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Albion Manor Bed & Breakfast
Category: Hotels & Travel Bed & Breakfast Bed & Breakfast [Edit]
224 Superior StVictoria, BC V8V 1T3
(250) 389-0012
- Wi-Fi:
- Free
7 reviews for Albion Manor Bed & Breakfast
7 reviews in English
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Review from Rick W.
5/28/2011
Such nice hosts and amazing breakfasts made our five night stay one of the best vacations we've taken. The rooms are beautiful and filled with whimsical, thought provoking art alongside antiques and modern comforts. A short walk will get you downtown and work off your breakfast or lead you to some great choices for dinner.
If they have a vacancy, this is the place. -
Review from Emily D.
10/21/2011
My boyfriend and I stayed here for a getaway to Victoria and we loved it! The house is beautiful and chock full of interesting and beautiful art and furniture. We stayed in Room 4, which was an excellent choice for a romantic vacation, and Don and Fernando were excellent hosts! We loved chatting with Fernando in the morning about the history of this amazing Victorian house and the breakfast was the best I've had in a while! And I found the price was very reasonable for the luxurious rooms and amazing food.
It's also within walking distance to the city center, and the garden was lovely. I would definitely stay here again and I absolutely recommend this to anyone staying in Victoria! -
Review from Matthew P.
2/12/2010
This place is an amazing little B&B, just tucked away enough to make it a beautiful refuge, while still within easy walking distance of everything in Victoria.
The B&B itself is absurdly cute. A very old Victorian house full of old furniture (both beautiful and odd), art (both beautiful and odd) and portraits (pretty much uniformly odd), the Albion is broken up into eight bedrooms, one big living room, a cozy library, and the dining room. We stayed in room 7, which was fantastic. I loooooved the claw-footed tub, and the bed was both comfortable and interesting (though it squeeks a lot when, ummmm, well when being used for alternative purposes).
So, that's the bed part, but what about the breakfast? HEAVEN! Simply some of the best breakfasts I have ever had. NOM NOM NOM NOM!!!!!
If I'd been here in the summer, this place would've probably gotten five stars, but being there in February I missed out on some stuff. The garden was obviously dead and uninviting (being winter, and all) and the owners were unfortunately out of town. If I'm ever back in the summer, though, I'm sure this place would earn that last star in a heartbeat. -
Review from Michelle W.
7/14/2009
My friend and I took a girls trip here and were more than pleasantly surprised by how friendly the owners were. The rooms are very comfortable, bordering on lush. The breakfast home cooked each morning are simply to die for.
We had a perfect corner room with private access and just LOVED it. We would definitely return here - and the price was terrific! One of my favorite places to stay in Victoria so far!Listed in: My Reviews, Victoria Favorites
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Review from Leila M.
Winnipeg, MB
8/5/2009
This will be a very long review, but since there aren't enough superlatives in the English language for me to fully describe this place, I'll make up for the lack of appropriate words by using lots of them. I traveled here with my partner for the August long weekend. Our trip to Victoria came at the end of over six months of constant stress and activity, and we both really needed a restful break. Albion Manor gave us exactly that, in spades, and our stay here was a stand-out highlight of our trip.
We arrived to find a gorgeous garden in vivid bloom, the scent of roses and stargazer lilies in the air, and were immediately welcomed into this elegant, artistic home. Fernando is a very talented artist, and his colourful work is perfectly suited to the manor's overall decor. Our room was room 8, with a lovely carved Belgian antique bed, a Jacuzzi tub, and a private entrance. The room was extremely luxurious, spacious, and comfortable, and no small detail had been omitted. I'd also requested one of the packages the B&B offers - champagne, chocolate, and roses - and so our stay was a garden indoors and out.
Breakfast each morning was a gracious, happy occasion. I am often shy with strangers, but found the breakfast table each day to be filled with friendly visitors exchanging pleasantries and travel tips, with lively music in the background setting the tone for an active day. The meal was fabulous, the perfect amount of food served in three small courses, with light tea and actual! strong! coffee! These cups rated as the best coffee I had in Victoria (and really, some of the best that I've had since moving to Canada).
There were other factors that were marvelously coincidental and made for a delightful stay, things beyond the B&B's control that were nonetheless nice. One of the coffee mugs had a firebird on it, and I managed to snag it each morning. Don's theatre company has the same name (though spelled differently) as my partner's. One breakfast dish was so good, I secretly wanted the recipe to take back with me; it was handed to us on a parting card as we left. It was kind of like taking a vacation with telepathic hosts.
The only low point of our stay was the morning we had to say goodbye and reluctantly relinquish our room key. This wonderful residence is a part of our memories of a fantastic weekend, and I cannot imagine staying anywhere else if we return to Victoria. -
Review from Jean K.
11/3/2010
We have been to Victoria several times in addition to traveling extensively this past year. Albion is the finest B&B we have ever stayed at; the ONLY one as good as the 5-star hotels RiverPlace in Portland, OR and Millenium in Boston, MA.
Location is ideal, on a quiet residential street but within walking distance to most tourist activities. Parking is easy. Innkeepers Don and Fernando are delightful, and Don's breakfasts are simply, the finest we've ever had. His cooking is superb. Not even the Ritz-Carlton will give you a perfect Cheddar souffle with homemade scones for breakfast, served on fine china with silverware, along with superior coffee and teas.
Bedrooms have marvelous antiques, but the bathrooms are large and opulently modern, exactly what we wanted but have never found anywhere else. We loved the eclectic decor, with less of the lacy frilliness that many Victorians are decorated with.
We enjoy Victoria, and from now on Albion is our preferred place to stay. -
Review from Hilary G.
5/28/2011 7 photos
This b&b is located close to the Inner Harbor but is located on a quiet residential street. It is quite convenient to be able to park your car for no fee here. The Albion is a charming place and Fernando is a funny guy. Don cooks the most amazing breakfast courses and I was very impressed with the almond scones and the salmon and mushroom quiche. Also, the peaches in yogurt and sherry were memorable. We stayed in Room 6 which had a cute bed and a modern bathroom. The room was located behind the dining room so I would recommend staying on the bottom floor (ie Room 3) for more privacy. Also, I did not like that it was difficult to close the shades so we were woken up by sun at 6 am and chirping birds due to having to leave the window open for some air. The patio is shared for this room so you can hear the guests next door and they could easily see in your room which is not so romantic. I would stay here again but I would recommend the cottage that is separate from the main house and I like that they allow pets in the cottage. There is free wireless here as well.
