We stayed five nights at Abigail's, and the experience was wonderful. We were in the 'Foxglove' room, booked as a 'Superior' room on Expedia. The room was clean and well-appointed. The staff there are exceptionally friendly and helpful. The included breakfasts were good every day, and the staff were very accommodating about making reasonable changes to the offerings so that, even though there are technically only 3 offerings per day, it was easy to get something we liked. The pastries were particularly good. It's very nice that they offer free parking; it's tight, with small spaces, but a great feature. We did not need the car for exploring downtown area, but wanted to have one for getting out to other areas of Vancouver Island, so that was useful. Location is also good. It is about a 10-15 minute walk to the Empress, which is sort of the center of the wharf area. We'd originally planned to stay right down there in the city center but are glad we didn't because Abigail's felt like a peaceful respite at the end of a day in the bustle of the wharf area: close enough to make walking the city possible, but nice and quiet comparatively. My wife and I love our (now college-aged kids) and loved traveling with them when they were young, but the combination of the 'no-kids' policy with the unique blend of a traditional bed & breakfast with the scale of a bigger hotel really makes Abigail's unique. Probably our favorite hotel ever, in 25 years of marriage/travel.
