Rainy Day
Three heated adults-only mineral pools at the Boathouse Spa, a eucalyptus steam room, a stargazing sauna, and Mount Baker filling the horizon across the strait.
1175 Beach Dr, Oak Bay waterfront
More infoThe counter-intuitive rainy-day move: go outside anyway, into a heated mineral pool at the edge of the Salish Sea. The Boathouse Spa at Oak Bay Beach Hotel has three adults-only pools running toward the water, plus a eucalyptus steam room and a stargazing sauna, with Mount Baker filling the horizon. Book a couple's treatment with the pool upgrade, since access comes with it. Adults 16 and up.
Here's the counter-intuitive flex: get more exposed to the weather on purpose. Pool access comes bundled with a booked treatment plus the upgrade, so reserve a couple's treatment with that add-on, then sink into the heated oceanfront mineral pools with rain on your face and the Salish Sea at your toes. Don't skip the stargazing sauna. Adults 16+. Block out a couple of hours and arrive while there's still light over Mount Baker.
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