Looking for a resort nearby Vancouver to stay, relax, enjoy, and play? These three historical but modern resorts can be your next perfect place for weekend relaxation or a vacation! You can choose between SPA, hiking, golf, historical sightseeing, games, and more.
Billy Barker Casino Hotel
Google rating: 4.1
If you are into quiet, nostalgic relaxation, this is a perfect place for you. Accepting guests since 1960, Billy Barker Casino and Hotel offers old-world elegance and charm.
This is an award-winning hotel with a casino floor and a restaurant with delicious, home cooking. It conveys this gold rush era atmosphere and you will for sure feel comfortable and cozy in any of the different style suites created to meet any of the guests’ needs.
While the hotel and casino are old, they have been recently renovated carefully to make the facility modern but keep the historical vibe. Each room and suite offered has its own style, and you can choose some extra services. The hotel is pet-friendly and kid-friendly, and is also smoke-free so please keep that in mind.
The casino floor has 140 slot machines all available for real money play. However, only guests who are 19 years old and older can enter the casino floor.
Besides the hotel itself and the casino, there is a lounge, a showroom, and banquet facilities. The banquet room can hold up to 120 people and the showroom is ideal for conventions, seminars, and business workshops.
Billy Barker Hotel and Casino is located in the historical city of Quesnel, one of the cities on the route to Yukon during the gold rush era.
Grand Villa Casino Hotel & Conference Centre
Google rating: 4.0
Grand Villa Casino Hotel and Conference Centre offers a stay in a luxurious four-star Delta Hotel Burnaby. In short, the resort is kid-friendly and pet-friendly, and has a business center and a fitness center. There are several restaurants and bars and the territory of the hotel is smoke-free. There is also a hot tub and SPA.
There are rooms and suites crafted for every fancy so everyone will be able to find something that works for them, whether they are on a business trip or out for a vacation. This sustainable hotel and conference centre offers packages for different modes of staying, depending on the number of guests, season, purpose, and so on.
Regardless of whether you are on a business trip or traveling for fun, you can enjoy Grand Villa Casino services (if you are 19 and older, of course). There are 1300 slots in the slot lounge which is pretty impressive even for experienced casino players.
Also, in case you are more into table games, there are 67 table game options, 12 tables in the poker room, and VIP rooms for high-stake gambling. Sports fans can watch games in the sports bar. While you are staying you can also get access to online casinos and play casinos with fastest withdrawal from the comfort of your suite or basically from anywhere in the facility. Regular guests and players can join the Membership club, or use their Membership advantages at Grand Villa Casino Hotel and Conference Centre if they are members of the loyalty program already.
The casino also offers dance parties and music events every weekend.
St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino
Google rating: 4.3
This facility was the Casino of the Rockies before but now it has a huge golf course and some extra facilities and services.
This 4-star resort is the property of the Ktunaxa Nation with over 10,000 years of history in the region. Built and operated in their traditional territory, the resort serves also as a hub for indigenous programs and activities, honoring and celebrating the heritage of the Ktunaxa Nation. It serves the purpose of the region’s economic development as these lands have a huge cultural and historical meaning. We highly recommend visiting indigenous programs and culture awareness courses when you are there.
The resort itself, besides the golf course, offers breakfast, pool, business centre and fitness centre, airport shuttle, hot tub, and SPA. The territory is smoke-free. The hotel is pet-friendly and kid-friendly but you have to pay extra for bigger pets. There are a total of 125 rooms and suites so every guest can find something suitable for themselves. The resort has several restaurants and bars.
Obviously, one of the biggest and most remarkable attractions at this resort is the world-class gold course. There are 18 holes, each has a Ktunaxa name, meaning, and translation. Designed by acclaimed golf course architect, Les Furber, St. Eugene offers golfers a journey through the valley with stunning views in every direction.
The golf course is open from April to October. You can take golf lessons from professional players, and buy extra equipment in the pro shop right on the premises of the facility. There are standard and customized stay-and-play packages for golf players and their families.
There is also a casino floor at St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino. It has 210 slot games, 10 table games including blackjack, roulette, Texas holdem, and tree card poker. The casino also holds events and parties on a regular basis, both on weekdays and weekends. The events include senior days, men’s league days, ladies’ league days, and tournaments, among others. The casino also has a lottery if you are more into old-school gambling. You can buy resort e-gift cards if you want to give some awesome experiences to your loved ones as a present.
