Great Room Long Beach Lodge Resort

Stunning resort. comfortable. wonderful food and service. individual cabins provide solitude with the comforts of a small cottage in the woods. Wandering the bay is a must. 10/10

My friend and I just got back from a great three night stay at Long Beach Lodge Resort on Cox Bay near Tofino. We had one of the ‘rainforest cottages’ which was a wonderful experience. I have stayed at the Lodge many times before, but never in one of the cottages. We were delighted with how well equipped and designed the cottage was. Absolutely everything that you might need had been thought of right down to tiny details such as outdoor hooks on which to hang your luxurious thick bathrobes while soaking in the private hot tub. And the kitchen was full size (not a ‘kitchenette’ . As well as plenty of beach walking, and shop exploring in Tofino and Ucluelet, we rented e bikes and rode through the forest out to Long Beach on the amazing paved bike path. We had our own barbecue one night and, for the rest we ate in the Lodge‘s lovely great room, at the Tacofino food truck, at the SoBo restaurant in Tofino, and snacked at the Lodge’s Surf Club. Each place was as good as I remember from my previous visits. The staff at the Lodge, including the Surf Club, were all excellent cheerful, helpful and attentive. It takes a lot of good people to run a place like the Lodge as smoothly as what we experienced!

It was an unpleasant experience for us, we arrived on May 3rd few hours later in evening our cat Harrison got stuck under the bed over 4 hours from 8pm till past midnight, we asked for help at front desk and they said tmr AM that maintenance would come, so not long after this we came back to our room and could see him distressed so we decided we wanted him out now not wait in morning. He doesn’t stay in one place this long so we knew he was in trouble and took mattress out and see thru the holes on wood board that Harrison had his leg stuck so he finally tried to get out but he couldn’t get loose so we had to gently pull his body out slowly and unstuck his leg so he’s okay. We felt the suite was not pet friendly as the under the bed was a safety issue No proper lock on screen door so we had to keep sliding door locked but it wasn’t actually locked as it was cracked This room need maintenance We were looking forward to trip because 4 years ago we had a great suite with jet bath and felt safe with catsbut this time it was a different room. We weren’t expecting it when we arrived last Wednesday so we are disappointed overall. We weren’t happy overall. Front counter was nice to communicate with us and gave us 1st night free.

Decided to try the Great Room for breakfast. My wife was holding a mostly finished (Really good Americano from elsewhere). The second the manager saw her holding the cup as we walked in, she told her it is against restaurant policy to bring coffee in from outside. Okay, fair enough. We were going to order more coffee anyway. When it finally arrived, it was horrible. Far and away the worst coffee I ever had. If you are going to force people to buy your coffee, my advice would be to at least attempt to make something that actually approximates coffee. Secondly, service was horrible. No spoons provided for the tea we ordered after we sent back the coffee. Only took 45 minutes to receive the food we ordered, and they were not even busy. I would hate to think how long it would take if there were actually a crowd there. When I attempted to speak to the manager to express my concerns, she turned away from us and refused to even look at us. Needless to say, I would recommend you look into the much better eateries right inside Tofino. Lesson learned.

The best resort staff Rooms: 5 Service: 5 Location: 5