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Driftwood Motor Inn

2.5 star property
Enjoy the restaurant at this beachfront Sechelt motel

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On the beach
Reception
Lobby sitting area
Waterfront King | View from room
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Reviews

7.8 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

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Map
5454 Trail Ave., Sechelt, BC, V0N 3A0
  • Sechelt Visitor Centre
    5 min walk
  • Pebbles Restaurant
    1 min walk
  • North Vancouver Station
    99 min drive
  • Sechelt, BC (YHS-Sunshine Coast Regional)
    11 min drive

Room options

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Terrace/patio

Waterfront King

  • Water view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Terrace/patio

Waterfront Queen

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Room, Oceanfront | Private kitchen

Room, Oceanfront

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Luxury Penthouse, 3 Bedrooms, Ocean View, Oceanfront

Luxury Penthouse, 3 Bedrooms, Ocean View, Oceanfront

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Queen Beds

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Standard Double

Standard Double

  • 26.9 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Standard King

Standard King

  • 29 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Sechelt

On the beach.Within a 15-minute walk of this Downtown Sechelt motel, you'll find Sechelt Visitor Centre and House of Hewhiwus. Sechelt Golf and Country Club and Burnett Falls Park are also within 3 miles (5 km).
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What's nearby

  • Sechelt Visitor Centre - 5 min walk
  • House of Hewhiwus - 11 min walk
  • Porpoise Bay Provincial Park - 6 min drive
  • Sechelt Golf and Country Club - 6 min drive
  • Chapman Creek Hatchery - 9 min drive

Getting around

  • Vancouver Intl. Airport (YVR) - 130 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Tim Hortons - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪El Segundo - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Batch 44 Brewery and Kitchen - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪A&W Restaurant - ‬7 min walk

About this property

Driftwood Motor Inn

Enjoy the restaurant at this beachfront Sechelt motel
There's a restaurant on site. WiFi is free in public spaces. Driftwood Motor Inn also features a vending machine and a garden. Self parking is free.

This Sechelt motel is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 29 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Garden
  • No smoking on site
  • 1 conference room
  • Dining venue
Driftwood Motor Inn offers 29 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries. This Sechelt motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Mini-fridge

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Free RV/bus/truck parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have elevators
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Cable channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/tub combination
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 6:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • Pets: CAD 20.00 per pet, per day
  • Only dogs and cats are allowed
  • Maximum 2 pets
  • Certain rooms only
  • You can request a pet-friendly room by reaching out to the property at the number on the booking confirmation
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Pet fee: CAD 20.00 per pet, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and debit cards. Cash is not accepted. This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.

We should mention

  • Pets are welcome in specific rooms only, which can be requested by contacting the property directly at the number on your booking confirmation (please see the Fees section for related charges).

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Driftwood Motor Inn Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 176 out of 629 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 250 out of 629 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 131 out of 629 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 58 out of 629 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 629 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

carolyn

Travelled with family
Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Sister getaway
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Nice location on the water. Great restaurant next door. The motel room was fine but the outside looked pretty dodgy.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Karen

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Did like the proximity to the beach and town. This property is need of an update. The lights in the room didn’t all work. The room we had was right by a door that led to other rooms and it slammed shut every time some one went in and out.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Jason

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Brent

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice rooms and very friendly staff. Stayed 2 nights in september.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Terrance

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Peaceful
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

April

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Neil, Toronto

Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The location was good and central and the room provided the basics including a comfortable bed and basic bathroom facilities. The AC worked poorly and could not maintain a steady comfortable temp- was either too hot or freezing cold. Walls were thin and you could easily hear noisy neighbors. The room was clean enough but the property was not- stairs going upstairs were dirty and parking lot had lots of litter. The staff were not helpful or responsive at all - bordering on rude. I spent 4 nights there and was very anxious to leave on my checkout day. Overall, I was not happy as a guest and felt that the staff and management could do a much better job at taking care of their guests. Thankfully I had a wonderful time in Sechelt with friends and did not have to spend too much time in the motel. Motel was generally disappointing and overpriced for what I got. I would not recommend.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Andy

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The days we spent in the hotel were disturbing and not worth the price paid for it. The room was not as per request the blame was placed on Expedia while the front office was not able to provide explanation the reason why we have been put in a different room. Lot of mistakes were done by the staff. The unit was overprice being a 1 star hotel at best. Ew will never book a hotel through Expedia or visit an inn where the price is noted as a hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Robin

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love the location and new beds. Washrooms can use some updating in terms of lighting and modernizing.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

LUCIO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

David

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We found that the property lacked proper maintenance. Sliding doors were so rusted and dirty that you could hardly open them. The screen doors were off the runners. Hallways and outside were filthy. House keeping was sloppy; beds just had the covers thrown over sloppily, towels just thrown in the bathroom, coffee was not refilled, dishes in cupboards were dirty and not enough for the guests, hair dryer had been broken off the wall and just laid on the vanity. Thank goodness the sheets were clean. From previous visits we expected more. We love the location.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Ian, North Vancouver

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Super well located. Rooms could use with some updating but suited the purpose and can’t complain.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nadia

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great stay - bathroom needs a plumbing update but great stay. Really wanted a bath but the lulling under the tap seemed either dirty or rusted and didn’t feel comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Erika

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities
Super run down. Did not stay so lost $200 but didn’t feel clean or safe.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Oscar

Liked: Staff & service
Good place for a quick stop.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Rob

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Denise

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Amazing location in beautiful Sechelt! Ocean walk right outside the Driftwood! Ocean water clean for swimming or paddling. Rocky beach so bring your water shoes! Shopping and various dining options just a few blocks away. This location is a little piece of heaven!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Charmaine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The property was clean staff very friendly was ok for what we asked for. No dining open which was kind of crummy
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

timothy

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location location location
Great location right on the water and close to the mall and restaurants
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Matilda

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A walk away from the beach!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

xiang

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Keri

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This probably won’t get posted but I feel the need to warn others/provide feedback to encourage change by hotel. I checked in, viewed my room and immediately booked an alternate hotel. The manager refused to refund (as communicated to me through the kind front desk lady). I will preface this with, I am not a princess, I’ve stayed in some less than ideal hotels but this was beyond what I was willing to sleep in. This is my first poor review of a hotel in my 45 years of travelling. Hotel room smelled like urine, stained bedding, stained chairs, broken curtains, flickering lights and bathroom light bulb had a nice to touch it to make it work (faulty electrical?), filthy, booger on the wall (yes you read that right), bathroom mirror had I don’t know what on it but it was hard to see through. I took several photos which I’ll share on trip advisor. It was not up to basic cleanliness standards. Until these reviews are taken seriously by management the situation will not improve.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024