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the village · the channel · the island

Two private cottages on the beach, and the whole sea out front.

Unobstructed ocean views from a private deck and hot tub. Orcas (killer whales) pass through the channel all summer — some guests never leave the Adirondack chairs.

Sleeps 62 queen bedroomsPrivate hot tubGas fireplacePets welcome
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The cottages

Enjoy a memorable seaside vacation at our two private beachfront cottages.

The Blue Cottage entrance, with rhododendrons in bloom beside the covered porch steps.

The Blue Cottage

Tucked behind the hedge with its own gated deck, a few steps down to the beach. The living room windows face straight out to the passage.

  • Tastefully appointed with a four-appliance modern kitchen, stocked with complimentary coffee and tea, and in-cottage laundry.
  • Two queen bedrooms with top-quality cotton linens and down duvets, plus a queen sofa bed in the living room.
  • Living room has a gas fireplace, wifi, cable TV, stereo and a local telephone.
  • The deck and hot tub are private, with Adirondack chairs for lounging, a BBQ, an outdoor dining table and unobstructed ocean views.

FROM $199 / NIGHT · SLEEPS 6

The White Cottage seen from the lawn, with the ocean and the mainland mountains behind it.

The White Cottage

The same layout, a little further along the bluff, with a wider view down the beach toward the village Reef.

  • Four-appliance modern kitchen with complimentary coffee and tea, and in-cottage laundry.
  • Two queen bedrooms with cotton linens and down duvets, plus a queen sofa bed.
  • Gas fireplace, wifi, cable TV and stereo in the living room.
  • Private deck and hot tub, Adirondack chairs, BBQ and an outdoor dining table facing the water.

FROM $199 / NIGHT · SLEEPS 6

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the coast

The orcas (killer whales), the salmon, the grizzlies up the inlet, the falls, the provincial park, the island — and a bit of the history of the place, from the First Nations villages to the day they blew up the tidal rapids.

What to do while you're here → Plan the trip

Getting here

Which ferry, which airport, which highway, and how long each one takes. There is more than one way onto the island and some are a good deal easier than others.

Ferries, flights and the drive →

Rates

Beachfront Cottages is beautiful any time of year.

All rates are per cottage, per night, based on double occupancy. Shorter stays than the minimum may be available — the calendar will tell you, or just call.

SeasonMonthsPer nightMinimum stay
SummerJune – September$3197 nights
Fall & SpringOctober, April & May$2494 nights
WinterNovember – March$1994 nights
HolidayChristmas & New Years$2995 nights

Added to the rate

  • $20 for each additional guest after the first two
  • $10 for each child 12 years and younger
  • $10 per pet, per night — small pets welcome
  • 16% tax

Deposit

  • 1–4 night stay: one night's deposit
  • 5 or more nights: two nights' deposit
  • Visa and Mastercard accepted

Good to know

  • Check in 3:00 PM, check out 11:00 AM
  • Cancellation: 21 days' notice
  • Non-smoking

Contact

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2371 South Island Highway
the coast, B.C. V9W 1C4

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784 Thulin Street
the coast, B.C. V9W 2L5

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Getting here

We are at the village, on the ocean side of the coast, about ten minutes south of downtown. the island is an island, so the trip involves a ferry or a plane — here is every way in, and roughly what each one costs you in hours.

Where we are

the coast town & the island ferry Beachfront Cottages the village · 2371 S ISLAND HWY the island the island the point the channel STRAIT OF GEORGIA 10 min ferry HWY 19A N
Sketch map, not to scale — the cottages face east across the channel toward the island. Use “Get directions” for the real thing.

Getting here

  • Downtown the coastSHOPS, PIER, the island FERRY10 min
  • the coast AirportYBL15 min
  • the falls suspension bridge20 min
  • Storey Creek Golf Course15 min
  • the nearest town Valley AirportYQQ45 min
  • the mountain1 hr
  • the nearest townFERRY FROM VANCOUVER2 hr
  • the nearest town3½ hr

Approximate driving times. There is parking for two at each cottage.

Every way in

By road

Driving up the island

  • From the nearest town — about 3½ hours. Highway 1 north to the nearest town, then Highway 19.
  • From the nearest town — about 2 hours straight up Highway 19, the inland expressway.
  • From the nearest town and the nearest town — about 45 minutes.
  • The last stretch — leave Highway 19 at the village exit and drop down onto 19A, the old oceanside road. It runs along the water and straight past our driveway.

You will want a car here. Everything worth doing is spread along the coast or up a logging road, and there is parking for two at each cottage.

