Squamish Accommodations

Squamish offers a solid variety of accommodations for different budgets, including recently built brand-name hotels, camping in provincial parks and private campsites and luxury B&Bs. Staying in Squamish is an affordable alternative to finding accommodations in Whistler, the mega-ski resort and 2010 Olympic Winter Games venue located a 45-minute drive north along the Sea-to-Sky Highway (Highway 99). Vancouver is just an hour to the south.

Almost anywhere guests stay in Squamish, there are excellent views of the surrounding Coast Mountains and forested parkland, plus easy access to the cycling, wind surfing, and rock climbing that have earned this town the nickname of the "Outdoor Recreation Capital of Canada."

Hotels

There are about 10 hotels in Squamish, ranging from local motels to brand-name lodgings. One notable recent addition is the Executive Suites Garibaldi Springs Golf Resort. The 111 rooms include in-suite kitchens, complimentary laundry, wireless Internet, and flat-screen TVs. There's a 24-hour gym, and the 18-hole golf course has numerous water features.

The Howe Sound Inn has 20 rooms with homey wood furnishings and Internet access. The downtown inn caters to foodies with an on-site microbrewery, a craft bakery, and a restaurant serving West Coast cuisine. Brewery tours are available. There's also a sauna and an exterior rock-climbing wall.

Bed and Breakfasts

For B&B aficionados, choices abound with nearly 20 in the Squamish area. A high-end option is the Nu-Salya Bed and Breakfast Chalet, the only five-star B&B in the Squamish/Whistler area with three luxury suites. Highlights include full Canadian breakfasts, soaker tubs, and an assortment of oil paintings and First Nations artwork.

Meadowbrook Bed and Breakfast, located in the Brackendale neighbourhood, offers breakfasts with organic ingredients, and good wildlife viewing and bird watching, including Brackendale's famous wintertime bald eagle population. Powered by alternative energy sources, the Tantalus View Retreat has chalet-style accommodations with hiking trails, organic gardens and pristine solitude.

Camping and RV Parks

Camping and RV parks are popular in outdoorsy Squamish, particularly in the summer. Alice Lake Provincial Park sits 13km/8mi north of Squamish off Highway 99, and has 108 vehicle accessible campsites. There are hot showers, and canoeing, cycling, fishing, and hiking are popular options.

At Porteau Cove Provincial Park, campsites sit next to North America's most southerly fjord, and facilities exist for scuba divers and boat launches. Other amenities are similar to Alice Lake. Paradise Valley Campground, a private RV park north of Squamish, has affordable rates, plus well-tended grounds, bike rentals, firewood for sale, and more.

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