Category: Resorts

You want to have it all! Great accommodation, all the amenities within easy reach, endless recreation . . . You've come to the right place. We've got some truly fabulous resorts on the Sunshine Coast. Imagine - park your car, pile the kids out and start having fun. Or bring the corporate gang for a business getaway, and sneak in a round of golf or a fishing derby while you're at it. The possibilities are limitless.

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Tzoonie Wilderness Resort

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Sunshine Coast Resort: Weddings on the ‘northern Riviera’

Posted By Webmaster Laurie McConnell on Aug 16, 2010 in Cottages, FEATURED, Fishing, Gay & Lesbian, Getaways & Specials, Hotels, Motels & Inns, Kid Friendly, Marinas, Recreation, Resorts, Secret Cove/Pender Harbour, STAY, Vacation Rentals, Waterfront Stays

The Sunshine Coast Resort, located just around the bend from the Madeira Park exit on Hwy. 101, has always been known as an affordable yet luxurious destination for visitors wanting to immerse themselves in the waterfront lifestyle of our region. With a well-appointed hotel offering oceanfront rooms and suites with private patios, barbecues, beautiful amenities [...]

Rack of Lamb, The Restaurant at Painted Boat

The Restaurant at Painted Boat gets rave review

Posted By Webmaster Laurie McConnell on Jun 10, 2010 in Cottages, EAT & SHOP, Marinas, Resorts, Retreats & Groups, Secret Cove/Pender Harbour, Spas, Waterfront Stays

I ran into Ryan Schmidt, Manager of The Restaurant at Painted Boat, at a recent gathering of businesses and individuals working on the expanding ‘Meetings & Retreats’ shoulder season initiatives. We chatted about the spring season and he mentioned a great review The Restaurant had just received via The Vancouver Sun newspaper, from an article [...]

Tzoonie Wilderness Camp: Soul Time

Posted By Webmaster Laurie McConnell on Oct 03, 2009 in Boat Tours & Cruises, Camping, Cottages, FEATURED, Fishing, Gay & Lesbian, Getaways & Specials, Hiking, Kayaking, Kid Friendly, Pet Friendly, PHOTOS, Recreation, Resorts, Retreats & Groups, Sechelt Inlet, Waterfront Stays, Wilderness Stays

Tzoonie Wilderness Camp is a boat or floatplane access only resort located in Narrows Inlet, the second fjord up Sechelt Inlet. Art & Aleta Giroux have been running this resort for over 20 years, sharing some of the most beautiful of BC’s coastline in a remote wilderness setting. Campers stay in rustic but comfortable cabins, [...]

Dinner at Chasters – fantastic

Posted By Webmaster Laurie McConnell on Apr 24, 2009 in EAT & SHOP, EVENTS, Gibsons, Hotels, Motels & Inns, Resorts, STAY, Waterfront Stays

My partner Diane and I finally got the chance to use the Chasters Gift Certificate I won in a draw on their opening day last year. Am I ever sorry I waited so long! We headed down to Bonniebrook Lodge Oceanfront Inn in Gibsons, on a gorgeous spring evening, to dine sumptuously before heading out [...]

Can you believe this view from your room at Sakinaw Lake Lodge?

Fabulous spring vacation awaits at Sakinaw Lake Lodge

Posted By Webmaster Laurie McConnell on Mar 10, 2009 in Bed & Breakfasts, Boat Tours & Cruises, Cottages, Gay & Lesbian, Getaways & Specials, Kid Friendly, Pet Friendly, Resorts, Retreats & Groups, Secret Cove/Pender Harbour, Vacation Rentals, Waterfront Stays

Spring 2008 The new owners of Sakinaw Lake Lodge are offering some great spring packages. Book any two nights in April or May and receive 40% off their low season rates. Roast some marshmallows around the fire or watch the moonlight glimmering on Sakinaw Lake from the outdoor hot tub. Starting in April, groups of [...]

Chasters Restaurant Re-Opens February 11

Posted By Webmaster Laurie McConnell on Feb 04, 2009 in Getaways & Specials, Gibsons, Resorts, Waterfront Stays

Chasters Restaurant – The Elegant Ocean Front fine dining room in the Bonniebrook Lodge is open for regular dining service starting February 11 and weekly Wednesday to Sunday at 5:00…..introducing 2 fabulous new chefs – Eddie Malcolmson – hailing from Ireland – European trained with a modern flair, and Marcus Berger, Pacific Northwest experienced with a [...]

Rockwater’s Recipe for the Winter Blues

Posted By Webmaster Laurie McConnell on Jan 08, 2009 in Hotels, Motels & Inns, Resorts, Secret Cove/Pender Harbour, Waterfront Stays

TOP SECRET: HALFMOON BAY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA: For a decadent dose of winter hydrotherapy, add luxurious organic spa products to deep soaker tub in a private Tenthouse suite and simmer. Serves one (or two)! Forego winter malaise with a quick-fix trip to British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast; a paltry 40-minute ferry from Vancouver takes you to [...]

WCWL – World Class Destination

Posted By Webmaster Laurie McConnell on Jul 31, 2008 in Hotels, Motels & Inns, Kayaking, Kid Friendly, Recreation, Resorts, Retreats & Groups, Ruby Lake & Egmont, STAY, VISIT, Weird & Wonderful

From a Sunshine Coast guest… We were running out of gas when we got off the ferry near the little town of Egmont,B.C. on the Sechelt peninsula. The only gas pump was closed for the night, and we had broken our own rule of never looking for a room after 6 p.m. The owner of [...]

Bird Point Retreat – Unplug!

Posted By Webmaster Laurie McConnell on Jul 25, 2008 in Camping, Cottages, Gay & Lesbian, Hiking, Kayaking, Kid Friendly, Pet Friendly, Recreation, Resorts, Retreats & Groups, STAY, Vacation Rentals, Waterfront Stays, Weird & Wonderful, Wilderness Stays

Wow. We just got back from four days at Bird Point Retreat up Sechelt Inlet, and I can’t believe – as the designer of their web site at http://www.birdpointretreat.com – that we didn’t go for a longer amount of time, given that I actually typed out the sentence: “Everyone wishes they had booked a [...]

Lina Jakobs, Chasters & Bonniebrook Lodge Historic Inn

Live from Chasters

Posted By Webmaster Laurie McConnell on Jul 09, 2008 in EAT & SHOP, Gay & Lesbian, Gibsons, Hotels, Motels & Inns, Kid Friendly, Resorts, Retreats & Groups, Waterfront Stays

So we’re sitting on the lawns of the historic Bonniebrook Lodge oceanfront inn, overlooking the Strait of Georgia. A cruise ship just obligingly sailed past and Geatan and Luci are playing gorgeous music. In the lulls in guitar snippets of stories can be heard over the waves just feet away. Beautiful! ‘We’ consists of moi, [...]