Vancouver Island
This rustic lakefront resort is the perfect way to encounter the wilderness without sacrificing too many home comforts. Its wide array of accommodations…
Must-see hotels in British Columbia & The Canadian Rockies
Whalers on the Point Guesthouse
Tofino
Close to the action, but with a secluded waterfront location, this excellent HI hostel is a comfy, wood-lined retreat. Dorms are mercifully small (the…
Banff Town
Part of the locally run Banff Lodging Company empire, the four-star Caribou fits the classic stereotype of a mountain lodge, with its log exterior and…
Vancouver Island
The old apartment-style hotel along the harbor is no more, but some of the former suites can still be rented out privately including these two – a studio…
British Columbia
A delightful escape from the city, this yellow clapboard Victorian heritage house once stood in downtown Vancouver but was floated over to Mayne Island in…
Salt Spring Island
This home-away-from-home B&B has brightly painted guest rooms in the main building, some with shared baths. There is also a pair of private-entrance…
Whistler
Just a few minutes past Whistler on Hwy 99, this facility-packed, family-friendly campground and RV park has elevated itself in recent years by adding…
HI Rampart Creek Wilderness Hostel
Jasper National Park
These six-bunk cabins tucked above a remote section of the Icefields Parkway are much loved by climbers and hikers looking to escape into Banff's…
British Columbia
Sprawling Manning Park Resort has the only indoor accommodations in the park, with lodges and cabins, plus a variety of eating options, and a grocery and…
Victoria
This quiet downtown hostel in a high-ceilinged heritage building has two large single-sex dorms (sleeping 44 guests, no less), three small mixed dorms and…
Whistler
Unlike all those lodges now claiming to be boutique hotels, the sophisticated and blissfully affordable Adara is the real deal. With warm wood furnishings…
Victoria
One of downtown's best-value hotels, this three-building, motel-style property has 42 surprisingly large rooms, all with handy kitchen facilities (either…
British Columbia
A popular boutique resort draped decorously along a wooded cliffside, this is a great spot for an oceanfront escape from the city, especially if you book…
Vancouver Island
This clutch of immaculate cedar cabins is divided between compact units, with flatscreens, microwaves and sunny porches, that are ideal for couples; and…
Banff Town
Up on the slopes of Tunnel Mountain, this self-catering resort is a great option for families, with modern condos available in multiple configurations…
Banff Town
Straddling the hillside adjacent to Banff's hot springs, the Rimrock is plush. Controversially located in a wildlife corridor on the slopes of Sulphur…
Nanaimo
Downtown's best hotel has an unbeatable location overlooking the harbor, with most guests enjoying sparkling waterfront views – when it's not foggy. Rooms…
Tofino
This classy, adult-oriented spot located among a string of B&Bs has two main rooms, each with a private entrance, and amazing access to the beach close at…
Edmonton
Silk papered walls, thick carpets and plush linen are some of the luxuries you'll enjoy at the trendy, modern Sutton. You may not get the intimacy you…
Jasper Town & Around
Once a thriving mining community, Pocahontas now consists of this roadside resort, equipped with a restaurant, hot tub, outdoor swimming pool and small…
Banff Town
Near the top of Tunnel Mountain, Banff's HI hostel is well away from the madness of Banff Ave. The classic mountain-lodge style buildings offer spick-and…
Victoria
This Victoria branch of a West Coast hotel franchise has a wonderful waterside location sandwiched between the Inner Harbour and Fisherman’s Wharf. The…
HI Athabasca Falls Wilderness Hostel
Jasper National Park
This hostel in the woods 1km down the Icefields Parkway from Athabasca Falls welcomes guests with a big alpine-style kitchen–sitting area, heated dorms in…
Jasper National Park
With 51 sites (35 reservable), Banff's northernmost campground is primitive, but makes a handy stopover along the Icefields Parkway. Mountain views are…
Victoria
Well-located downtown option in an attractive century-old heritage building with highly solicitous staff. Each of the mod-decorated rooms has a…
Salt Spring Island
Completely refurbished from roof to foundations in 2017, this hotel at the head of Ganges Harbour has mutated from out-of-date motel to polished boutique…
Vancouver Island
This 12-acre retreat, with 16 cottages overlooking the ocean, is a popular island fixture. Rooms are comfortable rather than palatial, though some have…
Jasper Town & Around
This low-key ‘resort’ at the hot springs is a collection of old fashioned but charming log cabins and motel rooms dating from 1938, and chalets from the…
Southern Alberta
A large, spread-out place, the Bayshore has lakefront rooms that have very comfy beds and balconies – ask for a recently remodeled one with lake views;…
British Columbia
The only lodge in Assiniboine is also the oldest ski lodge in the Canadian Rockies, surrounded by mountain meadows and gloriously backed by Mt Assiniboine…
Vancouver Island
Superior motel-style accommodations with renovated rooms, including large loft suites ideal for families. Rates include breakfast but rooms also have…
Pan Pacific Whistler Mountainside
Whistler
One of two Whistler Pan Pacifics, the Mountainside wins for its slope-hugging views of the skiers swishing down to the base of Whistler Mountain. Rooms…
Vancouver Island
This swish waterfront property fuses West Coast lounge cool with beach pastel colors and is a worthy alternative to staying in Victoria. Many rooms have…
Nanaimo
This friendly, family-run motel has a gleaming white exterior that makes it hard to pass by. It's worth staying in as the neat-and-tidy approach is…
Haida Gwaii
On beautiful North Beach, five cabins are perched in the dunes, back from the wide swath of sand that runs for miles east and west. Like other properties…
Sunwapta Falls Rocky Mountain Lodge
Jasper National Park
A welcome Icefields rest stop 53km south of Jasper Town, Sunwapta offers a comfortable mix of suites and lodge rooms, each with a fireplace or wood…
Jasper Town & Around
These chalet-style rooms 6km northwest of Jasper town have fantastic front-row views of Pyramid Lake and great access to it. Rooms have slightly dated…
Banff & Jasper National Parks
This subsidized cabin complex is specially designed for visitors with disabilities, with fully accessible one- to three-bedroom cabins and 20km of trails…
Banff Town
The 1960s-vintage Bow View is older than most of the log inns lining Banff Ave, but neat and tidy all the same. The location is great, steps from downtown…
Whistler
Not all rooms are created equal at the Crystal, forged from the fusion of two quite different hotel towers. Cheaper rooms in the South Tower are standard…
