendly, efficient service
• Free high speed in-room wireless access
• Coffee maker, teapot, hairdryer and microwave in each guest room
• VCR available for your use
• Complimentary in-coming e-mail
• Courier pick-up
• Meeting space (for 2 to 6 people, must be arranged in advance)
• Guest Laundry
• Irons and Ironing Boards
• Dry-Cleaning service
• Unlimited Local Calls (why do other hotels charge for this service anyways?)

Public transit is also available to take you downtown and throughout our community. Hammond Bay Bus #2 travels the length of Stewart Avenue. Bus stops are located, on both sides of Stewart, 25 metres south of The Buccaneer.

What are you doing after work? At The Buccaneer, we include complimentary movies on MovieCentral and full cable television to keep you entertained. There are 6pubs and restaurants within 3 minutes walk of your suite. Or you visit our on-line visitors guide to give you more ideas for after-work recreation. Or just take a leisurely seaside stroll on the Seawall across from The Buccaneer; the perfect way to unwind!

Our on-line restaurant guide can help you quickly find the right place to eat at. Choose from the restaurants within walking distance of The Buccaneer or peruse the choices from around town. Or use our complimentary outdoor barbeque  and deck to broil up the perfect steak or piece of salmon!

There are several gyms, fitness centers and pools within a few minutes drive of The Buccaneer. The City of Nanaimo has recently built a state of the art Aquatic Leisure Centre which features a wave pool, hot tub, 3 water slides, 52 metre pool, well-equipped fitness centre and restaurant. Visit the Parks and Recreation site for a complete listing of all our community recreational facilities.

We hope that this section of our website has helped introduce you to The Buccaneer Inn and the great amenities we have to offer. Please take some time to visit the rest of our website. We look forward to welcoming you to Nanaimo and to playing a part in your business successes.

Your hosts,

Dave, Marlene and Christopher

Some handy packing tips we thought you could use!

Packing Tips For the Business Traveler

If you're doing a lot of business traveling, chances are you've already learned to be a carry-on traveler. If you aren't a carry-on traveler here are a few facts to consider that will encourage you to learn to be one:

• According to the U.S. Transportation Department approximately 1 in 200 bags are lost, misdirected or stolen, which means most likely there will be one person on each flight who will end up with their luggage missing.
• Eighty-seven percent of missing or stolen luggage happens at the curbside check-in station.
• Gate agent errors frequently occur causing your luggage to be routed to the wrong destination.
• If you don't check in luggage, you won't have to wait around for your bag to be unloaded; thus you'll save time and sometimes a lot of time!

What is most difficult about being a carry-on traveler is figuring out how to pack all of your belongings in one bag, and still manage to have your clothing wrinkle free. Airlines are enforcing carry-on regulations therefore make sure your bag is 9 X 14 X 22 inches. Utilize wheeled luggage containing a garment bag for your suits, a small tote for your toiletries, and a compartment for your laptop and/or business manuals. The best way to place your clothing inside of your bag for maximum space and less wrinkles is to roll them tightly or lay them flat without folding them at all. Use every nook and cranny. If you can't use a small tote that will fit into your bag, put items like your toothpaste, socks, modem cables, underwear, mouthwash, etc. inside your shoes and coat pockets. Wear your shoes or jacket on the plane instead of packing them inside your bag. You can also opt to use plastic bags to pack your socks and underwear or for your dirty clothing.

Don't hesitate to spend $300 to $500 on a good piece of luggage. You'll be more than happy you did in order to protect expensive items that can easily be broken inside your luggage when it is thrown, dropped, or squished into small spaces. In addition, most expensive wheeled luggage is expandable, allowing you not to be in a bind when you need more room to take home gifts or items you didn't have when you did your initial packing. Ensure that your luggage is not bombarded with tags and stickers as they fall prey to thieves who are looking to take the bags of wealthy frequent flyers. Use a business card to label your luggage, instead of writing in your personal phone number and home address. For more information on what to pack, how to pack, and what to pack it in check out the following websites: The Complete Carry-on Traveler at www.oratory.com/travel, Travel Lite FAQs at http://www.travelite.org , Tips for Travelers at www.webfoot.com/travel/tips, How to Travel Out of a Carry-On Bag for a Month at http://www.thetravelzine.com.

Happy packing!

Dave, Marlene and Christopher

The Buccaneer Inn - Nanaimo BC's highest rated motel since 1998!
1577 Stewart Avenue Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada V9S 4E3
Tel: (250) 753-1246 Fax: (250) 753-0507
Toll Free Reservations (Canada & U.S.A.) 1-877-282-6337 Contact us by email: sleepwell@buccaneerinn.com

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