Bella Coola Mountain Lodge

We came to Bella Coola late in the day, tired but without any reservations. The Mountain lodge was fully booked and we could not find any place to stay, and the wonderful lady at the Mountain Lodge called us when she got a cancellation! The room was wonderful and the breakfast was great. Wonderful coffee and everything is home made. They were booked the next night and we found a really seedy place to stay, but we were saved again when she called us about another cancellation. Twice the busy receptionist went out of her way to find us and help us out. Bella Coola is an amazing place, but lodging is tight and I strongly urge that you contact the Mountain lodge and make a reservation.

Great family suite which was just perfect for our needs. Rita was a delight to talk to when getting us settled in and saved us big-time with getting to the Bella Coola Valley Inn for take-away dinner, which closes for sit-down meals at 7.30 and for takeout at just before 8pm.

A warm welcoming place! They have a beautiful location and very good breakfast. Also they were kind and helpful to me as a tired traveller. The rooms are just perfect with a little kitchenette. I highly recommend!

The hotel was ok and the room was big but they stuck a $50 cleaning charge on as we only had booked for 1 night. I complained and they refunded the charge and said it was a new rule, just as well I checked the bill………………………………………. ….. ……………. ……………..

Our two night stay was very comfortable. Because of our short stay, we didn’t utilize the kitchen facilities, other than the fridge, but we loved the living room and built in rock face couch. The owner was very helpful with our questions about The Hill. Breakfast was good.

This is my third review of this establishment. I travel to Bella Coola on business and there are not a lot of choices, especially if you need a kitchenette, a good idea since restaurants are scarce.I was booked for a week. I wrote ahead to request a bright room, as on previous visits the room was very dark. I had to pay extra for a "king" suite, and it did have two windows on the second floor. This required I got help with my heavy suitcase up the outdoor wooden stairs. The kitchen part was good except for a lack of supplies - no pot holders, or dish brush, or oven-proof dish. I was at first told I could not have oven mitts or dish brush due to food-safe rules, but they were kind enough to go out and buy those. I struggled and need help lighting the oven, and the drain stopper in the sink would get stuck and required attention from housekeeping as well. Let's talk about the bed. It was a huge presumably homemade structure with a wooden frame all around the possibly foam mattress. Part of the bedding was a grey colour, which doesn't exactly inspire cleanliness. Four pillows as solid as blocks graced the bed. They were horrible to sleep on. The bedding reeked of candy-sweet laundry products, which I am extremely sensitive to. After a sleepless night (yes the rooster was still doing his thing from 3 am on), I asked for fresh bedding washed in unscented products. They readily agreed to this. I could not tell if they rewashed the same bedding, or gave me fresh. I got into bed the second night and the bedding smelled slightly of laundry scent AND that disgusting musty, stale sheet smell that makes you wonder who last slept in the sheets. I debated asking them to change them again, but decided against it as I was probably already labeled a demanding guest. I slept with a piece of my own (clean) clothing across my nose instead. I did not partake in the "free breakfast" after learning they had no gluten free items except for hard boiled eggs. As mentioned, there are a couple roosters in the neighbourhood that can seriously interrupt your sleep. Also the rooms are very close to the highway, so there is traffic noise during daylight hours and intermittently through the night. I may be forced to stay here again, and I would recommend to anyone booking that you contact the management ahead of time and spell out your needs. With a shortage of accommodations in the Valley, it's easy to play to the lowest common denominator.

Wir hatten nur eine Übernachtung dort, um am nächsten Morgen gegen kurz nach fünf Uhr in Richtung Fähre zu starten. Da wir dort auch Paare wieder trafen, die wir schon aus einer anderen Unterkunft kannten, war offensichtlich, dass die Lodge öfter als „letzte Station vor der Fähre“ genutzt wird. Das war der Dame beim Einchecken wohl nicht bekannt - erzählte sie uns doch lustlos, dass es das Frühstück ab 07.30 Uhr geben würde (wir hatten gerade erwähnt, dass wir um 05.00 Uhr losfahren würden…) und auf meine Frage, was wir denn mit dem Schlüssel machen sollten (so früh…) kam nur ein überraschter Blick. Nach meinem nochmaligen Hinweis, dass wir ja um 05.00 Uhr fahren würden, meinte sie dann, dass sie ja auch einen Schlüssel zu unserem Zimmer hätte?! (man kann es nicht abschließen ohne Schlüssel - wir haben es dann unabgeschlossen gelassen…). Trotzdem hier 4 Sterne, da das Zimmer definitiv renoviert (Zimmer No. 1), schön groß und mit einer kompletten Küche ausgestattet war. Auch war der Grillplatz draußen bzw. die Gartentische/-Stühle sauber und gemütlich; wir haben abends draußen gegessen (es gibt so gut wie keine Restaurants in der Nähe, aber einen ganz brauchbaren Supermarkt).