British Columbia, Canada's Odd Inns and Unusual
Places to Stay
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King
Pacific Floating Lodge - British Columbia, Canada
King Pacific Lodge, A Rosewood Resort, was named the world's number
one wilderness lodge for 2006 by prestigious Andrew Harper's
Hideaway Report. King Pacific Lodge is a one-of-a-kind luxury
floating wilderness lodge anchored in a sheltered harbor along the
shores of Princess Royal Island in the Great Bear Rainforest of
British Columbia. Guests enjoy interpretative hikes, sea kayaking,
beach combing, heli-hiking, whale watching, wildlife viewing, star
gazing, floatplane tours, fly-tying instruction, cultural tours with
the indigenous Gitga'at, searches to view the rare cream-colored
'Spirit Bear,' saltwater trolling, fly-fishing and remote freshwater
heli fly-fishing. Guests return from the activities to their
beautifully appointed, comfortable accommodations and gourmet meals
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Free Spirit Spheres Treehouses
Free Spirit Spheres are set among the tall trees of
the west coast rainforest of Vancouver Island,
Canada. We invite you to experience a tree house for
adults. Built on vision and engineering these
handcrafted spheres are suspended like pendants from
a web of rope. They occupy a truly unique place in
the world while providing a habitat for the un-tamed
spirit that exists in us all. If it suits your
un-tamed spirit you may wish to purchase a sphere or
components to build your own. Uses for these spheres
are limited only by ones imagination. Healing,
meditation, photography, canopy research, leisure
and game watching are just some of the things you
can do.
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Soule Creek Lodge in Port Renfrew, British Columbia
These unique low impact yurts have beautiful views
of the San Juan Bay from your own private deck. They
are tastefully decorated with mission style
furniture, and a leather sofa. Both yurts have a
queen bed and double Murphy Bed . They are equipped
with a mini fridge, microwave, tea service and
private washroom with shower. Comfortably sleeps 2-4
people. Soule Creek Lodge is perched high on the San
Juan Ridge with 360 degree panoramic views of the
Pacific Ocean, Olympic Peninsula, Juan de Fuca
Strait, West Coast Trail, San Juan Inlet and Coastal
Mountains. With 160 private acres bordering
Provincial Park lands our view shows very few signs
of civilization making it a great site to see
wildlife viewing and get away from it all while only
a 5 minute drive to “downtown” Port Renfrew.
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The Haunted Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
The Hotel Vancouver is 17 stories high and was
completed in 1939. It became part of the Canadian
Pacific Hotels chain after that company purchased CN
Hotels in 1988. CP Hotels was later renamed to
Fairmont Hotels and Resorts. During the 1940s,
Jennie Pearl Cox was a hotel ballroom regular at the
Fairmont. After she was killed in a car collision in
1944 in front of the hotel, her spirit allegedly
stuck around. Sightings range from a group of
Japanese tourists whose room was already occupied by
a "lady in red"- Cox was wearing a red dress at the
time of her death- to visions of her passing through
the elevator on the first and 14th floors. Her
spirit has become so popular that there is even a
cocktail named after her in the lounge.
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Vancouver Aquarium - Family Sleep Overs
After everyone has gone home and the Aquarium has
closed its doors for the night, join us for an
exciting night of exploration, complete with special
activities, tours, presentations and guest speakers.
After a delicious evening snack, we continue on the
second half of your adventure in our
behind-the-scenes marine lab. Touch local
invertebrates, including sea stars, sea urchins and
anemones. Bed down in front of one of the Aquarium's
spectacular marine galleries. In the morning, after
a continental breakfast, tour the Wild Coast exhibit
and Graham Amazon Gallery as the Aquarium awakens
for a new day.
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