Ocean Island Inn, Heritage hotel in downtown Victoria, Canada

Ocean Island Inn is a four-storey heritage building at 791 Pandora Avenue in downtown Victoria, with a beveled corner entrance and Italianate massing. The upper two storeys are painted light beige with dark grey trim, the ground floor dark grey, and the corner bears raised numerals reading 1891. Round-arched recesses frame the upper windows, and a sign with a stylized bird and key reads "BURLY 1891".

Built in 1891 for pioneer developer Carlo Bossi as the Bossi Block, a three-storey hotel with street-level shops, it was known as Osborne House from 1893 and later as the Pandora Hotel and Allies Hotel. A 1944 renovation added a fourth floor and turned it into the Alexander Apartments, renamed Solomon Apartments around 1990 and later the Ocean Island Inn.

The building has carried several names since 1891: Osborne House, Pandora Hotel, Allies Hotel, Alexander Apartments, Solomon Apartments and now Ocean Island Inn. Its south wall bears a 40-by-65-foot trompe-l'œil mural of The Honeymooners and a Pacific Northwest rainforest, painted in acrylic resin on stucco by Vancouver Island artist Robert Scott Dobie.

The inn sits in downtown Victoria with access to shared kitchen facilities, laundry services, and high-speed internet available to all guests. Many local restaurants and shops are located nearby, making it easy to explore the surrounding neighborhood.

The building is now listed in the community heritage register, a recognition of its architectural and historical importance to the city. This listing protects the building and honors its role in the local community.