Oak Bay Beach Hotel

4.5 star property

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Property grounds
Lobby
Outdoor pool, pool loungers
Outdoor pool, pool loungers
Hallway

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Gym

Explore the area

Map
1175 Beach Dr, Victoria, BC, V8S2N2
  • Royal Jubilee Hospital
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Victoria Harbour
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Victoria Clipper Ferry Terminal
    ‪11 min drive‬
  • Victoria, BC (YYJ-Victoria Intl.)
    ‪39 min drive‬

Room options

Boutique Suite, Residential View, King

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Guest Room, Residential View, Double Queen

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

One Bedroom Suite, Ocean View, King

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Boutique Suite, Our Best Ocean View, King

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

One Bedroom Suite, Residential View, King

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Guest Room, Residential View, Queen

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

One Bedroom Suite, Partial Ocean View, King

  • Partial ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Guest Room, Partial Ocean View, Double Queen

  • Partial ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the area

Victoria

Located in Victoria (South Oak Bay), Oak Bay Beach Hotel is within a 10-minute drive of Victoria Harbour and Royal Jubilee Hospital. .This luxury resort is 4.2 mi (6.8 km) from Victoria Clipper Ferry Terminal and 3 mi (4.8 km) from University of Victoria.

What's nearby

  • Oak Bay Marina - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Royal Jubilee Hospital - 5 min drive - 3.3 km
  • University of Victoria - 8 min drive - 4.9 km
  • Victoria Harbour - 10 min drive - 6.4 km
  • Victoria Clipper Ferry Terminal - 11 min drive - 6.8 km

Getting around

  • Victoria Intl. Airport (YYJ) - 39 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Good Earth Coffeehouse - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Pure Vanilla Bakery & Cafe - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Penny Farthing Public House - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Baan Thai Restaurant - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Oak Bay Beach Hotel

Adults-only resort with a full-service spa and a fitness center
Oak Bay Beach Hotel offers 100 accommodations with fireplaces and espresso makers. Pillowtop beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets, down comforters, and premium bedding. 50-inch flat-screen televisions come with digital channels. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers with deep soaking bathtubs and rainfall showerheads. Bathrooms are also outfitted with bathrobes, slippers, and designer toiletries.

This Victoria resort provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include safes and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and hair dryers. Housekeeping is offered on request and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the resort include an outdoor pool, a steam room, and a fitness center.

Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Boathouse Spa & Baths has 4 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include deep-tissue massages, facials, body wraps, and detox wraps. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy. The spa is equipped with a steam room. The spa is open daily. Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa. There are hot springs/mineral springs on site.
Treat yourself to a stay in one of the 100 guestrooms, featuring fireplaces and flat-screen televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with down comforters and Egyptian cotton sheets. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with separate bathtubs and showers feature deep soaking bathtubs and rainfall showerheads.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. You can take advantage of recreational amenities such as an outdoor pool, a steam room, and a fitness center. Additional features at this resort include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands.
Enjoy a meal at Faro Cafe or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The resort also offers 24-hour room service. Unwind at the end of the day with a drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
Faro Cafe - Onsite café.
The Snug Pub - Overlooking the ocean, this restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Open daily.
Faro Handcrafted Pizza - This restaurant serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required. Open daily.
24-hour room service is available.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Biosphere, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Secured parking on site (CAD 30 per night)
  • Secured valet parking on site (CAD 35 per night)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee: CAD 10 to 30 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Faro Cafe
  • Faro Handcrafted Pizza
  • The Snug Pub

Things to do

  • Full-service spa
  • Gym
  • Outdoor pool
  • Steam room

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On the bay
  • Pool loungers
  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • 4 treatment rooms
  • Aromatherapy
  • Body wraps
  • Couples treatment rooms
  • Deep-tissue massages
  • Detox wraps
  • Facials
  • Hot/mineral springs
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Spa open daily
  • Steam room

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Valet for wheelchair-equipped vehicles
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible spa

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Down comforter
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

  • Deep soaking bathtub
  • Designer toiletries
  • Dressing gowns
  • Hair dryer
  • Heated bathroom floor
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Separate bathtub and shower
  • Shampoo
  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 50-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Cleaning supplies
  • Electric kettle
  • Espresso maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Microwave
  • Paper towels
  • Refrigerator
  • Toaster
  • Wet bar

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Fireplace
  • Free local calls
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children younger than 21 are not allowed at this adults-only property; all guests 21 and older are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately CAD 10 to 30 per person
  • Secured self parking fee: CAD 30 per night
  • Secured valet parking fee: CAD 35 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Cashless transactions are available
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Guests must be at least 16 years old to access the spa's seaside mineral pools and patio area.

