This bed and breakfast, located in the Kitsilano neighborhood of Vancouver, is themed around the artistry of wine making. Each room is named for a featured corkscrew, which is reflected in the interior design and stained glass windows. For example, the Arizona Room is decorated in the Southwestern style and the bathroom window features an early 20th century American Clough patent corkscrew. The inn also has a corkscrew exhibit and a museum with antiques related to wine making.
The Corkscrew Inn
2735 West 2nd Ave.
Vancouver, BC V6K 1K2
Canada
1-877-737-7276
corkscrewinn.comS
If you're looking for a more downtown, upscale wine-themed experience, you may want to consider the Executive Hotel Vintage Park. The boutique hotel is located in Vancouver's business and entertainment district. Amenities include a nightly wine reception and rooms sponsored by British Columbia's vineyards. The hotel also arranges tours to the Okanagan wineries.
Executive Hotel Vintage Park
1379 Howe St.
Vancouver, BC V6Z 2R5
Canada
1-800-570- 3932
executivehotels.net
Art is the emphasis at the Listel Hotel in downtown Vancouver. The hotel boasts an art collection worth more than $2 million. Pieces are displayed throughout the hotel in collaboration with UBC Museum of Anthropology and Buschlen Mowatt Art Gallery. Certain artistic themes are displayed on different floors. The museum floors reflect the art and culture of British Columbia. The gallery floor rooms are each a small gallery displaying works by Canadian and International artists. The artist series suites are showcases for a particular artist and a design movement such as Art Deco. In keeping with the artistic spirit, O'Doul's, the hotel's restaurant and bar, serves up live jazz every night of the week.
The Listel Hotel
1300 Robson St.
Vancouver, BC V6E 1C5
Canada
1-800-663-5491
thelistelhotel.com
The environmentally conscious may want to consider the Kw'o:kw'e:hala Bed & Breakfast, where the theme is green. This eco retreat is situated alongside the Coquihalla River near Hope, BC, an hour and a half from Vancouver. Guests are encouraged to relax and play while making a minimum impact on their surroundings. The white sand beaches and surrounding forest make for the opportunity to engage in activities such as hiking, biking, swimming and river-tubing. Amenities offered by the Kw'o:kw'e:hala include riverside hammocks, a campfire time, and an outdoor wood fired cedar hot tub. Guests stay in cabins built from recycled materials or rebuilt from pre-existing structures. The meals served are prepared with organic, locally-grown ingredients.
Kw'o:kw'e:hala Bed & Breakfast
67400 Tunnels Road
Hope, BC V0X 1L1
Canada
eco-retreat.com
In addition to more conventional accommodations, Anchor Inn & Suites offers five suites of varying themes: Safari, Arabian, English, Arctic and Western. The Arctic suite includes an igloo-shaped bed. The English suite's bed is set in a carriage and the Western suite's is in a chuck wagon. All the rooms have walls decorated with themed murals. The themed suites have Jacuzzis and all rooms have an ocean view. The Anchor Inn & Suites is located in Campbell River on Vancouver Island and plenty of outdoor activities are available in the surrounding area.
Anchor Inn & Suites
261 Island Highway
Campbell River, BC V9W 2B3
Canada
1-800-663-7227
anchorinn.ca
