Room Reservations at Poets Cove

We have received the Poet's Cove group booking list for our wedding. Each party has been reserved rooms based on their request in the RSVP.

To secure your reservation:
You now need to contact the Resort and guarantee the reservation with a credit card. Many of you are sharing a villa or lodge and each individual party (as denoted by the separate reservation number on the spreadsheet that has been emailed to you) need to contact Poets Cove Resort to secure your reservation. No deposit is taken at this time, it is for pre-authorisation only. The reason behind this is that expenses incurred, like whale watching, dining etc., will be allocated to the individual party reservation and not the room number.

The deadline for this credit card reservation is the 25th April. Please also check the details on the spreadsheet including check-in/out dates and number of people in the party.

Things to note:
1. Calling from within North America 1-888-512-7638
2. Calling from the UK 001-250-629-2100
3. Visa, Master Card and American Express are all accepted
4. Check-out time is 11am
5. Check-in time is 4pm
6. For those who have asked, you can pay for your room in advance using a credit card.

If you have any questions, please email us directly.

Sidney to Poets Cove Direct - Water Taxi

For those of you coming to the Resort on a day-trip or not wanting to bring your car over, there is a Water Taxi that runs from the Pier in Sidney direct to the Resort. Below is the schedule for the week of the wedding and details on how to make reservations. Please note that reservations are required and there is no cancellation fee if cancelled 24 hours before the journey.

Morning run
Leave Poets
7:30 AM
Arrive Sidney
8:00 AM
Leave Sidney
8:15 AM
Arrive Poets
8:45 AM

Afternoon Run
Leave Poets
12:30 PM
Arrive Sidney
1:00 PM
Leave Sidney
1:15 PM
Arrive Poets
1:45 PM

Later Afternoon Run
Leave Poets
5:30 PM
Arrive Sidney
6:00 PM
Leave Sidney
6:15 PM
Arrive Poets
6:45 PM

In order to guarantee a reservation all water taxi bookings must be made a minimum of 24 hours in advance of departure times, 12 passenger maximum
For bookings and pick up location call 250-360-6219 or 250-629-2116. You can also email him on poetscruise@shaw.ca.

Pricing Each Way:
Adult $20.
Child under 12 $15.
Senior 65 and over $15.

*Departure and arrival times are subject to change and must be confirmed at time of bookings
*Prices subject to change
*Prices do not include GST

Do to safety concerns regarding weather, at the discretions of the vessel captain pregnant women, children under the age of 5 and guests with neck and back problems may not be permitted

Cancellation policy:
If excursion or water taxi is cancelled 24 hours or more prior to the departure time no charge will assessed to the client. If the excursion is cancelled within 24 hours of departure a 50% charge fee will be assessed; if clients do not show up for the excursion without notification the excursion is charged at full rate. Cancelled trips do to weather are at the discretion of the captain, safety of our clients and staff, as well as guests' experience will dictate cancellation policy for weather. Cancellations due to illness will not be charged to the client.

28th May Events

As you know from the invitations, there will be a bridal shower at Nancy's parents house on the 28th May. Start time wil be approximately 5pm-ish. Invitations and information will be with you shortly. Nancy's parents live in Saanichton which is about 25 minutes outside of Victoria and 10 minutes from Sidney.

For the boys, we will also organise a get together so they can have some fun while the girls play. Details to follow.

For those who choose to drink, taxis are probably the best way to get to/from the venue.
Peninsula Taxi (250) 656-1111 for those staying on the Peninsula (Brentwood Bay, Saanichton, Sidney).

For those staying at hotels in Victoria, it is probably best to ask the hotels for a taxi which serves the Peninsula from downtown.

Ideally, we'll try to organise a carpool to the venues but taxis are most likely required to get home. Being a sleepy town, it is probably best to book an hour or two ahead of when you need it.

For this night, we recommend that people stay around the Saanichton area and subsequently, below is a list of accommodation that we think are suitable. They are all different price ranges so hopefully there is something for everyone.

www.brentwoodbaylodge.com
Five star, oceanfront resort in Brentwood Bay. Gorgeous place but pricey. Great if you want to splurge!

www.sidneypier.com
New hotel, waterfront in Sidney. Good location but perhaps overpriced.

www.cedarwood.ca
The place all the locals recommend. Dated furnishings, very clean and well priced. Have rooms with kitchens and suites. Excellent value.

www.hotelsidney.com
Good location, right next to Sidney Pier. Close to everything and great views if water side.

Internal flights between the West Coast and Calgary

For those of you who are investigating taking in the Rockies on your Canadian trip, here's a link to two airlines which fly direct to Calgary from Victoria or Vancouver.

www.aircanada.ca
www.westjet.com