Tuesday 17 April 2007

The search continues for a Tofino getaway

In th continuing search for a Tofino getaway my wife and I revisited the websites of our accommodation candidates. On closer look we realized that the Long Beach Lodge Resort is not quite what we want given the benefit per dollar equation. This property is a high end resort that seems to cater to high end adult (couples) travelers so we feel it's more like the Wickanninish Inn. Both would be great if it was just my wife and I going. Furthermore, availability seems to be an issue and If I recall correctly they require minimum day stays. So we go back to the Middlebeach Resort website and we try to zero in on a decision. My wife has been exchanging emails with the resort about dates and availability. Originally our party was going to be 6 adults and 2 teenagers, but it's now 4 adults and 1 teenager. One of the challenges for any property like these we've looked at is to continually try and improve their websites because many of us potential travellers want to get all the information on the site before we make contact. This is good for the resort because it saves time from explaining content that is not quite clear on the website. Sometimes a room or suite description may appear clear to the hotel owner but it is quite confusing to the customer. For example, the Middlebeach room descriptions are quite confusing - it's hard to ascertain the difference among their duplex, triplex and sixplex suites (does duplex. triplex, sixplex refer to the building or to the room?). In any case, we spent quite a bit of time looking at the different options and deciding whether we want to get three separate rooms or something large enough for all of us to stay together. We realize that we can't procrastinate or we won't find anything available for our dates. Also, we don't have time to keep researching. We decide on the Middlebeach but not on the number of rooms. We'll decide tonight. (One thing that concerns me a bit is that I did not see a restaurant featured on the site - so I'm thinking they don't have one, which means cooking or going out....I don't know if I want to do that on a two day visit)
Jaime

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