BC - Vancouver Island Winter Golf Getaway - VICTORIA

The Accent Inn Victoria also has a free local shuttle to take you downtown for a cruise or float-plane trip or to people watch. A two night, 2 round golf package at the Accent Inn Victoria is very attractive so call us today.

The Comfort Hotel and Conference Centre provides easy access to local attractions, including Victoria Inner Harbour, Butchart Gardens, Butterfly Gardens, and the Royal British Columbia Museum. There are many retailers and eateries close by. Redds Roadhouse and Pub, located on the premises, offers a variety of cuisine and also provides room service. Golf courses including Olympic View and Highland Pacific GC are 20-25 minutes away. Also enjoy features like free continental breakfast, free wireless high-speed Internet access, free weekday newspaper; free local calls, free parking, and an exercise room and sauna. You'll also find additional amenities like an on-site business centre, a computer with Internet access, copy and fax service, and seven banquet and meeting rooms. Whether you want to host an intimate gathering or large function, this hotel can accommodate a variety of functions. Valet cleaning service can be requested and coin-operated laundry facilities are located on the premise. On-site free parking is provided and can accommodate most vehicles.In addition to standard amenities, the relaxing guest rooms are furnished with coffeemakers, desks, hairdryers, irons, ironing boards, and cable TV.

Olympic View Golf Club, is a beautiful Par 72, 18 hole championship golf course located just 20 minutes from downtown Victoria on the southern tip of some great Vancouver Island golf trip options. Victoria, BC's capital city is home to Canada's mildest winters, allowing visitors and locals alike to enjoy golf year round BC golf trips.

Olympic View Golf Club boasts a variety of golf holes that compliment individual masterpieces. Nestled deep inside a pristine forest, natural beauty is punctuated by two waterfalls, twelve lakes, roaming deer, soaring eagles, and the beautiful snow peaked Olympic Mountains in the horizon. If some of the golf shots on this target venue quicken your pulse, the tranquility of our setting should help to calm and center you. The 17th hole encompasses enough natural beauty for an entire course. From the tee, aim toward a breathtaking 40 foot waterfall that frames the green 455 yards away.

This signature hole plays through a steep, narrow valley past a huge rock column and an elegant Japanese garden. It's no wonder Olympic View golf was the first golf course in British Columbia that Tiger Woods played, as an amateur in 1994.

Olympic View golf also hosts the award winning GBC Golf Academy. The GBC Golf Academy at Olympic View was voted the #1 Practice Facility in BC by Pacific Golf Magazine – Readers Choice Awards 2005. The state-of-the-art facility features expansive grass tee decks, five target greens and three comprehensive short game areas. Covering over 14 acres and stretching to 330 yards, the facility offers everything to simulate real golf situations and better your entire game.

Accolades

• "Employee of the Year Award" (winner Ken Langdon, nominee Jeff Palmer) 2012, WestShore Chamber of Commerce
• "Top 10 Best Public Golf Facility in British Columbia," Score Golf Magazine 2011
• 4 star rating for "Best Places to Play",Golf Digest 2008
• "Business of the Year" 2006 & "Best Service Professional" 2005, Westshore Chamber of Commerce
• "#20 Best Golf Experience in Canada and USA West", Fairways and Greens Magazine 2006
• "Teacher of the Year", BC PGA 2002 & 2006

The Mountain Course at The Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort & Spa offers some of the finest golf in Victoria and on Vancouver Island! Set in the foothills of Mount Finlayson, and co-designed by Jack Nicklaus and his son Steve, the Bear Mountain golf course strikes the perfect balance between playability and a truly challenging year round golf experience for golfers of all skill levels. With panoramic mountain, city and ocean views set within rolling fairways and lush forest, rest assured - you will be back for more. One of two championship courses located on-site at the Bear Mountain Resort.

Bear Mountain Golf Resort has onsite accommodations with the Westin offering up a variety of rooms and suites. Choose from 156 elegant, well-appointed guestrooms or one bedroom suites boasting expansive views of the golf course fairways and Mount Finlayson. All guestrooms and suites feature our signature Heavenly Bed, luxurious bathrooms with deep soaker tubs, natural slate flooring. A limited selection of pet-friendly rooms are also available.

Highland Pacific Golf was created for golfers who want to enjoy a scenic, challenging championship golf course that is playable all year round. Highland Pacific overlooks the majestic Olympic Mountains, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Thetis Lake Park. Don’t let the views distract you…this course has some surprises in store!

The Pacific Nine at Highland Pacific golf, with its incredible vistas and rolling fairways, was opened in October 2008 and the Highland Nine opened June , 2010. Total course length is 6,603 yards with six different sets of tee markers for all skill levels.

A bit of Highland Pacific golf history...

Nearly 50 years ago, local architect, historian and artist Herb Plasterer bought 190 acres of property next to Thetis Lake and envisioned building a public golf course on the property. Rather than subdivide the land straddling Saanich and View Royal municipalities, Herb and his wife Rose Maria wanted to maintain the property’s natural beauty with space accessible to the public as a buffer to the adjacent parks. The natural features of the property lent itself well to his vision of outdoor recreation for the community.

Herb did not fulfill this dream in his lifetime so Rose Maria Plasterer and family s relied on the vision, craftsmanship and practical expertise of golf course architect Chris Young to create this uniquely beautiful and challenging  golf course. The family chose the name Highland Pacific golf to honour the memory and the vision of Herb Plasterer. The HP logo used to represent Highland Pacific Golf is modeled after the chiseled signature used by Herb Plasterer on his art pieces.

AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS

• Top 100 Ranges in North America, Golf Range Magazine 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
• Named on of British Columbia’s top courses by Globe and Mail golf writer Brian Kendall.

The Valley Course at The Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort & Spa, meanders through forest, borders lakes, and traverses creeks and rivers throughout its 18 holes, while offering spectacular views of British Columbia's beautiful landscape. In contrast to the existing Mountain course, the par 71 Valley course measures 6807 yards from the Golden Bear tees - around 400 yards shorter than its sibling.

Factor in elevated tee boxes, more generous fairway widths, fewer bunkers and larger greens and the Valley course will likely be considered a 'friendlier' version of the original. Rolling through terrain at elevations of between 300 and 500 feet above sea level, there is still plenty of challenge, and many holes that could be considered the signature hole. One of 2 championship courses on-site.

Bear Mountain Resort has onsite accommodations with the Westin offering up a variety of rooms and suites. Choose from 156 elegant, well-appointed guestrooms or one bedroom suites boasting expansive views of the golf course fairways and Mount Finlayson. All guestrooms and suites feature our signature Heavenly Bed, luxurious bathrooms with deep soaker tubs, natural slate flooring. A limited selection of pet-friendly rooms are also available.