Dancing Bear Inn
Dancing Bear Inn
<h2>Comfortable Accommodation</h2> Dancing Bear Inn in Nelson offers a sun terrace, garden, and free WiFi throughout the property. Guests can relax in the outdoor seating area or enjoy the patio. <h2>Convenient Facilities</h2> The hostel features a lounge, shared kitchen, and barbecue facilities. Additional amenities include a work desk, shower, and wardrobe. Free on-site private parking is available. <h2>Activities and Location</h2> Guests can engage in skiing and cycling. The West Kootenay Regional Airport is 41 km away. Highly rated for its friendly staff and excellent service support.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.8 for a two-person trip.
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Most popular facilities
- Free parking
- Free WiFi
- Family rooms
- Non-smoking rooms
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Kievan
Canada“Love it!!! The staff are super amazing and they put on an open Mike night which was rad. All around good vibes!!” 
Julie
Australia“Room was as expected, with comfortable beds. Note - beds in the twin rooms are bunk beds (which we knew). Good-sized kitchen where we could prepare breakfast and cook some dinners. Plenty of room to store food. We thought it might be busy but it...”- Jonathan
United Kingdom“Nice characterful hostel in the centre of Nelson. Quite a creaky old house though.” 
Rachel Australia“Stayed in the queen room which was quite nicely separated, with a bit of a loungeroom outside the room. Nice enough room and cute hostel!”- Lezarre Canada“Loved the character of the building. Staff was great.kitchen could use sharper knives & fry pans & that's not a big deal. Overall a great place to stay. Will definitely stay again when in area.”
Bonnie Canada“The woman in charge of registering (she was from Australia but I've forgotten her name) was very helpful and even ran off a copy of HI hostels between Nelson and Winnipeg which we will be visiting later this year.”- Kyan Australia“Staff were fabbbb. Location was great and Hostel was clean and comfortable! Will stay here again in the future 😊”
- Stephanie
India“Very cosy and homely hostel, good kitchen, common area and facilities.” 
Martin Canada“We were well greeted by host which facilitated an early checkin. The quad room, showers, bathroom & common kitchen were all clean. Really no issues whatsoever. Free overnight street parking available.”
Lucy Australia“This place feels like a cosy cottage on the inside. The rooms were clean and I felt like I had a lot of privacy after putting a sheet up. The guy at the front desk was lovely and overall I really enjoyed my stay! Wish I could've stayed for longer...”
Property surroundings
Facilities of Dancing Bear InnGreat facilities! Review score, 8.8
Most popular facilities
- Free parking
- Free WiFi
- Family rooms
- Non-smoking rooms
Bathroom
- Shared bathroom
Bedroom
- Linen
Outdoors
- Outdoor furniture
- Sun terrace
- BBQ facilities
- Terrace
- Garden
Kitchen
- Shared kitchen
Room Amenities
- Socket near the bed
Ski
- Ski storageAdditional charge
Activities
- Live music/performance
- Movie nights
- Temporary art galleries
- CyclingOff-site
- CanoeingAdditional chargeOff-site
- SkiingOff-site
- Golf course (within 3 km)Additional charge
InternetWiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.
ParkingFree private parking is possible on site (reservation is not possible).
Services
- Shared lounge/TV area
- Lockers
- Luggage storageAdditional charge
Entertainment and family services
- Board games/puzzles
Safety & security
- Fire extinguishers
- CCTV outside property
- CCTV in common areas
- Smoke alarms
- Key access
General
- Non-smoking throughout
- Allergy-free room
- Heating
- Fan
- Family rooms
- Non-smoking rooms
Languages spoken
- English
House rulesDancing Bear Inn takes special requests - add in the next step!
Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
Children 4 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.
To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.
Cot and extra bed policies
Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.
The fine printNeed-to-know information for guests at this property
House Rules
To ensure a comfortable stay, guests are required to conduct themselves in a responsible manner within the hostel and must not act in any way that disturbs other guests. Any guest(s) who, in the opinion of staff, compromise the comfort, safety or security of other guests, staff or local residents, will be asked to leave the hostel premises and will not be given a refund. There is a zero tolerance policy for any blatant disrespect to staff. Outside visitors of guests are not permitted in the hostel past 8pm.
There is no smoking, vaping or use of illegal drugs permitted anywhere on the property. A $250 fee will be charged to the room should the no smoking policy be disregarded and you will be asked to immediately leave the property. The burning of incense or candles on site is not permitted.
Quiet hours are 10pm-7am. Please be mindful of other guests sleeping during this time and keep noise to a minimum. The Dancing Bear Inn is intended for travellers. Guest stays are limited to 14 days and we reserve the right to ask for onward travel. We reserve the right to restrict the usage of the hostel by locals living within 50 km of Nelson.
Age Requirements
The age requirement for booking is 18 years old. Anyone under the age of 18, must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. To book a dorm. the age requirement is 18 years old. Children ages 14 to 17 years old must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian in a SHARED dormitory. Children 13 years of age or younger are not permitted in dorm rooms unless the room has been booked privately.
Booking Policy: A valid Visa or Mastercard is required to make and confirm all bookings. We do not accept American Express Cards. We have the right to pre-authorize the card to ensure it is valid of up to $100.
Canadian Debit Visas cannot be used to make and confirm a booking. A valid passport or government issued photo ID is required for check in and must match the credit card on file.
If arriving later than 8pm, it is your responsibility to contact the hostel as further information/instruction is needed.
A cancellation fee equivalent to one night's stay will be charged to any reservation cancelled/modified less than 24hrs prior to check in.
In case of a no-show booking, a fee equivalent to one night's stay will be charged to the card file and all consecutive nights will be cancelled.
For group bookings of 8 or more people, a 50% deposit is required. Dependent on the size and length of stay, cancellations can be anywhere from 14-30 days prior to check in. This is regardless of how the booking was made (directly or through a third party website).
A $20 fee will be charged for unreturned room keys.
In the event of any damage to the property or items within it, you authorize The Dancing Bear Inn to charge your credit card for the full cost of repair or replacement.
Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Guests under the age of 18 can only check in with a parent or official guardian.
