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 available for an additional charge. All rooms at the Howard Johnson Nanaimo have free cable TV and Wi-Fi. Some rooms have a sofa bed, microwave and refrigerator, and all rooms feature a work desk and coffee maker. A 24-hour front desk is offered at Nanaimo Howard Johnson. Vending machines featuring snacks and drinks are on-site. A cash machine is available. Just blocks from the Nanaimo Harbour Front Seawall and Maffeo Sutton Park, the hotel is half a mile from the Vancouver Island Conference Center. The Departure Bay Ferry Terminal is 2 miles away.