Beacon Hill Park and its Petting Zoo
There's a temptation here when discussing Victoria's Beacon Hill Children's Farm to say the writer of this article got his goat.
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Victoria is the obvious hub of the South Vancouver Island. For more information on Victoria BC, please use this link to visit our Victoria page.
Saltspring Island is famous for being the home of artists and craftspeople who wanted to escape the hustle and bustle of the big city. It is the largest (at 193.5 sq. km 121 sq. mi.) and most populated of the Vancouver Island from both Fulford Harbour and Vesuvius Bay.
Sooke is only 25 km (15.6 mi.) west of Victoria and feels like a different world. Known for its fishing and wildlife, it only elected its first mayor in November 1999.
Overlooking Victoria's beautiful inner harbor and the historic Parliament buildings, the Victoria Regent Waterfront Hotel features luxurious accommodations, first-class amenities and exceptional service in the heart of the city. Guests can enjoy in-room spa treatments. Only a short distance from the Regent Waterfront, guests will be able to discover a variety of popular attractions.
Distances to…
Ferry - Vancouver: 32km
Airport: 26.4km
Downtown Victoria: 0.35km
Set alongside the lush green fairways of the Bear Mountain Nicklaus co-designed golf course you will find the Westin Bear Mountain Hotel, featuring 156 guestrooms with expansive views of the fairways and nearby Mt. Finlayson. This luxury hotel welcomes you with a premium level of style, sophistication and elegance you'd expect from any world class resort - minutes from Victoria BC's inner harbour.
Distances to…
Ferry - Vancouver: 31.9km
Airport: 26.1km
Downtown Victoria: 2.8km
Our Victoria motel offers a range of comfortable, clean and affordable accommodations. All rooms include free parking, free WIFI, digital TV's, mini fridges and coffee & tea. Suites are available with full kitchens. Free wireless internet access. Complimentary in-room coffee & tea. Digital TV with 70+ channels including sports & movies. Complimentary storage for bicycles.
Distances to…
Ferry - Vancouver: 31.8km
Airport: 26.1km
Downtown Victoria: 3.7km
Just outside of downtown Victoria, British Columbia and offering easy access to a number of popular attractions, our Victoria BC hotel provides comfortable accommodations and many thoughtful amenities. The Victoria Travelodge features on-site laundry facilities and free wireless internet access. Guests can also enjoy the indoor swimming pool and fitness facilities.
Distances to…
Ferry - Vancouver: 31.6km
Airport: 25.9km
Downtown Victoria: 3.5km
"One of the Best B&B's you'll find" - Frommers 2005!
Rated #1 B&B in Victoria - TripAdvisor.com
Unwind and relax in the historic Rockland district of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Abbeymoore Manor offers romantic heritage bed and breakfast accommdation in a quiet residential setting.
Summer rates from $159, Winter rates from $99 www.abbeymoore.com
This Victoria hotel is on the Trans-Canada Highway and 5-minute drive from the Inner Harbournad features free Wi-Fi. Cable TV and a coffee maker are found in each wood-furnished room of the Island Travel Inn. A work desk and an iron are also included. Laundry facilities and vending machines are also available.
Victoria's newest resort hotel is ideally located and an innovative combination of luxury and sustainability, just steps from the Inner Harbour and Beacon Hill Park. Designer furnishings and decor are complimented by Platinum LEED certification. Guest enjoy fine dining, a spa, rooftop patio, movie theatre, indoor pool, and fitness centre enhanced by concierge services.
Distances to…
Ferry - Vancouver: 32.2km
Airport: 26.5km
Downtown Victoria: 0.5km
Executive House Hotel offers you the comfort and ambience of a European boutique style hotel, world class hospitality and full service facilities.
Distances to…
Ferry - Vancouver: 32.2km
Airport: 26.5km
Downtown Victoria: 0.3km
Super 8 Victoria is just a 6-minute drive from Victoria Inner Harbour Airport. This British Columbia hotel features an on-site restaurant and guest rooms with free Wi-Fi, cable TV, coffee maker and ironing facilities. The hotel offers an ATM and laundry facilities for added convenience.
Distances to…
Ferry - Vancouver: 30km
Airport: 24.4km
Downtown Victoria: 2.5km
Enjoy 5 star, romantic, Victoria accommodations. We have comfortable rooms and suites with sitting areas and private bathrooms, including luxurious, two person, hydrotherapy spa tubs with dazzling chromotherapy lights, double soaking tubs or claw foot tubs. Each unique room features either a King or Queen bed - many with impressive canopy or four-poster beds. Most rooms have fireplaces.
Distances to…
Ferry - Vancouver: 33.3km
Airport: 27.5km
Downtown Victoria: 2.6km
Welcome to a unique floating home B&B on the sea at Fisherman's Wharf near downtown Victoria, BC, Canada. Rock gently to sleep with seagulls calling goodnight. E-mail me to book now and come and enjoy your stay in one of North America's premier travel destinations. The coolest place to make unique memories that you will remember and talk about. The entire house is available for rent Nov and Dec.
Our Bed & Breakfast is located in the heart of downtown Victoria. We offer a unique taste of traditional Edwardian comfort and hospitality, mixed with European flair. In our heritage home, guests can experience the romance of handcrafted four-poster beds and air jetted tubs to beautifully decorated family-style rooms. Our B&B also offers the personal service and ambience you look for!
