Sand Pebbles Inn

Sand Pebbles Inn

2767 West Island Highway, Qualicum Beach, British Columbia VC9 2C4 Canada
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My large room overlooking the ocean
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Sand Pebbles from the beach
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#6 of 7 motels in Qualicum Beach
4.9 of 5 bubbles
Location
3.8 of 5 bubbles
Rooms
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Value
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Cleanliness
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Service
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Sleep Quality
The Sand Pebbles Inn is situated at the heart of a miles-long streach of beach many consider to be the finest on Vancouver Island. The Inn is minutes away frome sites like Little Qualicum Falls, Cathedral Grove, Enlishman River and Coombs. World famous Longbeach is an easy day-trip away. With a beautiful golf course next door , as well as all that sand and surf right outside your door there's something for everyone. All rooms have an ocean view and feature bath, shower, cable TV complimentary in-room coffee, fridge and some with kitchenette.
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Property amenities
Free parking
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Wifi
Beach
Non-smoking hotel
Picnic area
Room features
Private balcony
Seating area
Kitchenette
Microwave
Refrigerator
Flatscreen TV
Room types
Ocean view
Non-smoking rooms
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HOTEL CLASS
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2.0 of 5 stars
HOTEL STYLE
Bay View
Family

Location

2767 West Island Highway, Qualicum Beach, British Columbia VC9 2C4 Canada
Getting there
Somewhat walkable
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Grade: 53 out of 100
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Qualicum Airport
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Alberni Valley Regional Airport
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Dibo1957 wrote a review Aug 2020
Victoria, Canada
5.0 of 5 bubbles
We stayed for 3 nights in August. Our room opened up directly on to the Ocean front, which was only 7 feet away, guarded by a 6 ft seawall. The room had recently been updated with new furniture and a new bathroom, and there was plenty of hot water for a shower. We had a king size bed which was very comfy. There was direct sun all day until sunset. People were swimming and paddle boarding until 9 pm, the water was so warm when the tide came in. The staff and owner were friendly and helpful. The grounds are well maintained. The Motel is following Covid 19 protocols and you need to be out of your room for 3 hours before they will enter for maid service, however they will come to your door and bring fresh towels or you can pick them up at the office, which is what we did.
We ended up going to Parksville, about a 9 minute drive for dinners as most of the restaurants in Qualicum beach were only open Thursday to Sunday. There is a beach restaurant close, about a 5 minute walk called The Shore which had decent Fish & Chips and burgers, you may want to try that. It is open for lunch and dinner 7 days a week.
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Date of stay: August 2020
5.0 of 5 bubblesRooms
5.0 of 5 bubblesCleanliness
5.0 of 5 bubblesService
Room Tip: Request a ground floor room if you want to avoid a set of stairs
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Bob2885 wrote a review Jul 2020
Victoria, Canada
4.0 of 5 bubbles
The Sand Pebbles is undergoing renovation, with only parts of the motel open at a time, but there was no renovation noise. New furniture was being put into some of the rooms during our visit. In the morning and evening the loudest sounds with the balcony door open were the waves rolling in on the beach. Our king-bedded room looked new except for the kitchen equipment and was larger than we expected. The bathroom fixtures are modern and the shower stall is excellent. The view out towards the Gulf Islands over a grassy courtyard is as good as it gets. The balcony carpet was old and loose, due for replacement, but the balcony was still a pleasant place to sit. There are several restaurants nearby, some in takeout mode only at the moment, and Qualicum Beach remains a more interesting town than its better known neighbour, Parksville.

Hotel staff were not masked but would not enter our room unless we had been out for at least three hours. There is presently no maid service. There are no inside corridors, so our only indoors contact was at check-in.

