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    Speights Ale House

    5.0 (1 review)
    Closed 11:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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    The Freehouse

    The Freehouse

    4.8(8 reviews)
    4.8 km
    $

    Only sinners here to seek out an afternoon pick-me-up with a visit to a quaint, aged church,…read morere-purposed into a beer bar! Blessed be! When in hop capital, the Freehouse is an automatic add onto one's rotation. The most friendly, helpful staff to serve up a fresh pint and give all the best recs. Quite a few tap handles, but per the sheet, only those with the red check mark were the ones "On". No matter, because the selection with the 15 available was eclectic and very exciting. Surprisingly a number of sours on draft along with some cask options and beers featured from their on-site brewery "The Flavourtorium". We sat outside near this makeshift brewery within a shipping container, fermenter tanks and mashers in full view as a worker toiled away gathering the spent grain for disposal. Many a patron chatted away -- visitor and locals alike -- and dogs lazed away or wandered around off leash for a joyful afternoon basking in the Nelson sun. What an absolutely terrific vibe and what a time to be alive enjoying the fresh Nelson hops of the region!

    Good place. They helped me out when I arrived in Nelson to an unacceptable hotel/motel, reviewed…read moreseparately. I ordered a pint and asked for recommendations. I got a few and followed up on one and ended up in a much better spot. It was admittedly not busy, so I had a bit of an opportunity to chat, and they were quite pleasant to get along with. A group came in as I was winding down my pint, and it is clear that they have a good community following (also confirmed by a recommendation of the Freehouse from a friend who lived in Nelson for quite a while). It was also a Sunday evening, so things were already pretty quiet in Nelson. There is a beer garden/patio out front with a food stand, but it is late winter now, so that wasn't active, and they have only a light kitchen themselves, so they were happy to recommend nearby places for take-out to eat-in at their spot. Good neighbors then. Good people. Very helpful. Good beer. Worth the visit. Oh, and it's in a repurposed church. Very cool.

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    The Honest Lawyer

    The Honest Lawyer

    2.9(7 reviews)
    2.0 km
    $$

    We were trying to find a place to stay in Nelson while using points and booked Honest Lawyer…read moreonline, when we arrived, we realized we were in for an experience. This is not your typical hotel/motel. It has character, we drove around finding the reception which was this very small office where she gave us the details about which room we were staying at and we drove in a circle to find the room. One great thing is you can park right next to the door so you're not dragging your luggage too far. The receptionist did let us know that they were having an event in the back area near our room, while we were driving to the back we did see people setting up near our room entrance and walking past it. We opened the door with the key given to us and the room was definetly more like Airbnb vibes from 1980s. I didn't do enough research to see if there is history with this hotel. There was no AC in the hotel so we tried to figure out what we were going to do in the night because it already felt warm, there was a fan from the 90s there with layers of dust which we turned on. We opened the windows however the second it was open, ants started crawling in so we closed those. We were so tired from the day, we decided not to go join the party outside. We wounded down and fell asleep. I am thankful we only booked this place for one night. I did like there was a lot of space and counter space for luggage etc. but it is very outdated- old, rusty, dusty, recommend bringing shower slippers, house slippers and more.

    Stayed at the hotel while on vacation. Rooms are VERY outdated and need to be remodeled. Bed was…read moreok, we slept well and it was quiet. The toilet handle was broken and wouldn't flush. Ceiling in bathroom has peeling/chipped paint. The shower/tub was very outdated and the shower curtain smelled musty and was moldy. The faucet has separate faucets for hot and cold, which is annoying and inefficient. Room temp control is an oscillating floor fan... windows open but no screens. There is no coffee or breakfast on site until 10a weekdays (no breakfast weekdays at all) and 9a weekend and nothing close walking distance if you wish to have something before they open. They do offer tea and powdered coffee in your room but that's not my cup of tea! Staff also cannot recommend somewhere for coffee when asked. Had dinner first night and the service was just ok, ordered the salmon salad special and my bf ordered the steak cooked on the 400 degree stone. Which was really cool! Would have been nice to have some kind of instruction on proper cooking to medium temperature, but our plates were just dropped off without explanation. Please note there is no elevator. So you must carry your large bags up the stairs. Hangars are not removable in closet and there are no hooks to hang anything in the bathroom.

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