Abba Inn Downtown

Location; convenient (close to George St., pubs on Duckworth and Water streets), but be prepared for lots of hills - descending and climbing (tough after dinner and beers). In addition, Queens Rd. is a busy, noisy road. The view across the street towards the harbour was great, and in proximity of a lovely old large church, converted to condos. A lovely park is nearby (about 5-10 mins. walk towards Prescott St.), called Bannerman Park. A nearby parkette (opposite direction, towards Victoria St.) is used by street people. They never bothered us, but they were always there during the day and into the early evening. Rooms; stayed in room #5 - 3 flights of stairs, facing the street. By the end of the week, we were more fit than at the start. There is no elevator, due to age of building, and no secondary fire escape - room had smoke detectors, and in the hallway outside the door. Room was clean with fresh towels/linens. However, our room had a musty smell, as if someone had smoked in the room previously. Two of the three windows opened, one had no screen, the other had a slightly broken screen. No A/C in this room, but a decent bar fridge, kettle, instant coffee and tea bags plus sugar packets (no instant cream - buy this nearby at a convenience place), glasses. TV was adequate with a Roku service and various streaming services you can sign in to. Breakfast room - located down the stairs from the first floor in the basement (has a bright window - lots of light). This common room was open from 6:00-11:00 Staff - very responsive, took care of extra blanket and absent hair dryer. In addition, Meredith was able to locate and secure my wife's phone that was left behind on day of departure so we could easily retrieve it. Amazing service! Parking (free) - convenient on Queens Rd. , both sides of the street, but watch the permit signage. Overall, a convenient location and pleasant stay.

We stayed here for 4 nights and quite enjoyed it. As mentioned in the advertising, there are no elevators, so be prepared for stairs. The rooms have everything you need for a nice visit. Note that if you go to George Street, it's easy going downhill to that part of town, and quite a hike coming back up. We found that it was easier after a night out to take an Uber back from the bars at night.

This Hotel like some B&B does not have a contact at the property. We had several questions we needed answers to and tried sending emails to their email address several times and no reply. Also tried for 4 days to contact them by phone but phone never answered and no voice mail. Contacted 3 party booking site to see if there was another number but none available and they also could not reach the contact at all. Ended up canceling booking but due to 72 hr cancel policy no refund for any of the 3 nights. Booking partner tried to get us a partial refund due to family emergency but they still could not reach them after several tries. Property may be a fine place but be aware. Impossible to get hold of help