The Bedford Regency Hotel

Sadly the room wasn’t clean at all. There was dust and plastic trash on both bed side tables. Other guest left some food leftovers on the fridge which had a weird smell and we reported this but they didn’t do much about it.

Location was so good

Old fashioned in style and decent room.

It was a perfect time . Thanks a lot for your service!

The staff was very helpful and responsive. Location was wonderful. Penthouse was very quiet. Layout was a bit odd but it met our needs.

The hotel was fine, in that it was quaint, the staff were great, the room was OK. Oddly, my roommate told me she was worried about me, as I was gasping for air, like sleep apnea, but gasping. She was also annoyed as it wrecked her sleep. I had noticed the smell of whatever is in A535 rub when we came in the room, and opened the window. I'm somewhat sensitive to that scent, and wonder if it affected my sleep, as I closed the window later due to gull noise. At home again I monitored my sleep for a few nights, and barely snored. So I'm not sure what it was. Other reviews mention a few things, so I would simply suggest, if you have allergies.... The location was great if you want to be downtown, except for getting there and to parking. With sporadic street closures, Google maps has a hard time assisting, and the parking is 2 blocks from the hotel. The temp parking for baggage drop-off was a painful odyssey. The suite I was promised when I booked was misleading, but I went through a 3rd party- just call the hotel front desk to book. 3rd party booking service was useless for making changes later. There is a mini fridge in the room we booked, a small stove and sink, pots etc. at reception. But I would never cook there. I had originally planned a week and thought we had a kitchenette. And was promised a separate sitting room. There was a coffee maker, coffee and creamer, but no tea. Personally as a former frequent work traveler, I'd rather have a microwave than a stove. You have to request maid service, or you don't get it. ( at least we didn't, and others report same). On a good note- reasonably quiet on the 3rd and 4th floor courtyard rooms. The room appeared clean. The outlets are a bit bizarre with only one near one bed, and quite a few near the other. Tricky to charge devices. The bathroom door is heavy, opaqueish glass, and the bathroom light glares at the one bed everytime it's on, so easy to wake up your roomie. The shower knob is weird, and placed so that you HAVE to get a cold blast to have a shower. A smarter design would be to have it at the other end. So, OK, but not great. We spent the rest of our week in a whole house air b and b in Oak Bay, which had it's drawbacks too, but it was better all around for us. So choose the location wisely, 1 night downtown would have been enough. I don't think I'd stay downtown again.