Staying at the Hilton DoubleTree in Victoria BC

When a hotel hands you a warm cookie at check in, I am already emotionally attached. That is the first impression at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Suites in Victoria, BC, Canada.

Yes, they really do give you a warm chocolate chip cookie when you check in! The building is that tall glassy one on Douglas Street, a short walk from the Inner Harbour, Parliament Buildings, Royal BC Museum, and the downtown Victoria nightlife.

Plus, it’s pet-friendly!

The rooms: tiny apartments in disguise

The spacious rooms at the DoubleTree Hilton feel like someone tried to make a sensible little city apartment! I love staying here for that reason.

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What you get as standard:

• Sweet Dreams bed, which is Hilton speak for “this mattress will put you into a coma in three minutes”
• A 50 inch TV for those evenings when you absolutely must watch people buying houses you will never live in (you get two TVs if you book a suite with a separate living room)
• Mini fridge, microwave and Keurig, very helpful for leftovers, instant noodles, and early morning coffee before you talk to anyone
• A proper desk if you are “on a work trip” (you know, that thing you say while secretly planning your harbour walk) 

Many rooms and suites have balconies and big windows. On higher floors you can see the Inner Harbour, the Olympic Mountains, the British Columbia Parliament Buildings lit up at night, or the downtown skyline doing its little twinkle.

It is the kind of view that makes you briefly consider becoming a morning person. 

Suites add a separate living area, which is great if you:

• Travel with kids and want them in a different zone
• Travel with a partner who falls asleep early while you still have “one more thing” to do
• Travel alone and simply enjoy flinging your belongings across more territory than necessary

WiFi is free, rooms are non smoking, and there is a fitness centre downstairs for anyone who likes the idea of earning their next pastry at the in-lobby Starbucks downstairs!

The Location: DoubleTree as your downtown base camp

The strongest flex of this hotel is the location. You are basically staying in the middle of Victoria’s greatest hits:

• Inner Harbour: five to ten minutes on foot. Walk the causeway, watch buskers, book whale watching tours, or stare at boats and feel like you are in a travel commercial. 
• Parliament Buildings: a short stroll away, very majestic, especially at night when the building is outlined in lights like it got dressed for prom. 
• Royal BC Museum and IMAX: practically next door, ideal for rainy days or “I want to feel cultured and also sit down indoors.” 
• Chinatown and Fan Tan Alley: some of the oldest Chinatown streets in Canada, packed with tiny shops and photo ops, reachable with a gentle walk through downtown. 
• Fisherman’s Wharf: a little further along the waterfront or a short harbour ferry ride away, where you can wander among floating homes and grab casual seafood. 

If you like trips where you can park once, then live your best pedestrian life for the rest of the stay, this is your spot.

The Amenities

Other things you get at the DoubleTree Victoria:

• Free WiFi that lets you upload twenty photos of the harbour before bed. 
• 24 hour fitness center so you can pretend to balance out the number of Nanaimo bars you ate. 
• Pet friendly rooms, because some of us travel with little furry narcissists who love hotels. 
• EV charging on site, which is very convenient if your car runs on electricity and guilt. 
• Valet parking for a fee, and downtown street noise in some rooms, completely normal for a central city location.
• A Starbucks store is connected to the lobby. 
• No pool: sorry, this hotel does not have a pool.

It leans more “urban hotel with everything nearby” than “resort with waterslides and eight pools,” which fits Victoria’s personality quite well.

Things to Do in Victoria BC

Who this hotel is perfect for

You will probably love the DoubleTree Victoria if you:

• Want to be able to walk to pretty much everything
• Like the idea of balcony views over the city or harbour while you drink hotel room tea
• Appreciate having a pub, a Starbucks, and a breakfast spot within a few steps
• Travel with a partner, friend, or small goblin children and need fridge plus microwave
• Prefer clean, modern, comfortable over fussy and formal

If your dream trip is “bike trails in the morning, museum in the afternoon, pub dinner, then into slippers fourteen minutes later,” you will thrive here.

Final take: the cookie is foreshadowing

Staying at the DoubleTree in Victoria feels very “someone thought through the small things.”

Cookie, obviously. But also: decent coffee in the room, good water pressure, simple layout that does not require a navigation degree, and a location that makes it almost impossible to be bored.

You step outside and get postcard views of the harbour and historic buildings. You step back in and get soft lighting, a comfortable bed, and that specific hotel silence that makes naps ten times better.

If you need a downtown Victoria hotel that feels easy, walkable, and a little bit indulgent, this one does the job beautifully. And if all else fails, you always have the option to come back downstairs, order something comforting at the pub, and remember that your only real responsibility tonight is deciding which side of the bed to claim.

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