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Hartley House Vacation Suite Re152 Ladysmith St
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HOTEL DESCRIPTION
HARTLEY HOUSE OFFERS TRAVELERS A TRULY MEMORABLE
TASTEFULLY DECORATED WITH RUSTIC, HISTORIC
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PROPERTY INFORMATION
KITCHEN
HANDICAP FACILITIES
HOT TUB
FIREPLACE
TENNIS
PRIVATE HOMES
1 BEDROOM SUITE
BBQ GRILL
GARDEN VIEW
KITCHENETTE
STEAM BATH
LAUNDRY FACILITY
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DRIVING DIRECTIONS
HARTLEY HOUSE IS LOCATED IN THE QUIET TREE-LINED
OLDEST AND MOST HISTORIC COMMUNITY IN VICTORIA,
LOCATED MINUTES FROM DOWNTOWN VICTORIA, OCEAN AND
VICTORIA*S FAMOUS INNER HARBOUR.
WALK SOUTH ON GOVERNMENT STREET, TURN RIGHT ONTO
STREET AND RIGHT ONTO SIMCOE STREET. TAKE A LEFT
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AREA ACTIVITIES
JAMES BAY STILL BOASTS MANY PRISTINE OLDER
EASTERN END OF JAMES BAY WAS RECLAIMED IN 1903
HERITAGE JAMES BAY INCORPORATES THE AREA SOUTH OF
THE INNER HARBOUR TO DALLAS ROAD, BETWEEN
DOWNTOWN VICTORIA AND THE JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT,
FISHERMAN*S WHARF, THE CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL, AND
IS THE WATERFRONT ALONG THE INNER HARBOUR, WHICH
VICTORIA.
JAMES BAY VILLAGE IS THE HUB OF JAMES BAY, WITH A
GROCERY STORE, PHARMACY, LIQUOR STORE,
INTERESTING SHOPS.
POPULATION- 11,000
LOCATION- JAMES BAY IS LOCATED IN VICTORIA BC,
ALONG BELLEVILLE STREET, GOVERNMENT STREET AND
EMILY CARR HOUSE IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF EMILY CARR,
ONE OF CANADA*S FIRST AND BEST-KNOWN INDEPENDENT
VICTORIAN* AND *ENGLISH GINGERBREAD,* YOULL
ENTER INTO THE SAME VICTORIAN AMBIANCE THE CARR
FAMILY WOULD HAVE KNOWN IN THE 1870S, AND
UPSTAIRS ARE SEVERAL OF THEIR ACTUAL POSSESSIONS,
INCLUDING SOME OF EMILY*S POTTERY AND SCULPTURE.
EMILY WAS BORN HERE IN 1871, A SCANT SIX MONTHS
AFTER BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVED FROM BRITISH
COLONIAL STATUS TO BECOME A PROVINCE OF THE
WORLD*S NEWEST NATION. SHE USED HER BRUSHES AND
PENS TO PROCLAIM HER PRIDE IN THIS PART OF CANADA
FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE. THE HOUSE IS NEAR
VICTORIAS CENTRAL INNER HARBOUR, AT 207
GOVERNMENT STREET, ONLY A 10-MINUTE WALK SOUTH
PUBLIC FROM MID-MAY TO MID-OCTOBER, EVERY DAY
FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM. ADMISSION FEES ARE IN EFFECT.
SPECIAL OPENINGS ARE SCHEDULED AT OTHER TIMES OF
IF THERE*S A QUINTESSENTIAL IMAGE OF VICTORIA
ETCHED IN THE MEMORY OF ALL WHO VISIT THE CITY,
IT MUST SURELY BE BRITISH COLUMBIA*S LEGISLATIVE
MAGICAL QUALITY, ADORNED WITH 3,333 LIGHT BULBS.
LEARN ABOUT PROVINCIAL HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT.
FINEST OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD, OFFERING
DRAMATIC DIORAMAS OF NATURAL LANDSCAPES AND
FULL-SCALE RECONSTRUCTIONS OF VICTORIAN
STOREFRONTS. FEATURES OUTSTANDING DISPLAYS ON THE
PROVINCES HISTORY AND CULTURE, AS WELL AS
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURING EXHIBITS. OF
PARTICULAR INTEREST IS THE NORTHWEST COAST INDIAN
EXHIBIT, RICH WITH SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL
ARTIFACTS.
MEDICINE CHEST, AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS MAKE UP
ONE OF CANADA*S FINEST 19TH CENTURY MEDICAL
COLLECTIONS. TODAY FASCINATING AUDIO TAPE TOURS
WILL GUIDE YOU THROUGH A HOUSE FULL OF INTRIGUING
LEGACIES.
HISTORIC JAMES BAY INN IS THE THIRD OLDEST HOTEL
HAS OPERATED CONTINUOUSLY AS A HOTEL WITH ONLY A
TO 1945 THE HOTEL WAS PURCHASED BY MOTHER
CECILIA*S RELIGIOUS ORDER AND OPERATED AS ST.
MARY*S PRIORY. IT WAS DURING THIS PERIOD THAT THE
HOTEL WELCOMED ITS MOST FAMOUS GUEST. CANADIAN
PRIORY IN HER FINAL ILLNESS, DYING THERE ON MARCH
2, 1945.
ENJOY A SEASIDE STROLL IN HISTORIC BEACON HILL
THIS SUNNY SPOT, WHERE WALKING TRAILS LINK WITH
NEIGHBOURHOOD STREETS THAT LEAD DOWN INTO THE
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ROOM TYPES
- SELF CONTAINED SUITE -
- SELF CONTAINED SUITE -
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HOTEL POLICIES
FOR BOOKINGS UP TO 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF ARRIVAL-
GUARANTEE TO VALID FORM OF PAYMENT IS REQUIRED AT
BOOKING.
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