Where to stay · Hope & Coquihalla Canyon (Othello Tunnels)
Skagit Motor Inn
A rebuilt budget motel that bills itself as 'the Quiet One,' a block off the highway and fifteen minutes from the tunnels.
what it is
budget motel
the damage
from ~$90 CAD/night
rated
★ 4.0 (993)
from Vancouver
~1 hr 30 min by car
The Skagit Motor Inn is Hope's tidy budget bet, a motel that knocked down its tired old self and put up a new building, which is more than most roadside motels ever manage. It advertises as 'the Quiet One' and backs the claim by sitting a block off the highway rather than directly on top of it, near Memorial Park in the middle of town.
Rooms are plain and functional in the honest motel tradition: air conditioning that actually works, an LED television with cable, a coffee maker, a fridge and a microwave, and a kitchenette in some units if you fancy heating your own soup. Reviews swing between 'best choice in Hope' and grumbles about the odd dated corner, which is roughly the emotional range of every motel everywhere.
Free parking, free wifi, and a rate that generally lands somewhere between ninety and a hundred and fifty dollars depending on how busy the highway feels that week. The Othello Tunnels are about fifteen minutes east, close enough that you might just beat the tour buses if you set an alarm.
The setting
In downtown Hope, a block from Memorial Park and the Trans-Canada Highway, walkable to the town's restaurants, shops, and chainsaw carvings. About 15 minutes by car from the Othello Tunnels in Coquihalla Canyon Park.
Getting there
Two hours and roughly 165 km east of Vancouver on Highway 1, ferry-free the whole way. From the motel the Othello Tunnels are about a 15-minute drive via Kawkawa Lake Road; free on-site parking means the car sits happily while you walk the canyon.
good to know
Why it works
- Rebuilt, newer building
- In-room A/C, fridge, microwave, coffee maker
- Kitchenettes in select rooms
- Free parking and free wifi
- Block from Memorial Park, 15 min to the tunnels