Harbour House

Well, let me first say that the bed was comfy and clean, and the pillows fluffy. The location was quiet.
The hotel itself was pretty basic. It has institutional grey/​green walls, threadbare towels, mass-​produced wall art in the rooms, (pretty lame, considering it is Salt Spring which has about a zillion artists) and the restaurant is currently closed. There was no fridge or microwave in the rooms, nor complimentary tea, although there was coffee, which I don’t drink, so I don’t know if it is any good.
The shower did not work very well, with pressure problems and temperature fluctuations.
Aside from the problems, the staff were nice to chat with.
I would say it was worth the groupon price I paid, but I am not sure it would be worth more than that unless and until it gets a facelift.

Fantastic! Delicious food, great service, a nice big patio over looking the ocean, and within walking distance from the market area in Ganges. I had the pork tenderloin wrapped in bacon with an apple reduction and gravy, served with mashed potatoes and veggies. The food was so fresh and well prepared, simply an amazing meal. My wife had a peanut butter based veggie rice bowl, loaded with fresh sprouts and she absolutely loved it. Skip the tourist traps and hit up this gem of a restaurant!

We checked in on Friday morning, check out on Sunday (Valentine’s weekend) and we didn’t have a shower and had to use the sink for 3 days!
There was no hot water coming out of the shower and sometimes no water at all!
We politely complained about it twice a day as they didn’t seem to care to update us on the situation. Nothing was done! One of the receptionist even came up with a pretty lame excuse: «Maybe everyone is using the showers in the hotel at the same time…» We stayed on much smaller islands before and we never had water problems like this.
When we left, we had to negotiate for 20 minutes to only get %15 off our bill. Needless to say they have no sense of customer service there. When you charge $ 150 per night, the least you expect is ti have a comfy bed (and it was) and a shower…
As for the rest of the hotel, it is outdated. We only tried the restaurant for brunch, the food was good but the service very slow. So we ended cancelling our dinner reservation and dined somewhere else.
I loved Salt Springs and I will go back for sure but I’ll stay in another hotel!

This hotel is full over a bug called silverfish which when I called front desk to complain they said they were aware of it and its an old hotel! We tried to go to sleep and the mattress frame is broken so it collapses on the one side. There is no elevator here lots of stairs. The room is not very clean and looks nothing like the pictures. The carpet is gross and needs to be replaced. No coffee in the room, ancient tvs, outdated electrical. We will be asking for a refund today to hard to move last night with our 7 month old baby. This was supposed to be our first holiday in a very long time very dissapointing!

Best poutine and the freshest ingredients. They grow everything they make onsite and have a great group of servers and bartenders to chat with. Feel at home is an understatement even with a bit of a fancier dining room.

Very courteous staff. Restaurant is filled w locals. Always a good sign. Dinner was very good, especially the seafood dishes. Rooms are adequate and could use an update w flat screen HDTVs. However, the beauty of the area more than compensates for the 90s tech. Overall happy w the accommodation. Staff is willing to go the extra mile. Nice to see these days.

Get an ocean view room! We did not and we regret that. The ocean rooms not only have a gorgeous view, they get cool air (the back rooms do not and have no air conditioning units). The rooms are small but reasonably appointed. The restaurant downstairs is a little pricey but the food is ok. The restaurant service was quite poor the night we tried it. The farm grounds are lovely, and locked indoor bike storage was a big plus for us. Location and proximity to Ganges is really excellent, too!

Room 104 had a patio with a fireplace that was warm enough in late december to sit out in front of and watch the sun rise over ganges harbour. The Jacuzzi came with a locally produced bath bomb, and the staff were all very friendly and helpful, offering to drive us to the ferries in the hotel’s shuttle «Van Goat». Definitely take a deluxe room on the east side for the best view of the harbour.
We had three meals in the restaurant and they were all amazing, with winter greens from their organic farm including some phenomenal endive.

We stayed at the hotel for two nights over the labor day long weekend. We booked a harbor view room. All though the location of the hotel is great and the view from the balcony was great a few things bothered me. For the price of the room (170/​night) I expect a few things with respect to the room, the furniture and room was somewhat dated, the tv was small and old, and the patio furniture on the deck was of poor quality plastic furniture. It could be a great hotel of they spent a bit of money on some small items.

Deluxe rooms are amazing, lots of beautiful little touches like salt spring island soap! Great organic farm, wonderful eggs benny and great customer service. Be sure to get the Deluxe rooms either 103 or 104.

Our bathroom was a bit basic, seems circa 1980, as was the HVAC. But everything worked fine and we had no problems. The bar/​restaurant was a welcome place to unwind at the end of the day. Staff was friendly and helpful. Will definitely stay here again next time we’re on the island.

Solid place to stay on the island, or have relatives stay if visiting you. Ask for one of the ‘newer rooms’. Older rooms are very basic and dumpy. New rooms are very nicely appointed, and if you pay a bit more you’ll get a deck with a fireplace and a room with a jacuzzi tub. I highly recommend treating yourself to that (views, too!). I’ve stayed 10+ times and keep going back when needed. The staff are nice and knowledgeable, the food is fine although they don’t do room service so you have to go down and grab it from the restaurant yourself. Great location and an easy walk from downtown if you don’t have a car. Directly across from Moby’s, a fun pub on the water.

Enjoy breakfast here… great views down Ganges Harbour, all the way to Pender Island… open at 7 a.m., which is great if you’re off to work after. With their own organic farm, the menus and food quality at this hotel are delicious, even for lunch or dinner… patio dining on a hot summer evening. Live music, too (the great Lloyd English, with his jazz stylings, etc). Definitely on my dining out list… I just like breakfast out, so started with that!

Wanted decent accommodation that was also pet-​friendly so was happy to find a place like this with a view. Pictures of the rooms online are pretty accurate, except the pet-​friendly rooms aren’t quite as nice, had a pull-​out couch (instead of two doubles) and mostly flouro lighting but of course you have to pay more, $ 20/​pet. Was bit of a rub at $ 180 for the night. Staff was pleasant (though not super thorough) and on the upside it was really nice to have a big green space for him to play in, the organic farm is a nice touch and the food at the resto — candied salmon benny — was terrific.