The winter population of just under 1000 persons on Hornby Island swells in summer to 4000 or 5000, depending on whose estimate you prefer. Ferry loadings average 163 passengers in January and 755 in August. Where do they stay?
We have
There is an extensive listing on www.hornbyisland.net, and the rental agents handle other properties. Some are also listed in the Hornby Telphone Directory (available at the Co-op store).
For private cabins and houses for rent, for short or long term.
Magic Island Realty Ltd.
Wendy Hanford
335-0423, Cell 335-6847
Wind & Waves Property Management
Frances Millan
250-335-0968
These properties tend to be rented by the week, and spoken for well in advance of summer.
Ford Cove Store
Waterfront cottages, camping and store.
At the end of the road at Ford Cove, looking westward over Lambert Channel.
Hornby Island Resort
Waterfront accommodation, individual hotel-type rooms with private baths. 2 bedroom cabins.Serviced campsites. Laundromat, showers, restaurant, tennis court, sandy beach. At Shingle Spit beside the ferry landing.
Seabreeze Lodge
Year-round scenic waterfront accommodation. Individual cabins in a spacious setting on the north shore of Hornby Island.
Your best bet for a short stay.
We are not sure how many B&B rooms there are available on the island, but there are less than 10 advertising their presence by print or on the web. This is greatly short of the demand in July and August, and greatly in excess of the demand over the rest of the year. At least eight establishments have left the business, either because the properties have changed hands or because of lifestyle changes.
Waterfront locations are coveted, but scarce. At one time or another there have been four B&B's on waterfront property, but none of these are currently in operation for daily rentals in summer.
Unfortunately there is no longer a central registry for B&B bookings which we can refer you to. The web is now the major, or only, source of business for those B&B's which have websites. Following is a list of B&B's which have been in operation for several years. New facilities come and go.
Ruth’s Country Retreat
2 rooms in "orchard setting" in Galleon Beach subdivision
250-335-0363
link from www.hornbyisland.com
Hornby Island Studio B&B
2 rooms plus cottage on St. Johns Point Road at Gurney
250-335-1115
www.hornbystudio.com
Good Morning B&B
3 rooms at corner of Central Road and Sandpiper
Also cabin for rent, 250-335-1094
link from www.hornbyisland.com
There are two private campsites, Bradsdadsland on the waterfront on Shingle Spit Road, and Tribune Bay Campsite, adjacent to the Co-op. There are no campsites in the Provincial Parks on Hornby Island. There are also campsites at Hornby island Resort.
Bradsdadsland
Located on a bluff above the beach on Shingle Spit Road on the west side of the island.
250-335-0757
Tribune Bay Campsite
Located behind the Co-op store on Sheilds Road, close to Tribune Bay beach.
250-335-2359
www.tribunebay.com