Very good

Exceptional

Very good

Liked: Downtown location
Disliked: Noisy, they allow small children into the hostel. Only public parking subject to rates

The turtle is THE place...

Liked: Clean, friendly staff, location is awesome.
Disliked: There is a bar downstairs at one corner of the hostel. It is below the communal living room and so ideally if you book a room ensure it is far enough away from there to not disturb your sleep if you tend to go to sleep early. But it is a super fun karaoke bar that locals go to so maybe if you can't beat em', join em'.

Good

Liked: Location
Disliked: Smelled of cleaning products, bedding smelled of dryer sheets.

First stay in a long...

Liked: Friendly, helpful staff person; eclectic variety of guests; good large television in common room; clean, comfortable bed

Great location and good quality...

Liked: Very friendly staff.

Very good

Goood

Liked: Chill hostel in downtown nanaimo. Great staff espicially john who gives good local tips and is very helpful.
Disliked: The dorm light is connected to the powerpoint to charge devices and some dude changed rooms in the middle of the night tho that wasn't the hostels fault.