By sea

Which ferry

  • the ferry terminal → the ferry terminal (the nearest town) — the usual crossing from West Vancouver, about 1 hr 40 on the water.
  • Tsawwassen → Duke Point (the nearest town) — from south of Vancouver, about 2 hours.
  • Tsawwassen → Swartz Bay (the nearest town) — only worth it if you are seeing the nearest town too; it adds a long drive.
  • Powell River → the nearest town — the quiet way in if you are coming down the Sunshine Coast. Lands you 45 minutes from the door.

Reserve a sailing in summer. The walk-on fare is cheap and the vehicle fare is not, and on a July weekend the queue without a reservation is a genuinely bad afternoon.

By air

Flying in

  • the coast (YBL) — the closest, about 15 minutes away, with the short hop in from Vancouver.
  • the nearest town Valley (YQQ) — 45 minutes south, and usually the better choice for flights from Calgary, Edmonton or Vancouver.
  • Vancouver (YVR) — then either the connecting flight or the ferry and the drive, which is roughly four hours all in.

Carriers and schedules change with the season, so check before you book the cottage around a flight. Rental cars are available at both island airports and are worth booking ahead in summer.

By electric car

Arriving in an EV

  • Yes, people do it. the coast sits on the main Island Highway corridor, which is the route the province's fast-charging network follows up the island.
  • On the ferry — an electric car loads and sails exactly like any other vehicle. You cannot charge during the crossing, so arrive with enough to reach your next stop.
  • Plan one charge stop on the way up from the ferry rather than assuming you will find something in the last hour.
  • Check a live map before you leave. Chargers get added, moved and taken out of service constantly — PlugShare and BC Hydro's own map are the two worth looking at, and they will tell you what is actually working the week you travel.
  • In town there is public charging around the coast, and the shopping and civic parking areas are the usual places to look.
Owners — this bit needs your answer

Can a guest plug in at the cottage? Even an ordinary outdoor outlet on the deck is worth saying out loud: overnight on a standard plug adds real range over a week's stay, and “EV charging” is a filter people search and book on. If there is a 240 V dryer or welder plug anywhere, that is worth a sentence of its own.

On arrival

When you get here

  • Check in from 3:00 PM, check out by 11:00 AM.
  • We will be in touch before you travel with directions and how to get in, so a late ferry is not a problem.
  • Groceries, fuel and a liquor store are all a few minutes up 19A toward town.
  • Cell coverage is fine at the cottage and there is wifi in both.

If you are running late or the sailing gets cancelled, phone us — 555 555 0100. It happens more often than the schedule suggests.

What it costs to get here

BC Ferries, mainland to the IslandOne wayNotes
Car or truck under 20 feetSTANDARD VEHICLE FAREabout $89—
Each passenger, 12 and overabout $18—
Saver faresOFF-PEAK SAILINGS, CAR AND DRIVERfrom $49book ahead
Reservation-only bookingIF YOU PAY THE REST AT THE TERMINAL$20non-refundable
A car and two adults, each wayabout $125~$250 return

Approximate, and BC Ferries changed its fares in April 2026 — check bcferries.com for the sailing you want. One thing that catches people out: travelling by vehicle from the ferry terminal to the ferry terminal now has to be booked and paid for in advance. You can no longer simply turn up and queue. Saver fares on quieter sailings can cut the cost close to half, so it is worth being flexible about the time of day.

Flying is usually the faster option and sometimes not much dearer once you count the fuel and the day. Fares into the coast and the nearest town move around a lot with the season, so compare both airports — the nearest town is 45 minutes further away but often has more choice.

Getting around once you are here

There is no Uber or Lyft on the coast.

Worth knowing before you land. Ride-hailing did arrive on the island, but only in Greater the nearest town — three hours south of here. Up this end of the island there are taxis and there is your own car, and that is the list.

  • Rent a car. Available at both island airports. Book ahead in summer, and between October and March ask for winter tires when you reserve.
  • Taxis exist on the coast, but there is no app to open at eleven at night. If you are flying in, arrange the ride before you travel rather than after you land.
  • You will want the car anyway. Everything worth doing here is spread along the coast or up a logging road, and there is parking for two at each cottage.
Owners — you know this better than I do

If there is a shuttle, a reliable local taxi firm or an airport transfer you already recommend to guests, this is where it belongs, with the phone number. It is the single question a guest flying in will ask you by email, and answering it on the page saves you the email.

October 1 – March 31

Coming in winter? Check your tires before you leave.

the coast requires winter tires on designated highways from 1 October to 31 March, and until 30 April on some mountain routes. Sections of the highways on the island are designated, and the routes are marked with regulatory signs. Fines run from $121 to $598, and more to the point, the Island Highway in February is not somewhere you want the wrong tires.

