Vancouver Island

This 64-room boutique hotel lays on the character thick, the small lobby setting the period Edwardian tone, though the effect... is never stuffy. — Rough Guide

Set on the bay on the west side of the Saanich peninsula, about a mile and a half from Butchart Gardens, this rustic-chic lodge feels worlds apart from the bustle of Victoria's Inner Harbour. — Star Service

If you like small, personalized bed-and-gourmet-breakfast hotels, you'll enjoy this impeccably maintained property. — Frommer's

This art-filled, resortlike hotel occupies a pretty, landscaped promontory jutting out into the Inner Harbour. — Frommer's

This 18-story hotel was built in 1975 as a high-rise apartment building, so the hotel's rooms and one-bedroom suites are unusually spacious. — Frommer's

Modern hotel with spectacular lobby boasting floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Victoria’s famous Inner Harbour with only the boardwalk between the hotel and the water’s edge. — DK Eyewitness

The four-and-a-half-pearl Oak Bay Beach Hotel offers luxurious accommodations and a spectacular oceanfront setting, though some may find its traditional decor dated and a tad stuffy. — Oyster

Sitting directly across the street from the Port Angeles–Victoria ferry dock, the Grand Pacific is grand in name and nature. — Frommer's

Film people, business travelers, and tourists like this full-service hotel located two blocks east of the Inner Harbour. — Fodor's

Two Nicklaus Design golf courses are the draw at this resort about 30 minutes northwest of the city center. — Fodor's

This all-suite hotel has modish guestrooms plumped with designer furniture, stainless steel kitchens and granite countertops. — Rough Guide

A modern-day frontier lodge, the Wickaninnish Inn hotel in Tofino perches in rugged forests beside the wild churning waters of the northern Pacific. — Mr & Mrs Smith

Hotel Rialto is a 51-room, upper-middle-range boutique hotel exceptionally well-located in downtown Victoria right across from City Hall. — Oyster

A short stumble from its own celebrated brewpub, this clutch of adult-oriented guesthouses combines luxury details with pampering home comforts. — Lonely Planet

The Coast Harbourside offers efficient, business-like accommodations on the Outer Harbour in James Bay, a short walk to downtown. — Frommer's

This 1913 former warehouse in Victoria's old town is one of the city's most enticing small inns. — Fodor's

This funky, multicolored sleepover is a labyrinth of dorms and private rooms – ask for one with a window. — Lonely Planet