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One of the major highlights of our fall travels has been spending more time on Vancouver Island. The island is so big and so beautiful, and we’ve still barely scratched the surface. On this trip we focused our travels in Victoria and Sooke, and we were completely blown away by the town of Sooke.

Sitting in comfortable armchairs with the floor-to-ceiling glass walls wide open, a gentle breeze blows through the suite. In front of us sits the deck – shaped like the bow of a boat – just 5 metres above the sea, and a wide swatch of glistening ocean and distant views of the US Olympic Peninsula spreads before us.

As a way to welcome back locals and travellers alike, some Greater Victoria hotels and Vancouver Island resorts are inviting visitors to reconnect with their favourite places or reconnect with friends and family at new places. You’ll likely be amazed at how much there is to explore and discover just around the corner.

True Key Hotels & Resorts (True Key) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jenn Buerge as the new Area General Manager for Sooke operations including the management of the rental programs at Sooke Harbour Resort & Marina and SookePoint Ocean Cottage Resort effective September 27th, 2021.

The city of Sooke and SookePoint is located on the southernmost tip of Vancouver Island less than an hour’s drive from Victoria, British Columbia. Sooke’s town motto is “Where the Rainforest Meets the Sea.” The tagline speaks to the volumes of environmental riches in the area. Whether you are looking for quiet solitude or exciting outdoor adventures, these towns offer it all.

After landing in Victoria, picking up our rental car from National and making our way along the winding roads to Sooke, where my in-laws live, we decided to venture down to Whiffin Spit. It’s not far from my in-laws’ house and this would be my son’s first-ever chance to see the ocean. My husband and I have been to Whiffin Spit before, on previous visits with his parents, but my son, who is four, had been talking non-stop about seeing the ocean and collecting seashells.

British colonial energy with an island charm sets Victoria, British Columbia apart from any other city in North America. With nature at your doorstep, coastal temperate rainforests aplenty, raw and rugged Pacific coastline teaming with year-round life, and urban fixes such as nightlife, spas, local and sustainable culinary, and luxury oceanfront accommodation, you’ll surely have more things to do in Greater Victoria and Vancouver Island than you’ll have time for.