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$75-110 s or d). No surprises here—expect fairly basic motel rooms with distant water
views from private and semiprivate balconies.
Over $250
The Westin Bear Mountain
(1999 Country Club Way, 250/391-7160 or 888/533-2327,
www.bearmountain.ca
,
from $259 s or d) is a small part of an ambitious real estate
and recreational development that sprawls over the namesake mountain summit around
a 30-minute drive from downtown. Access is from Exit 14 of Highway 1 off Millstream
Road. More than 150 rooms are spread through two buildings, and all have luxurious
touchessuchasslatefloors,deepsoakertubs,andsupercomfortablebeds.Themainlodge
holds a spa facility and multiple dining options while a separate building is home to a
health club and an outdoor heated pool. Rooms have balconies and many have full kit-
chens. Check online for golf packages from $200 per person.
With the exception of the sparkling new Brentwood Bay Resort, these accommodations
are along Highway 17, the main route between downtown Victoria and the BC Ferries ter-
minal at Swartz Bay. These properties are best suited to travelers arriving at or departing
from the airport or ferry terminal but are also handy to Butchart Gardens.
$50-100
Right beside the highway,
Western 66 Motel
(2401Mt. Newton Cross Rd., 250/652-4464
or 800/463-4464,
www.western66motel.com
,
$92-96 s or d) has a large variety of afford-
able rooms, English-style gardens, complimentary coffee in the lobby each morning, and
an inexpensive family restaurant on the premises. Traveling families will want to upgrade
to the ample family rooms, which sleep up to six people for around $160.
$100-150
Atthesameintersection astheWestern66is
Quality Inn Waddling Dog
(2476Mt.New-
ton Cross Rd., 250/652-1146 or 800/567-8466,
www.qualityinnvictoria.com
,
$135-155 s
or d), styled as an old English guesthouse complete with an English pub. The Waddling
Dog offers several well-priced packages that include admission to Butchart Gardens.
Over $200
You'll feel like you're a million miles from the city at
Brentwood Bay Resort
(849
Verdier
Ave.,
Brentwood
Bay,
250/544-2079
or
888/544-2079,
