Where to stay · Powell River
Desolation Resort
Twelve chalets above Okeover Inlet where the kayaks wait below and your phone gives up entirely.
what it is
forest-and-water chalets (splurge / romantic)
the damage
from ~$189 CAD/night (one-bedroom chalet)
rated
★ 4.5
from Vancouver
~4-5 hrs door to door incl. two ferries
Desolation Resort has been renting chalets on the shore of Okeover Inlet since the 1980s, long enough to know that what a couple actually wants is a full kitchen, a private balcony and no television. There are twelve chalets sleeping two to eight, and every single one faces the water, because at Okeover there is nothing else worth facing.
The one-bedroom chalets start at $189 a night, the big three-bedroom runs $399, and Chalet 6 comes with its own private hot tub, intelligence you should deploy at booking time. Kayak and paddleboard rentals operate from the dock below, and the inlet is the paddling front door to Desolation Sound Marine Park, which is precisely why you came this far.
There is no cell service and there are no TVs, facts reviewers report in the tone of people describing a conversion experience. Lund is about ten minutes away by car and Powell River half an hour, and the resort holds a 4.5 on Tripadvisor, mostly from guests who would rather you did not know about it.
The setting
At 2694 Dawson Road on Okeover Inlet, the quiet arm of water at the gateway to Desolation Sound Marine Park; roughly 10 minutes from Lund and 30 from Powell River.
Getting there
From Vancouver it is the full two-ferry pilgrimage: Horseshoe Bay to Langdale, drive to Earls Cove, ferry to Saltery Bay, then through Powell River toward Lund with a turnoff for Okeover. Budget around six hours. A car is essential; there is no transit out here and no cell signal to summon one.
good to know
Why it works
- Twelve water-facing chalets with full kitchens
- Private balconies over Okeover Inlet
- Kayak and paddleboard rentals off the dock
- Chalet 6 has a private hot tub
- No TVs, no cell service, on purpose