Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Along the highway south of town, only the road separates several motels from Dis-
covery Passage. If you want to save your money for a fishing charter, no worries—book
a room at the 22-room
Big Rock Motel
(1020 S. Island Hwy., 250/923-4211 or 877/
923-4211,
www.bigrockmotel.com
,
$75 s or d, $100 with a kitchen), your average two-
story, cinder-block motel. Continuing north you'll come to the
Best Western Austrian
Chalet
(462 S. Island Hwy., 250/923-4231 or 800/667-7207,
www.bwcampbellriver.com
,
from $135 s or d), with a wide range of facilities including an indoor pool, a sauna, a res-
taurant and pub, and even a putting green. Right downtown,
Coast Discovery Inn
(975
Shopper's Row, 250/287-7155 or 800/716-6199,
www.coasthotels.com
,
$155 s, $165 d) is
a full-service hotel with a fitness room, restaurant, and pub.
Painter's Lodge
Bed-and-breakfast accommodations are provided at
Haig-Brown House
(2250 Camp-
bell River Rd., 250/286-6646,
www.haig-brown.bc.ca
,
May-Oct., $90 s, $100 d), the
modest 1923 riverside home of famed angler and author Roderick Haig-Brown. The old
antique-filled house has changed little over time and the grounds are a delightful place to
relax. The three guest rooms share a bathroom.