Distances to…
Ferry - Vancouver: 33.5km
Airport: 27.8km
Downtown Victoria: 1.2km
The Royal Scot Hotel & Suites is surrounded by almost an acre of beautifully landscaped gardens. The location is ideal! Situated one block from the world famous Inner Harbour. The Legislative Buildings (beautiful by day and spectacularly outlined by thousands of lights at night), the Royal British Columbia Museum and downtown shopping... are all within walking distance.
Distances to…
Ferry - Vancouver: 35.9km
Airport: 27.4km
Downtown Victoria: 0.7km
Our Brentwood Bay Bed and Breakfast is just 1 km down the road from the Butchart Gardens. Breakfast is delivered to the suites every morning and free Wi-Fi access is available. A kitchenette and a private, ensuite bathroom are part of each suit. They all have a private balcony or a patio. The inn is non-smoking and pets are welcome. Victoria International Airport is 14.7 km away.
Distances to…
Ferry - Vancouver: 18.7km
Airport: 12.1km
Downtown Victoria: 19.4km
Downtown Brentwood Bay: 1.9km
Downtown Sidney: 13.4km
Our waterfront retreat haven is on Galiano Island in BC's Gulf Islands. Our quiet, creative spaces are perfect for getting away any time of the year. You can be entirely cocooned in a cozy, nurturing accommodation to relax and recharge your batteries on your own. Create a personal retreat drawing on massage, reiki, and a myriad of special services and features to enhance your time away.
Galiano Island's Ultimate Oceanfront Destination. Discover a spectacular West Coast island getaway minutes from city life. Experience the warm ambiance of a Spa and Wellness Retreat with the casual elegance of a Mediterranean-style oceanfront inn. Relax in beautiful accommodations in this special Gulf Island hideaway.
Located on North Pender Island, we have been receiving visitors since 1983, and underwent a full renovation in 2017. A short walk from Oak Bluffs Park, We sits at the highest point of one of Pender Island’s most stunning viewpoints, and is one of only spots offering 360 degree views. Surrounded by 10 acres of private land, It’s the ultimate getaway for individuals of any age.
Offering a barbecue and hot tub, our resort is located in Port Renfrew. A flat-screen TV with cable channels is offered. There is a gift shop at the property. The area is popular for fishing and canoeing. Find yourself surrounded by lush forests and gorgeous wildlife at our cleansing resort. The nearest airport is Victoria International Airport, 46 mi from Trailhead Resort.
Located in Saanichton, 22 mi from Duncan, The Inlet Bed & Breakfast provides a garden and free WiFi. Guests at the bed and breakfast can enjoy an American breakfast. The Inlet Bed & Breakfast offers a terrace. Victoria is 16 mi from the accommodations, while Sidney is 5.6 mi away. The nearest airport is Victoria International Airport, 3.1 mi from The Inlet Bed & Breakfast.
Our European style Salt Spring Island inn offers an elegant adult-oriented retreat. Choose to do as much or as little as you wish while here. Spend the afternoon in the gardens listening to the sound of the waterfalls and enjoying the heated pool or hot tub. Take a walk on the nature trails which meander through the 30 acres of our property. Spoil yourself with a treatment in our full-service spa.
Our hotel is in beautiful Sidney-by-the-Sea, only 2 minutes to and from the Anacortes WA State Ferry Terminal and from the BC Ferry Terminals. The Victoria International Airport is a 5 minute drive away. Explore the greater Victoria area and its many attractions including Butchart Gardens. We have a large fitness area, guest laundry facilities, high speed Internet, a family restaurant and more.
Distances to…
Ferry - Vancouver: 5.9km
Airport: 3.8km
Downtown Victoria: 27.1km
Downtown Sidney: 0.2km
Set among award winning gardens in Sidney-By-The-Sea, we provide waterfront accommodation with a difference. The styles of our units vary. We offer smoke free rooms, studios, cottages, family & executive suites. When you stay, you are close to the world-renowned Butchart Gardens and within walking distance to the San Juan Islands Ferries. Enjoy spectacular views of the ocean and Olympic Mountains.
Distances to…
Ferry - Vancouver: 3km
Airport: 3.6km
Downtown Victoria: 26.1km
Downtown Sidney: 1.1km
Perched cliffside on Possession Point on Vancouver Islands’ West Coast – only 60 minutes from Victoria or 30 minutes from the centre of Sooke – your oceanic cottage will sweep you off your feet. SookePoint Resort features studio, one and two-bedroom cottage suites, all with spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean so you can relax in our spacious suites.
This resort is a 5-minute drive from Sooke and it features an 114-slip marina and offers charter fishing trips. A flat-screen TV and a CD/DVD player are part of every town home. They also include a fireplace, a washer/dryer and a kitchen. Guests can relax in the 2 outdoor hot tubs. An on-site tour desk and concierge staff can arrange local scuba-diving or kayaking adventures.
Distances to…
Ferry - Vancouver: 63.2km
Airport: 57.6km
Downtown Victoria: 36.9km
Downtown Sooke: 3km
Ocean Wilderness Inn & Spa is a romantic sea-side bed and breakfast on five acres of old growth rain forest. When booking your special get-away choose from rooms overlooking ocean and mountain or forest. Snuggle under a down comforter in your canopied bed after a candle-lit in-room tub for two. A popular respite for weary vacationers is the hot tub, tucked in a "Japanese Gazebo".
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