We should mention

This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Guests under 21 years old are not permitted at this adults-only property
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
Some facilities may have restricted access; guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool
Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa

Property is also known as

Bay Beach Hotel
Hotel Bay Beach
Oak Bay Beach
Oak Bay Beach Hotel
Oak Bay Beach Hotel Victoria
Oak Bay Beach Victoria
Oak Bay Hotel
Oak Beach Bay Hotel
Oak Beach Hotel
Oak Bay Beach Hotel Resort
Oak Bay Beach Hotel Victoria
Oak Bay Beach Hotel Adults Only
Oak Bay Beach Hotel Resort Victoria

Oak Bay Beach Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 953 out of 1130 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 110 out of 1130 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 44 out of 1130 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 16 out of 1130 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 1130 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Chelsea

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
I stayed for one night over Christmas. I was not informed prior and there was no indication on the website about the Xmas turkey dinner being a ticketed event only. It actually says on the website that the Snug pub is first come, first served and no reservations are required. I went to have dinner and I was told by the hosts that the dinner was sold out for the night and my only option was to get pizza at Faro. I was looking forward to turkey dinner, as I was not able to be with family for the holiday. The front desk pulled some strings to get me a seat at the bar and the turkey dinner option. For the ratings of the hotel the dinner was mediocre. The vegetables with my main were undercooked (crunchy, bitter brussles sprouts) and the turkey was barely warm. I let the f b manager know, and all I received was an insincere apology. I expected to at least get a drink comped but I was charged full price. There was a wind storm that day and one of the glass partitions by the pool was smashed so there was no access to the pools or hot tubs that evening. I understand you can’t control the weather but I was surprised that the glass wasn’t laminated to prevent such an occurrence. My spa treatment was also cancelled due to flooding. I expected to get a rain check for the pool use but I had to complain majorly at check out to get any acknowledgment of the issues. In the end they said they could either comp my room service breakfast or give me a pool voucher but not both.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jonathon

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Great!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shantanu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Diana

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Absolutely nice
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anjalika

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The view & the pools!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a delightful oasis
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chantel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very much enjoyed my stay. Only glitch was a hot water boiler issue the first day, otherwise it was great. Pools and sauna were fantastic and the view is unbeatable. Only wish the ocean access was closer to the pools but will definitely be coming back!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shauneen

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

MJ

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

julia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cori

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jody

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel. Comfortable beds and amazing mineral pools on the ocean. Close to oak bay ave for shopping and eating.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brad

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Norman

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved the warm pool and hot tubs, delightful! Every aspect of our stay was wonderful.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tevrin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great place!!! Highly recommended for just to get away
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joti

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

GUANGXING

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet hotel
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good location for an oceanside property. Lots of walking...rooms are poorly laid out for doing any work, but a decent size
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We visit Victoria at least once a year, and normally stay at The Empress. A co-worker told me, "If you like the Empress, you need to check-out the Oak Bay Beach Hotel." He was right. Though the Empress has history, the Oak Bay Beach has luxury, pampering, ambience, great food, spotless rooms. And they are pet-friendly. We'll be back! CON: The ramps serving the parking levels are >>extremely<< dangerous! The arrows point the wrong way. (In North America, we drive on the right-hand side of the road -- the arrows on the ramps have you driving on the left side!!!) Once off of the ramps, you are driving on the right-hand side again. During my stay, I watched at least one or two "near-misses" every day. You don't want to spoil your luxury resort vacation with a car accident. Take it VERY slow, expect any oncoming traffic to do the "wrong" thing, and you should be OK.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michelle Naomi

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We love this place and have visited at least 8 times. Only complaint/issue this visit was the housecoats the hotel provides. There was a used bandaid stuck to the fabric in one of the pockets. Bit un-nerving.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a beautiful establishment! The mineral pool and hot tubs were just the icing on the cake. We loved our stay and will be back!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Leon

Travelled with family
All is good except the furniture by the fireplace !
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Angelique

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024