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Where to stay in British Columbia
This guide covers 19 destinations in British Columbia, a first-level administrative division of Canada, with 289 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Vancouver, Surrey and Burnaby. Across its destinations, July and August are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Vancouver International Airport (YVR).
- Destinations in this guide
- 19
- Places to stay
- 289
- Comfortable in the most places
- July and August
- Main airport
- YVRVancouver International Airport
- Currency
- CADCanadian dollar
- Time zone
- America/Creston
Destinations
Destinations in British Columbia
Every destination in this guide in British Columbia, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 662,248 | 73 | YVR · 9 km |
| Victoria | 91,867 | 34 | YYJ · 25 km |
| Kelowna | 144,576 | 32 | YLW · 10 km |
| Kamloops | 97,902 | 28 | YKA · 8 km |
| Richmond | 209,937 | 23 | YVR · 5 km |
| Saanich | 117,735 | 16 | YYJ · 19 km |
| Chilliwack | 83,788 | 15 | YXX · 34 km |
| Prince George | 76,708 | 15 | YXS · 7 km |
| Surrey | 568,322 | 10 | YVR · 24 km |
| Abbotsford | 153,524 | 8 | YXX · 4 km |
| Langley | 132,603 | 8 | YXX · 18 km |
| Nanaimo | 99,863 | 7 | YCD · 13 km |
| North Vancouver | 88,168 | 7 | YVR · 18 km |
| Burnaby | 249,125 | 6 | YVR · 18 km |
| Maple Ridge | 90,990 | 3 | YXX · 28 km |
| New Westminster | 78,916 | 3 | YVR · 20 km |
| Delta | 108,455 | 1 | YVR · 16 km |
| Coquitlam | 148,625 | YVR · 30 km | |
| Port Coquitlam | 61,498 | YVR · 30 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in British Columbia
289 hotels in British Columbia recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel Vancouver | Vancouver | 1939 |
| Hotel Europe | Vancouver | 1909 |
| River Rock Casino Resort | Richmond | |
| Granville Island Hotel | Vancouver | |
| Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel | Vancouver | |
| Sheraton Vancouver | Vancouver | 2001 |
| Sylvia Hotel | Vancouver | |
| The Waldorf Hotel | Vancouver | 1947 |
| The Westin Bayshore | Vancouver | 1961 |
| Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel | Vancouver | |
| Coast Plaza Hotel | Vancouver | |
| Fairmont Vancouver Airport | Richmond | |
| Four Seasons Vancouver | Vancouver | |
| Laurel Point Inn | Victoria | |
| Metropolitan Vancouver Hotel | Vancouver | |
| North Star Hotel | Vancouver | |
| Parkside Hotel & Spa | Victoria | |
| Royal Oak Inn, Saanich | Saanich | |
| Strathcona Hotel | Victoria | |
| The Listel Hotel | Vancouver | |
| The Sutton Place | Vancouver | |
| A Vacation Paradise at Quail Ridge B&B | Kelowna | |
| A View of the Lake B & B | Kelowna | |
| Abbeymoore Manor Bed & Breakfast Inn | Victoria | |
| Abercorn Inn Vancouver Airport | Richmond | |
| Accent Inns Burnaby | North Vancouver | |
| Accent Inns Kamloops | Kamloops | |
| Accent Inns Kelowna | Kelowna | |
| Accent Inns Vancouver Airport | Richmond | |
| Adela's Bed and Breakfast | Kelowna |
When to go
Best time to visit British Columbia
From the climate of 19 destinations in British Columbia with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: July and August.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 19 | 5 °C | 245 mm |
| February | 0 of 19 | 7 °C | 162 mm |
| March | 0 of 19 | 9 °C | 190 mm |
| April | 0 of 19 | 12 °C | 129 mm |
| May | 0 of 19 | 16 °C | 102 mm |
| June | 9 of 19 | 19 °C | 85 mm |
| July | 19 of 19 | 22 °C | 56 mm |
| August | 19 of 19 | 22 °C | 61 mm |
| September | 4 of 19 | 19 °C | 98 mm |
| October | 0 of 19 | 13 °C | 234 mm |
| November | 0 of 19 | 8 °C | 282 mm |
| December | 0 of 19 | 5 °C | 253 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving British Columbia
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in British Columbia name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
YVR · Vancouver International Airport
YXX · Abbotsford International Airport
YYJ · Victoria International Airport
YCD · Nanaimo Airport
YKA · Kamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional Airport
YLW · Kelowna International Airport
YXS · Prince George (International) Airport
BLI · Bellingham International Airport
ESD · Orcas Island Airport
FRD · Friday Harbor Airport
YYF · Penticton Airport
XQU · Qualicum Beach Airport
YQZ · Quesnel Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in British Columbia, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Canada
Regional holidays observed in British Columbia
Nearby
Regions near British Columbia
Other regions of Canada with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.