  • What counts — a tire marked either M+S (mud and snow) or with the three-peak mountain and snowflake symbol, in good condition, with at least 3.5 mm of tread.
  • Renting a car? Ask. Rental cars in BC do not automatically come with winter tires. If you are flying into the nearest town or the coast between October and March, request them when you book and confirm at the counter.
  • Going up to the mountain — the access road climbs, and winter tires or chains are the practical minimum whatever the calendar says.
  • Check DriveBC before you set off. Conditions on the Island Highway change quickly, and sailings get cancelled in a storm. Leave yourself a little slack on the day you travel.

Down here at the cottages you are at sea level and it is rarely the problem — the winters are wet far more often than they are white. It is the highway and the mountain that catch people out.

Read next

the coast

What there is to do once you have parked, and a bit of the history of the place.

The orcas (killer whales), the salmon and the rest → Ready?

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the coast

A working town on a tidal channel, with orcas (killer whales) going past the front of it and mountains behind. People have lived and fished here for thousands of years, the loggers and the sport fishermen turned up rather more recently, and the whole place still runs on what the water is doing.

A pod of orcas (killer whales) surfacing in the channel off the coast.

Things to do

Whales

Whale watching

Bigg’s killer whales are here most of the year and the northern residents come through in summer, along with humpbacks, dolphins, sea lions and seals. Trips leave from town and we are happy to book one for you.

Bears

Grizzly viewing

Boat trips run up the inlet to watch grizzlies fishing the salmon run, typically from late August into October. Tours take you into pristine island passages and mountain inlets on the way.

Salmon

Charter & fly fishing

We refer salmon charters and freshwater guiding. Chinook through the summer, coho into the fall, and the salmon pool at the river mouth where the rowboat fishery has run for a century.

Underwater

Diving & snorkelling

The passage is a cold-water diving destination, and in late summer you can drift-snorkel the coast itself alongside the salmon coming up it.

Out front

The beach and the reef

Straight down from the deck. the village Reef uncovers at low tide, and the seawalk runs north from here along the water toward town.

Waterfall

the falls & the bridge

A suspension bridge strung across the canyon below the falls, about fifteen minutes inland. Short walk, big payoff, good in any weather.

Wilderness

the provincial park

the coast’s oldest provincial park, west of town. Buttle Lake, alpine hiking, and country that empties out fast once you leave the road.

Islands

the island

A ten-minute ferry from downtown. the spit for the beach, and the local cultural centre at the point, home to a repatriated potlatch collection.

Islands

Cortes Island

One ferry further, and quieter again. A long day trip, or a reason to get up early.

Trails

Walking close to home

Walking trails along the coast, the nature trails at Shelter Point, and the tidal rapids trail out to the bluff above the narrows.

In town

Pier, museum, dinner

Discovery Pier for saltwater fishing off the boards, the Museum at the coast, and we will happily recommend first-class dining or somewhere more casual for refreshments. There is public EV charging around town if you have driven up in an electric car.

Golf

Storey Creek

Rated one of BC’s top ten links, and about fifteen minutes down the highway.

Winter

the mountain

Skiing and boarding at the resort, an easy drive south. Winter tires or chains for the access road. Come back to the fireplace and the hot tub.

Or not

Doing nothing at all

Our guests seem to agree that the main activity is relaxing at the cottage, watching the sea. Nobody has ever complained about this.

What’s on when

Rough guide to the usual windows. Wildlife is wild — these are the seasons things are normally around, not a promise, and the tour operators will tell you what is about the week you come.

WhatUsually
Bigg’s (transient) killer whalesMost of the year
Northern resident killer whalesJul – Oct
HumpbacksJun – Nov
Grizzly viewing, the inletLate Aug – Oct
Chinook and tyee salmonJul – Sep
CohoSep – Oct
Snorkelling the salmon runAug – Oct
Skiing at the mountainDec – Mar
the falls, the provincial park, the beachYear-round

A short history

Not a complete one — the Museum at the coast does that properly, and it is worth an hour of your holiday.

  1. LONG BEFORE ANY OF THIS

    The First Nations of this coast

    The First Nations of this coast have lived on this coast and these islands for thousands of years, drawn to the same thing everyone else eventually came for: the salmon funnelling through the narrows. the local First Nation are at the coast and the local First Nation at the point on the island, and both communities are very much still here.

  2. 1860s

    The name on the chart

    The river, and then the town, took the name of Dr Samuel Campbell, a surgeon aboard HMS Plumper while the Royal Navy was surveying this coast. The survey crews were mostly interested in the narrows, which had already begun eating ships.