Try to avoid a room above the office. Although all the guest rooms are non-smoking, the owners smoke outside on their patio below, and the smoke will drift up onto the balcony and through the balcony doors.
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Date of stay: July 2020
4.0 of 5 bubblesCleanliness
3.0 of 5 bubblesService
4.0 of 5 bubblesSleep Quality
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Muskokagirl wrote a review Sep 2022
5.0 of 5 bubbles
We spent a couple of days here recently on the recommendation of a friend who lives locally. At first I was taken aback by the run down look of the exterior but as it had been recommended I waited to see our room before judging.
Well, it couldn't have been more different The room was lovely. Very modern, spotlessly clean, huge and with the ocean very close by. We awoke to the sound of waves which was amazing!
The seawall is damaged and fenced off and it was quite obviously a very bad storm to do such damage but it is clear that the town has to do the repair so the motel isn't to blame for that. In any case it was a 2 minute walk to the beach so it wasn't an issue.
Highly recommended.
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Date of stay: September 2022
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Shirley S wrote a review Apr 2023
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2.0 of 5 bubbles
The location was great & the room was clean but those are the only positives I can say.
We had 3 rooms booked for our family to attend a very special event for our grandson. We were aware of the check in time of 4 pm but had called and were told to call on the day of arrival and they would attempt to accommodate us. We were only asking for one room to be available by 2 pm for showering & dressing. We ended up booking other accommodations at a nearby hotel to shower, dress to be ready for our event which was formal. Checked in at 4pm dropped off baggage hurrying to get to event but my husband left something behind and went back to room. The door was open and the clerk was in there. She rushed out when he walked in with no explanation for being there.Once we have the key no one should enter without our permission. Our daughters room was double booked and someone walked in while they were there with a key!
Overall it was not a pleasant experience at Sand Pebbles Inn Qualicum.
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Date of stay: April 2023
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Souschefhsu wrote a review Aug 2024
Vancouver, Canada
2.0 of 5 bubbles
I think the location is great but when I checked in the women work at the desk was not rude, she seems to be very annoyed when I ask her questions about the beaches around here. The room is alright, but run down like other reviews also the noise of the road is very loud. The beach is very rocky and hard to walk but kids had fun flipping the rocks looking for small crabs. Anyhow prob stay elsewhere next time.
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Date of stay: August 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
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lorne p wrote a review Nov 2024
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Rooms looks fine but being old building so when cold 2°c outside our room after 5 hours of heat maxed only got to 20°c when we ask would they could do they brought blankets because space heater would blow circuits. So we asked to leave early they said no refunds. We will not stay here again I advise anyone else to be advised
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Date of stay: November 2024
2.0 of 5 bubblesValue
1.0 of 5 bubblesRooms
5.0 of 5 bubblesLocation
3.0 of 5 bubblesCleanliness
1.0 of 5 bubblesService
2.0 of 5 bubblesSleep Quality
Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip: Thin insulation so hot or cold outside same inside.
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Richard W wrote a review Aug 2020
Vancouver Island, Canada
5.0 of 5 bubbles
My girlfriend and I stayed here for a few days and while the outside looks a little wornout, the rooms were amazing. The interiors were all newly renovated with tons of room. Ann the rooms open up to the water which is accessible by an aluminum stairs. The bed was comfortable and at least our room had a stove, oven and fridge with several sets of dishes thrown in. A microwave and flat screen tv topped things out. We liked the place so much we are going back at the end of the month.
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Date of stay: August 2020Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Ambassador438983 wrote a review Jun 2022
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4.0 of 5 bubbles
We enjoyed our only night at the Sand Pebbles Inn. It was our first time in Qualicum Beach. At first I was a little put off by the exterior as we approached the Inn as is looked a little run down but the room inside was very nice and comfortable. I think it was updated recently. Unfortunately we were not made aware that the Seawall had collapsed recently so unfortunately even though we had an ocean view it was obstructed by orange netting contouring the area to be repaired and no one could use that sitting area which is one of the nice feature of the Inn. I am only giving a 4 and not a 5 because If I had known that I probably would of booked somewhere else, but we were only told at our arrival.
We did go and take a walk on the beach to capture the beautiful sunset, we could not really take good picture off the balcony because of the Seawall but it that had not been an issue I would of given 5 stars.
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Date of stay: June 2022Trip type: Travelled with family
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Cindy H wrote a review Mar 2023
Laguna Beach, California
4.0 of 5 bubbles
This room was very comfortable, looked to be newly re-done. Shower water pressure was amazing and hot. Lots of towels and 2 queen beds. A 3 burner stove and oven and many cooking supplies. Check in and out was easy and friendly. Before checking in we went to Little Qualicum Falls, close by. Had dinner close by at Qualicum Inn. On our way to Tofino so just spent 1 night here.
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Date of stay: March 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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DGillis wrote a review Sep 2020
Ottawa, Canada
5.0 of 5 bubbles
We stayed at Sand Pebbles Inn for 2 nights in late August.We had a very pleasant stay all covid 19 precautions were in place, our room had a great view of the water! Room 207 has been just update beds, tv and bathroom.We really enjoyed ourselves.Restaurants all very close to hotel!Beautiful part of the world!
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Date of stay: August 2020
5.0 of 5 bubblesRooms
5.0 of 5 bubblesLocation
4.0 of 5 bubblesService
Room Tip: Just Go great balcony
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lorne p wrote a tip Nov 2024
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2.0 of 5 bubbles
"Thin insulation so hot or cold outside same inside."
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Grant W wrote a tip Aug 2024
8 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
"Parking was ok nice view. Rude staff filthy rooms. Run down building."
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William wrote a tip Sep 2023
12 contributions2 helpful votes
4.0 of 5 bubbles
"No issues"
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CDNMarmalade wrote a tip Jul 2023
Edmonton, Canada142 contributions38 helpful votes
3.0 of 5 bubbles
"Book a ground floor unit as it opens onto the central grass area"
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DGillis wrote a tip Sep 2020
Ottawa, Canada28 contributions18 helpful votes
5.0 of 5 bubbles
"Just Go great balcony"
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PRICE RANGE
C$120 - C$139 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
sand pebbles hotel qualicum beach, sand pebbles motel
LOCATION
CanadaBritish ColumbiaVancouver IslandQualicum Beach
NUMBER OF ROOMS
21
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Frequently Asked Questions about Sand Pebbles Inn
Which popular attractions are close to Sand Pebbles Inn?
Nearby attractions include Heritage Forest (0.6 km), The Old Schoolhouse Arts Centre (1.1 km), and Beach Front Park (0.7 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Sand Pebbles Inn?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, free parking, and a picnic area.
Which room amenities are available at Sand Pebbles Inn?
Top room amenities include a kitchenette, a flat screen TV, and a refrigerator.
Is parking available at Sand Pebbles Inn?
Yes, free parking is available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Sand Pebbles Inn?
Conveniently located restaurants include The Sapphire Room, Giovanni's Ristorante, and Qualicum Beach Cafe.
Are there any historical sites close to Sand Pebbles Inn?
Many travellers enjoy visiting Milner Gardens & Woodland (2.0 km).
Does Sand Pebbles Inn have any great views?
Yes, guests often enjoy the ocean view available here.
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