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Accent Inns Vancouver Airport hotel shuttle van
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At Accent Inns we are in the travel business. We thought it might be fun to provide stories about our travels, our guests travel experiences, tips and tricks. You never know what you might learn or where you might want to go.

 
 
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What would we do without them?

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
Plowed road on Vancouver Island BC

Thank heavens for plows

With all the bad weather we have experienced in BC this winter, it’s time to take a moment to recognize the efforts of those people that look after us during the storms.

BC Hydro is a prime example.  Crews work 16 hour shifts during the wind and snow storms to restore power when outages occur.   And while I am sure they would all rather be home safe and sound with their families, they always show up and stay until all power is restored.  They have been especially busy on Vancouver Island and the lower mainland this week as winds gusting up to 100km per hours were downing trees and causing multiple power outages. ..read more about the folks who take care of us

 

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Hummingbird604 Reviews Victoria BC Hotel

Monday, January 30th, 2012
Accent Inns Victoria BC Hotel

Accent Inns Victoria BC Hotel

Recently Accent Inns was pleased to be a sponsor and host hotel for the local Victoria WordCamp. This meant that several of the speakers (all excellent BTW) had a chance to stay at our local Accent Inn Victoria BC hotel. After all was said and done Hummingbird604 (a.k.a. Raul Pacheco) wrote a lovely review of his stay at the Accent Inn Victoria.

Below is a full reprint of the post, including the photo’s (no edits or substitutions)  and thanks to Raul for giving permission to do so.  ...read hummingbird604's review

 

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Snowshoeing Brings Back Memories

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
Snowshoeing at Grouse on the North shore 2011 not far from Accent Inn Burnaby hotel

Snowshoeing at Grouse on the North shore 2011

When I was a kid growing up on the East Coast one of my favourite winter activities was grabbing my brother’s wooden snowshoes, rounding up my uncle’s Springer Spaniel (Blueboy), and heading out into the woods.  “Cousin Blue” and I spent many hours cutting new trails and following the ones we had previously created.  Of course, things did not always go as planned……  ...read more about snowshoeing

 

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Mark Your Calendar Now

Friday, January 6th, 2012
Victoria bc hotel can help relieve christmas stress

Don't let Christmas stress you out, plan ahead

The Holiday Season is over, it’s time to reflect on both the good and maybe “not so good” of the season.  It brings to mind some of life’s lessons that I learned recently.

Just before Christmas I paid a call on Marlin Travel in Broadmead Village Shopping Centre.  As we were discussing plans for Christmas, Kathryn shared her “Secret to Success”.  After the previous Christmas, she purchased her 2011 calendar, opened it to December 2011 and wrote in big letters “Remember Last Christmas”.  I was fascinated. ....read more about planning ahead for christmas

 

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Best of Guide lists Accent Inn

Monday, November 7th, 2011

Taleee’s Best of Guide listed two of  BC owned Accent Inns over the weekend!

Accent Inn Kamloops hotel gets listed as best of the webAccent Inn Kelowna hotel rated best of the web

 

 

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Been to Kamloops yet?

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

TripAdvisor is offering a special perk to anyone who posts a review for restaurants, attractions and Kamloops hotels. If you were thinking of posting a review regarding a recent stay looks like now might be the time!

click here to write a review

To learn more about Shutterfly click here 

 

Stay at Kamloops hotel then post a review on tripadvisor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Help our BC Hotels Support The Royal Canadian Legion

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

Remember to wear your "poppy"

Wear a poppy and help us support the efforts of The Royal Canadian Legion.

For every guest wearing a poppy on November 9, 10, and 11, 2011 when checking into one of our five BC hotel locations, Accent Inns will make a $5 donation  to the Royal Canadian Legion BC/Yukon Command’s Poppy Campaign.

“Accent Inns continues to recognize the great sacrifices made by our fallen heroes, veterans and active personnel. We are very proud of  the incredible work that the Royal Canadian Legion does in our communities,” says Mandy Farmer, CEO of Accent Inns.  ...read more about the poppy campaign

 

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BC’s Own Accent Inns Recognized by Trip Advisor

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
Accent Inns Victoria BC hotel chain receives TripAdvisor 2011 Certificate of Excellence for all 5 hotels

Every Accent Inn received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence

The Internet’s largest online review site, TripAdvisor®, has recognized BC’s local family of hotels, Accent Inns with a 2011 TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence for all five of their locations. This certificate honors top-rated accommodation businesses, restaurants and attractions, as reviewed by travelers on the world’s largest travel site*.

To qualify, businesses must maintain an average rating of four or higher out of a possible five, as reviewed by travellers on TripAdvisor®. Additional criteria include volume of reviews and how recently they have been submitted by TripAdvisor travellers. The accolade is extended to qualifying businesses worldwide. read more about Accent Inns and Trip Advisor

 

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Terry Farmer Tours Okanagan Wineries!

Thursday, September 29th, 2011

Terry Farmer likes a nice wine!

Well Leslie & I just completed our annual wine tasting (and purchases) and it was just as enjoyable as in previous years.
We only spent 2 nights this time and stayed of course at the Accent Inn Kelowna and enjoyed some really nice meals at the ABC Restaurant,  located at the hotel.

We did the art and specialty galleries in Kelowna, plus wine shops and then preceded to the Naramata Wineries on the second day, returning to Kelowna for the evening.
We did the Osoyoos and Oliver wineries on our 3rd day, on our way back to the coast. ...read more on taking an Okanagan Wine tour

 

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Top 4 reasons you must try a float plane ride

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
Harbour Air float planes from Victoria to Vancovuer

Harbour Air - Victoria to Vancouver -offers some great views

Although I’ve lived in Victoria all my life,  I’ve never had occasion to fly with Harbour Air to Vancouver before. Well I finally made the trip from Victoria’s beautiful inner harbour over to Vancouver’s, landing right in front of Canada Place and Stanley park.

1. The take-off and landing themselves are incredible. These planes can shoot up into the sky at a moment’s notice or land on a tiny piece of water, making them ideal for flights into harbours, inlets and small lakes. ...read more about scenic plane ride from Victoria BC to Vancouver BC

 

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