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Hotel Zed – A Funky, Family Friendly Hotel in Victoria that Won’t Break Your Budget

April 30, 2018 by Susan

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My girls and I love taking the ferry over to Victoria, BC for a quick holiday. We live in the suburbs of Vancouver, so heading over to Vancouver Island to stay for a night or two in a family friendly hotel in Victoria is a lovely way to have a short vacation. Hotel Zed treated us to a free stay so we could review their hotel.

Victoria BC Ferry

 

We’ve been to Victoria a few times before and so my girls were thrilled when I announced we were going to check out a fun new spot called the Hotel Zed.

Hotel Zed – A Totally Fun, Family Friendly Hotel in Victoria that Won’t Break Your Budget

We were invited to a media event to preview their Mom-Napping experience for Mother’s Day. So the hotel treated us to a free ferry ride and one night stay.

And we had a blast.

Hotel Zed is totally different than any other hotel we’ve ever stayed at before.

Go Retro At Hotel Zed

It’s a hip hotel that celebrates its past as an upcycled motel with rotary dial phones, retro-chic amenities like vinyl listening stations, typewriter stations, board games, and even comics books in every room.

Hotel ZED - Retro Hotel in Victoria

Hotel Zed Rotary Dial Phone

Hotel ZED - family friendly hotel in Victoria BC

Hotel Zed - Family Friendly Hotel in Victoria

Fun Family Friendly Hotel in Victoria

If you’re looking for a fun place to take your family that is affordable and still in the heart of the Victoria city center, you’re going to love Hotel Zed.

We think the BEST part of the Hotel Zed in Victoria is their swimming pool… which features a fantastic waterslide and hot-tub.

Hotel Zed Swimming Pool

Hotel Zed Zedinator

It is not easy to find an affordable family friendly hotel in Victoria’s city center with a swimming pool.

The Hotel Zed swimming pool is a warm indoor pool that has huge sliding doors that open and make it feel like an outdoor pool when the weather is nice. The waterslide starts outside and ends inside so you can jump right from the slide into the pool. Then you can relax in the outdoor hot-tub or spend some time unwinding in the sauna.

The weather is usually nicer in Victoria than it is here in Vancouver, so we were lucky to enjoy a little sunshine while we spent the afternoon swimming. And the water in the swimming pool is surprisingly warm. So even though the air outside was cold, we were warm while swimming.

Another awesome part of the hotel is their retro lobby and ping pong lounge.

Susan Sophia and Julia at Hotel Zed in Victoria

Victoria Hotel Zed Funky Lobby

Hotel ZED - Cool Ping Pong Lounge

My kids got quite a kick out of the typewriter station.

Hotel Zed Typewriters

Catch a Free Ride

This forward-thinking hotel brilliantly offers free scheduled shuttle service in their classic VW buses as well as free bike rentals and free parking.

Parking in downtown Victoria is expensive, so the option of taking a shuttle or borrowing bikes while leaving your car in the free parking lot will save you a lot of money and hassle.

Hotel Zed Free Shuttle

But before you take off to go sight-seeing, you’ll want to eat breakfast at The Ruby. We had breakfast there and loved it. My girls ordered waffles from the kids’ menu and I had a tasty omelet. The prices are reasonable and the food is delicious.

The Ruby at Hotel Zed

I want to thank Hotel Zed for inviting us and for creating such a unique option for an affordable and fun family friendly hotel in Victoria.

Special Mom-Napping Event for Mother’s Day

Hotel ZED is giving away want moms need the most this Mother’s Day: free and uninterrupted mom-naps!

Find out more and nominate a mom to win.

But hurry… entries close on May 2nd.

Hotel Zed Mom-Naps
 

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Disclosure: We received a free ferry ride from Vancouver to Victoria and one night hotel stay.
Written by Susan Carraretto, co-founder of 5 Minutes for Mom
Talk with me: @5minutesformom and Facebook.com/5minutesformom
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2 Comments

  1. Maegan Morin says

    May 1, 2018 at 1:49 am

    This place looks great! Definitely going to keep it in mind for our next road trip to Victoria!

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    • Susan says

      June 16, 2018 at 12:30 am

      I hope you have an awesome trip to Victoria!

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