  3. 1885 – 1951

    The potlatch ban

    Canada outlawed the potlatch for sixty-six years, and regalia was seized from families along this coast. Much of it has since been returned. the local cultural centre at the point, a ten-minute ferry from downtown, exists to house that repatriated collection, and it is the most worthwhile thing on the island.

  4. 1911

    the provincial park

    the coast set aside its first provincial park in the mountains west of here. It is still the wildest thing within an hour of the cottage.

  5. 1924

    The Tyee Club

    Sport fishermen founded a club with a deliberately awkward rule: to be a member you must land a chinook over thirty pounds, from a rowboat, on light tackle. They still do it, at dawn, in the salmon pool off the river mouth, and it is the reason the town started calling itself the salmon capital of the world. Painter's Lodge filled up with people like Bob Hope and John Wayne on the strength of it.

  6. 5 APRIL 1958

    They blew up the tidal rapids

    A twin-peaked underwater mountain in the narrows had sunk or damaged well over a hundred vessels and killed more than a hundred people. Engineers tunnelled from shore, out under the seabed and up into the rock, packed it with explosives, and detonated what was then one of the largest non-nuclear blasts ever deliberately set off. It was broadcast live on CBC television. You can walk the trail out to the viewpoint above the narrows and see the water still boiling over what is left.

  7. MID-CENTURY ONWARD

    Logging, fish and Haig-Brown

    The town ran on timber and salmon, and on the dams built up the coast for power. It was also home to Roderick Haig-Brown — magistrate, angler and one of the earliest and most stubborn conservationist voices in the province. His house on the river is a heritage site you can visit.

Plan the trip

Getting here

Which ferry, which airport, which highway, and how long each one takes.

Ferries, flights and the drive → Ready?

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Pick your nights and see the real total before you commit.

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Whose land this is

The cottages sit on the shore of the channel, on territory that was never surrendered by treaty. That is worth saying plainly on the page rather than in a footnote, and it is worth knowing before you arrive.

Acknowledgement

Beachfront Cottages stands on the unceded traditional territory of the First Nations of this coast — the local First Nations — who have lived with this coast and these waters since long before any of us arrived, and who are still here.

Owners — this is a draft, not a finished statement

An acknowledgement should be in your own words, and it carries more weight if you have run the wording past the Nations themselves rather than copying it off another website. the local First Nation and the local First Nation both have offices on the coast and are used to being asked. Treat everything on this page as a starting point for that conversation.

Unceded means something specific

Most of the coast is not covered by a treaty. No agreement was signed here, no land was sold or surrendered, and the question of title has never been settled. “Unceded” is not a turn of phrase — it is the accurate legal description of the ground the cottages are built on.

The Nations of this place

The First Nations of this coast are coastal Nations peoples, and their language is their own language.

the coast

the local First Nation

The Nation whose territory includes the ground the town is built on, immediately north of the cottages. Their community sits at the mouth of the coast.

the point, the island

the local First Nation

Directly across the passage, at the southern tip of the island — the point you look at from the deck. They run the local cultural centre, which holds potlatch regalia returned to the community.

the inlets north of here

a third Nation

The third of the Nations of this coast, whose territory reaches into the inlets north of here.

the inlet, now based here

a local First Nation

A Coast Salish Nation whose territory runs up the inlet, and who now have a community on the coast. If you take a grizzly bear trip up the inlet, you are almost certainly going with them.

Where to go, if you want to know more

the island

the local cultural centre

  • At the point, a ten-minute ferry and a short drive from downtown.
  • Built to house potlatch regalia that was seized when Canada banned the potlatch, and later returned to the families it was taken from.
  • It is the single most worthwhile hour on the island, and the reason to go is not scenery.
the coast

Museum at the coast

  • Covers the First Nations history of the passage alongside the logging and fishing story.
  • A good first stop on a wet afternoon, and ten minutes from the cottage.
On the water

Go with the Nation

  • The grizzly viewing trips up the inlet are run by a local First Nation, in their own territory, with their own guides.
  • If you are choosing between operators, that is a good reason to choose one.

A note on artwork

Northwest Coast formline is not a decorative style to borrow — the designs belong to families and Nations, and imitation reads as exactly what it is. If you want First Nations art on this site or in the cottages, commission it from a local artist and pay for it properly. That is the difference between a site that acknowledges the territory and one that decorates itself with it.

Deliberately left plain

I have kept this page to type and space for that reason. There is a real opportunity here — a commissioned piece from the local First Nation or the local First Nation artist would do more for this site than anything else on the list — but it is not mine to draw.

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the coast

The whales, the salmon, the history of the passage and what there is to do.

The area guide → Ready?

Check the calendar

Pick your nights and see the real total before you commit.

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