Damage to the hotel is estimated at $15,000 and to the room’s contents at about $10,000, Victoria Fire said.
A fire in a suite at City Metro Suites overnight cost several thousand dollars of damage to the hotel.
Victoria Fire responded to the incident at Rock Bay Avenue and Gorge Road to find the mattress on fire. The room’s occupant was not inside the suite at the time.
The fire was quickly put out and didn’t cause damage to neighbouring suites. The cause of the fire is not known.