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Whale's Tail Guest Suites

2.5 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Front of property
Property grounds
TV
Pool

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Kitchen
    Kitchen
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
1906 Bay Street, Check in: 279 Hemlock St., Ucluelet, BC, V0R 3A0
  • Huu-Mees-Ma-As Native Art Gallery
    4 min walk
  • Ucluelet Aquarium
    4 min walk
  • Image West Gallery
    7 min walk
  • Tofino, BC (YAZ-Long Beach)
    25 min drive

Room options

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Suite, 2 Bedrooms

Suite, 2 Bedrooms

  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed OR 2 Double Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Suite, 3 Bedrooms

Suite, 3 Bedrooms

  • Sleeps 7
  • 1 Queen Bed, 2 Twin Beds, 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Apartment

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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TV

Deluxe Room, Kitchen

  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed OR 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About the area

Ucluelet

A stay at Whale's Tail Guest Suites places you in the heart of Ucluelet, within a 5-minute walk of Huu-Mees-Ma-As Native Art Gallery and Ucluelet Aquarium. .This motel is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Image West Gallery and 0.8 mi (1.2 km) from Ucluelet Big Beach.
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What's nearby

  • Ucluelet Aquarium - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Ucluelet Big Beach - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Little Beach - 3 min drive - 1.6 km
  • Wild Pacific Trail - 3 min drive - 1.9 km
  • Amphitrite Point Lighthouse - 5 min drive - 3.2 km

Getting around

  • Comox, BC (YQQ-Comox Valley) - 176 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Howlers Family Restaurant - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Barkley Cafe - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Ukee Dogs - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Offshore Seafood - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Eagle's Nest Pub - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Whale's Tail Guest Suites

Motel in Ucluelet with a nearby private beach and a sauna
Whale's Tail Guest Suites offers 9 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Kitchens offer refrigerators, stovetops, microwaves, and cookware/dishes/utensils. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries.

This Ucluelet motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Cable television is provided. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the motel include a sauna.

Children under 14 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision.

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

Make yourself at home in one of the 9 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring kitchens with refrigerators and stovetops. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include microwaves and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Relax on the private beach or enjoy other recreational amenities such as a sauna. This motel also features complimentary wireless internet access, tour/ticket assistance, and barbecue grills.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired Internet

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Things to do

  • Access to nearby indoor pool
  • Sauna

Family friendly

  • Access to nearby indoor pool
  • Kitchen
  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave
  • Fridge

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Beach towels
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Electric kettle
  • Kitchen
  • Microwave
  • Fridge
  • Stovetop

More

  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out fee: CAD 100.00

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9 AM - 9:00 PM
The check-in location differs from the property location; go to: [West Coast Motel on the Harbour, 279 Hemlock Street.]
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 8:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), key retrieval

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Late check-out fee: CAD 100.00

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
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

Children under 14 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision

Property is also known as

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Whale's Tail Guest Suites Motel
Whale's Tail Guest Suites Motel Ucluelet
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Whale's Tail Guest Suites Motel
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Whale's Tail Guest Suites Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 130 out of 305 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 127 out of 305 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 37 out of 305 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 305 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 305 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Molly

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
If you rent a kitchenette, be prepared to BRING EVERYTHING YOU MIGHT NEED. This is a super run down Motel, the kitchen was so undersupplied that our plans to cook were abolished and we were forced to pay to eat out. It had a few dishes, no knives, no cutting board, one baking dish, one small pot. No dish soap!! and yet there are big signs stating you will be charged if you leave dirty dishes. The carpets were stained, the room moist dank, and bed spread must original, from the 1970s. The place is a dump, siding with rotten holes in it all over, the check in is in another building on another street, so is the pool, which we didn’t bother with. Expecting a similar state of disrepair. At a cost of almost 300$ a night, robbery
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Jackie

This property is clean and centrally located to most shops and restaurants in Ucluelet. Great access to trails and grocery shopping and tour operators!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

J

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Dave

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good overall value
Overall i was happy with this stay. For the price point, it had a decent location, and pleanty of value. Exterior is roughish, interior was decent.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Evan

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The whale’s tale building’s exterior is getting to the embarrassing point. Siding is missing or rotting in many places. Walls are paper thin so if you have a lower level room, you’ll be hearing stomping all night until they decide it’s time for YOU to go to sleep. Be aware that the pool is public (fee) so vagrants and bush people shower there regularly. I’ll spend the extra money and stay somewhere next time that invests in the maintenance of their property.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Larissa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
We enjoyed the apartment style extra space in the unit and the full kitchen. The unit was clean but quite basic.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Kathleen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Needs some updating but suited our needs.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Tasmin

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Mark

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Laura

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Volker

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Older property but interior was clean and functional. The exterior is need of an update. Only concern was we couldn't open any of the windows to get some fresh air. No air conditioning so likely would be quite hot on a warmer day. A bit pricey but nice to have a kitchen and sitting area.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Kelly

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Good place for a fishing trip. All the essentials are here. Nothing fancy
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Aaron

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed at the Whale's Tail for two nights. The suite had a bit of a musty, cigarette smoke smell, with lots of stains on the carpet. The bathroom door knob was very loose, as was the toilet seat. The door knob assembly is held together with two screws and both were loose, with one of them almost completely backed out. The toilet seat was the same, causing it to slide around all over the place. I had a multi-tool in the car, so I was able to fix the seat and door knob. In the bedroom, on the night stand, was some granola and crumbs from a previous guest's snack. How do you miss that? How do you miss the toilet seat and bathroom door knob almost falling off? Unfortunately the worst was yet to come. In the morning there was some water on the bathroom counter around the sink. I thought my daughter must have made a bit of a mess when she washed up the night before. I cleaned it up, and I didn't think anything of it. We went out for the day and when we returned in the evening there was a big puddle of water on the bathroom counter. Closer inspection revealed that even though the faucet was off, there was water dripping from the handle down the backside and pooling on the counter. Everything on the counter was soaked, including my canvas and leather toiletry bag and all of it's contents. I tried to manipulate the handle to stop the water, and thought that I had done so, but there was a pool of water on the counter the next morning also.

8/10 Good

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and convenient location. Somewhat older facility, but suited us well. Kitchen was well stocked.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Yan

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything worked out well and we are very happy.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Just OK
Although the room was clean and comfortable, the outside of the building looked a bit dumpy with rotting siding, no outside light fixtures and a shared, dirty bbq. A little bit of maintenence could go a long way. Considering the nightly rate, i would expect more
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Jila

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Ali

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not good for families with small children.
Not good if you have small children as they did not have top lock on the front door. So there was nothing stopping them from opening the door. Safety issue. Also the pool was not on site it was in a different hotel with not so good times.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great little apartment with a full kitchen and bath. Perfect for exploring Ucluelet by foot. The bed was comfy but the pull out sofa was very uncomfortable. The second night I just left it as a sofa to sleep on. The staff were very friendly and even offered to still let us use the sauna upon check out. I would definitely consider staying here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

David, Mississauga

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was quiet and very clean.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022

4/10 Poor

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Arrived to discover we had to go to a different hotel to get our keys. Needed to call to get questions answered and no one answer any of the numbers we were given, people overhead were loud all night.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ursula

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice place, really appreciated the kitchen.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
If you make judgments based on “looks”this is not the place for you. It could use a refresh. However, it “works” with the vibe of the area. After all, you are not in Manhattan. It is clean and extremely comfortable. Well laid out. Fully equipped. We would definitely stay here again
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022