Super, Neighbours in British Columbia: Storm Watching and Fishing in Tofino 2 of 4 - Renovated rooms at the Wickaninnish Inn

I was recently invited back to stay at the absolutely wonderful and in last week's post I took you on the journey involved in getting there, as I always do in these travel features. That thing that they say about it being "all about the journey" is true to a certain extent but when we're talking about the marvel of Tofino, well... that's only partially true.

I returned to "The Wick" (as the locals call it) for the most part to check out their newly renovated rooms in the Pointe building. The resort is made up of two main buildings: the Beach building, which looks out onto Chesterman Beach, and the Pointe building which is, appropriately, right on the point looking out onto the open ocean. If you're excited about storm watching then the latter is the building that holds a slightly better view of that for you.

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Over the past few months Charles McDiarmid and his team had been working on improving the insides of these rooms in the Pointe building, and even as he was walking me through all of the renovations they had completed I kept being drawn to the window, and this:

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Enjoy that one minute and twelve second view, minus the sound of the waves crashing. I wanted to give you a taste but you really have to experience it; a quick video clip could never do it justice.

The rooms weren't quite ready to be inhabited when I was there but here are a couple of shots they provided of the show suite we toured through. I don't know that "updated" would be the proper term for what they've done inside as they've essentially redone the entire place top to bottom. From the drywall to the glass walls in the showers to the floating flatscreen TVs that pop up out of the dressers, everything has been done over, and it is somehow stunning yet not over-the-top. I think that view might have something to do with it.

And for reference, I shot that video from the window on the left.

You didn't think I'd get on a ferry and then drive more than 200 kilometres just to see a room and turn back did you? No way! They were kind enough to host me for a couple of nights in the Beach building. Here's a look at my room and a peek at the view of Chesterman beach. I shot this about ten seconds before I took the wool Bay blanket out of the closet and cozied up with it in front of the fireplace.

Something else that's new at the Wick are these Relais & Chateaux/Wickninnish co-branded Kleen Kanteens to fill up and take out exploring.

And explore I did! Last visit I pretty much only hung out on Chesterman beach but this time I headed the other direction and came across some intense tide pool action.

And lastly, this sweet beach! It's called White Shell Beach and it's located right next to The Wick. It's not open to the public but is available to be booked for weddings and special events.

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