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Nutinelse2do
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Jun 08, 2016

Suggestions on Vancouver Island

Will be ferrying over in the car ( no rv ) to Vancouver Island from Anacortes in mid June. Plan on spending a couple nights out there, and sightseeing.

I checked trip advisor, and most of the hotels gets some pretty bad reviews.

Any suggestions where to stay ( preferably ocean front ) for a couple nights? Not interested in a
B & B.

Also, not sure if we should take the bicycles, since we will only be staying 3-4 days.

Local recommendations on stuff to see? Killer food? Looking forward to our first international geocache, and the gardens in Victoria. Plan on checking out some little fishing villages and such.

Also, has anyone ever done a private tour of the San Juan Islands? Considering that, or renting a boat, but scared of getting lost, and not seeing all the cool sights around there.

Thanks much for any imput.

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  • rhagfo wrote:
    Where were you planing staying? If Victiora then try then Empress Hotel. Likely not too cheap, but it is nice.


    Open to suggestions in Sidney ( near the ferry landing ) Victoria or Sooke.... Unless there is some other area someone recommends???

    Looking a couple places and it seems about $130-160 USD a night, which is fine.
  • rhagfo's avatar
    rhagfo
    Explorer III
    Where were you planing staying? If Victiora then try then Empress Hotel. Likely not too cheap, but it is nice.