This hotel features an on-site fitness room and heated seasonal outdoor pool Shuttle service to Vancouver Island ferry terminals and Nanaimo Harbour Waterfront Airport is offered for a fee All rooms at the Howard Johnson Nanaimo have free cable TV and free WiFi Some rooms have a sofa bed, microwave and refrigerator, and all rooms feature a work desk and coffee maker A 24-hour reception is offered at Nanaimo Howard Johnson Vending machines featuring snacks and drinks are located on-site A cash machine is available Free parking is available on site Just blocks from the Nanaimo Harbour Front Seawall and Maffeo Sutton Park, the hotel is 1km from the Vancouver Island Conference Center The Departure Bay Ferry Terminal is 3 km away