Inn on Long Lake, NanaimoInn on Long Lake in Nanaimo, Canada has a corrected score of 3.3 ± 0.6 (thin evidence, no platform scores), ranked 4 of 10 hotels we score in Nanaimo. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 4.4 before correction.Inn on Long Lake is a lakefront hotel on North Island Highway in North Nanaimo, British Columbia. Its 62 air-conditioned rooms each have a private balcony or patio facing Long Lake, plus a fridge/freezer, microwave, Keurig coffeemaker, 42-inch flat-screen TV and MP3 connection. Guests get a continental breakfast, a garden terrace and private beach access, with Departure Bay Beach and Linley Valley Cottle Lake Park nearby. It welcomes pets, so it suits travellers with dogs as well as road trippers along the island highway. Guests rate it highly for cleanliness and comfort. One limitation: the barbecue facilities are not open, so self-catering options are limited to the in-room appliances.What stands out

Lake views from every private balcony

Private beach access on site

Pet friendly rooms

Continental breakfast included

Watch out for

Barbecue facilities not open

No on-site restaurant mentioned

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