The Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort & Spa

“Beautiful Patio View”

This was first stay at this property, so I didn't have any certain expectations. I picked it because it was the same price as the Four Points, which I've stayed at a few times, so I thought I would give it a try since I was only staying in Victoria for 1 night. I was came in on a late ferry rid… more

This was first stay at this property, so I didn't have any certain expectations. I picked it because it was the same price as the Four Points, which I've stayed at a few times, so I thought I would give it a try since I was only staying in Victoria for 1 night. I was came in on a late ferry ride, so I didn't check-in until around 11:30pm. The front desk was nice enough, but not particularly helpful. Not sure if he assumed I wanted to check in as fast as possible because it was late. I ended up needing to ask a lot of questions as a first time visitor like: - where do I park? - where is the gym? - where is elite welcome gift breakfast served? And at what time? And even asking about breakfast, he completely forgot to give me the voucher to claim the breakfast. I had to ask for it the next morning. After getting through check-in, I had some time to admire the space. It's very nice. As a resort, the structure has lodge-like resemblance to the Westin Whistler, although the furniture in front of restaurant has a more urban-lounge feel than a lodge-feel. A bit of a weird mix, but still nice. We got to our room on the 5th floor, and I think were we upgraded (front desk didn't mention it) because our room faced the golf course. It was dark, but the next morning, I saw it was fantastic view. And a huge deck. The room itself was also very large. It had a fridge and microwave, and the WiFi worked well. I had some problems using some of the light fixtures, as I felt there was a combination of a wall switch that operated some of the lights. I couldn't get any of the bed LED lamps to work at all. Being on a remote location, and not prime golf season, noise was not an issue at all. I briefly used the gym on the lowest level. It was a bit had to find because it's tucked to the side of the spa, and you need to go through a couple of doors to actually find it. It's a decent size but since no one else was there, it was good enough for me. We had breakfast in Callisto. Their menu clearly states that elite members (Platinum) can get a free continental breakfast, or a $18 credit toward any dish. I ended up getting the beef hash which was pretty good and sizeable portion. Overall, I liked the property. Being the same price as the Four Points, it offers a much better room, much better restaurant and great surrounding views. Check-in service could have been handled much better, but wasn't terrible. I would definitely consider coming back.

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“Callisto restaurant listing for the Westin?”

It doesn’t look like the Weston’s restaurant Callisto has a listing on Trip Advisor. Excellent Valentine’s Day 3-course meal with wine or bubbly pairing. Live music. We understand Callisto has a regular Italian menu we’ll have to check out.