Sidney Hotel Today
The Town of Sidney owned a street that dissected the property on the south side and in the late 80’s the Town began negotiations with the family to build a waterfront walkway.
In 1970 Roland had built a seawall to retain the embankment in front of the waterfront parking lot. The seawall had been built without a permit (in the old days you just did things as they needed to be done) and at the end of the day the family gave up 25 feet in front of the parking lot and traded the road for another 25 feet of waterfront on the south side.
The waterfront walkway was born and the properties were now consolidated into one waterfront block.
Several sets of plans were drawn up and approved over the years but never got off the paper due to timing.
The fall of 2004 brought the Paquette family, with the renovated Sidney Waterfront Inn & Suites, finally back into business on the waterfront in Sidney-by-the-Sea, the best location on the Vancouver Island.
The Sidney Waterfront Inn & Spa now offers a total of 36 rooms, 10 of them being brand-new 450 sq. ft. suites. Many of the hotel’s guests return year after year to enjoy the quiet elegance of the hotel and the ocean beside it. The Cannery building adds to the atmosphere with boutique, family-owned shops on-site including:
Beacon Landing Restaurant and liquor store, Papyrus Cards and Gifts, Flush Bathroom Essentials, Fandango Antiques and Garden Supplies, SeaQuest Whale Watching and Ocean Palm Spa.
Today we are still fixing, renovating and upgrading.
The business now operates under the name ‘Sidney Waterfront Inn & Suites.
Forty five years later, the Paquette family proudly still owns and operates the property. More Information Hotel Sidney BC >>>
For more hotel information please call
(250) 656-1131 or 1-888-656-1131 or fax (250) 656-9396
