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ety of bars, including a couple of the city's most popular, as well as 86 guest rooms. They
are sparsely furnished but clean and comfortable. It's worth upgrading to the much larger
Premier Rooms. Rates include a light breakfast.
Paul's Motor Inn
(1900 Douglas St., 250/382-9231 or 866/333-7285,
www.paulsmotorinn.com
, $110-140 s or d) is an older, three-story motel set around a
courtyard. Rates include free parking and Internet, and there's a diner-style restaurant
onsite. The Executive Rooms are quite spacious and well suited to families with younger
children (who don't mind sleeping on a pull-out sofa bed).
Dating to 1911 and once home to artist Emily Carr,
James Bay Inn
(270 Government
St., 250/384-7151 or 800/836-2649,
www.jamesbayinn.com
,
$139-189 s or d) is five
blocks from the harbor and within easy walking distance of all city sights and Beacon Hill
Park. From the outside, the hotel has a clunky, uninspiring look, but a bright and breezy
decor and new beds in the simply furnished rooms make it a pleasant place to rest your
head. All guests enjoy discounted food and drink at the downstairs restaurant and pub.
East of downtown in the suburb of Oak Bay, the Tudor-style
Oak Bay Guest House
(1052 Newport Ave., 250/598-3812 or 800/575-3812,
www.oakbayguesthouse.com
,
$119-179 s or d), one block from the waterfront, has been taking in guests since 1922. It
offers 11 smallish antique-filled rooms, each with a private balcony and a bathroom. The
Sun Lounge holds a small library and tea- and coffee-making facilities while the Foyer
Lounge features plush chairs set around an open fireplace. Rates include a delicious four-
course breakfast.
One of the least expensive hotel options close to the Inner Harbour, but still just
one block from Douglas Street, is the 1867
Dalton Hotel & Suites
(759 Yates St., 250/
384-4136 or 800/663-6101,
www.daltonhotel.ca
)
, Victoria's oldest hotel. Millions of dol-
lars have been spent restoring the property with stylish wooden beams, brass trim and
lamps, ceiling fans, and marble floors reliving the Victorian era. The restored boutique
rooms ($155-205 s or d) are absolutely charming with large beds and lovely bathrooms.
Some rooms at the Dalton haven't been renovated in years. Sold as standard rooms (you
won't find pictures on the Dalton website), they are a little overpriced at $115-125 d. Tea
and toast is included in all of these rates. The Dalton offers some attractive off-season,
meal-inclusive deals—just make sure you know which class of room you'll be in.
Just four blocks from the Inner Harbour, the 1905
M
Beaconsfield Inn
(988 Humboldt
St., 250/384-4044 or 888/884-4044,
www.beaconsfieldinn.com
, $129-229 s or d) is ex-
actly what you may imagine a Victorian bed-and-breakfast should be. Original mahogany
floors, high ceilings, classical moldings, imported antiques, and fresh flowers from the
