BC - Vancouver Island Comfort Hotel and Conference Centre Victoria Golf Package

The Comfort Hotel and Conference Centre provides easy access to local attractions, including Victoria Inner Harbour, Butchart Gardens, Butterfly Gardens, and the Royal British Columbia Museum. There are many retailers and eateries close by. Redds Roadhouse and Pub, located on the premises, offers a variety of cuisine and also provides room service. Golf courses including Olympic View and Highland Pacific GC are 20-25 minutes away. Also enjoy features like free continental breakfast, free wireless high-speed Internet access, free weekday newspaper; free local calls, free parking, and an exercise room and sauna. You'll also find additional amenities like an on-site business centre, a computer with Internet access, copy and fax service, and seven banquet and meeting rooms. Whether you want to host an intimate gathering or large function, this hotel can accommodate a variety of functions. Valet cleaning service can be requested and coin-operated laundry facilities are located on the premise. On-site free parking is provided and can accommodate most vehicles.In addition to standard amenities, the relaxing guest rooms are furnished with coffeemakers, desks, hairdryers, irons, ironing boards, and cable TV.

Arbutus Ridge Golf Club near Victoria has a Four Star Golf Digest Rating and was voted the Best Destination Golf Course in British Columbia by readers of Golf Nerve Magazine. Arbutus Ridge golf club is no longer owned and operated by the GolfBC Group.

Arbutus Ridge is located in the seaside community of Cobble Hill within the Cowichan Valley amongst nine of Vancouver Island's finest wineries and 10 minutes from the cultural city of Duncan. The terrifically scenic 20 minute drive from the outskirts of Victoria or 40 minutes from Nanaimo prepares you for the pure natural charm of the country setting. The Arbutus Ridge Golf Club is a part of the Victoria golf mecca and in the heart of Cowichan's wine country.

Etched in your memory will be three of the most demanding finishing golf holes on Vancouver Island, punctuated by the knee-rattling 214-yard par 3 island green on the 17th hole.

If it's your golf game you need help with, consider Victoria and Vancouver Island's finest location for a golf school, golf clinic, or private golf lesson. Arbutus Ridge golf course boasts a full-featured practice facility with five target greens and two short game areas. The instructional team is honorary, with the Director of Instruction winning the 2003 Canadian Assistants Championship and 2006 PGA of BC Championship.

Head straight to the Satellite Bar & Grille and enjoy the scenic patio overlooking the 18th hole. The handsome glass-fronted clubhouse juts over a hill,looking out to the Satellite Channel and offers a combination of mountain and ocean views.

Arbutus Ridge Golf Club is renowned for offering the best vistas on Vancouver Island and friendly, genuine service. Victoria is the gateway to Vancouver Island where there are over 40 golf courses to choose from, Arbutus Ridge is golf on Vancouver Island at its finest!

We are only 25 minutes from the outskirts of Victoria (from the highway turn off where you drive 5-10 minutes from that turn off to Bear Mountain and Olympic View)

Accolades:

• 4 star rating for "Best Places to Play", Golf Digest
• Rated #2 in Canada, Readers Digest Top 13 Golf Courses in Canada 2012
• Host of the CN Future Links Championship, 2011
• Host of the British Columbia Provincial Women’s Amateur / Mid Amateur Championship, 2010
• 2nd Place in Customer Service Cowichan Chamber of Commerce Black Tie Awards 2009
• Sustainability Award, Tourism Vancouver Island 2009
• One of Canada's Ten Best Golf Courses for your Money, UP! Magazine 2009
• Certificate in Environmental Planning, Audubon International 2008
• Best Destination Golf Course in BC, Golf Nerve Magazine 2006
• Hole #17, Top Golf Holes on Vancouver Island, Pacific Golf Magazine 2006
• Host of the Canadian Junior Girls Championship, 2005
• Golf Course of the Year, golfcoursereports.com, 2004
• Host of the BC Junior Girls Championship, 2003 & 2004

Olympic View Golf Club, is a beautiful Par 72, 18 hole championship golf course located just 20 minutes from downtown Victoria on the southern tip of some great Vancouver Island golf trip options. Victoria, BC's capital city is home to Canada's mildest winters, allowing visitors and locals alike to enjoy golf year round BC golf trips.

Olympic View Golf Club boasts a variety of golf holes that compliment individual masterpieces. Nestled deep inside a pristine forest, natural beauty is punctuated by two waterfalls, twelve lakes, roaming deer, soaring eagles, and the beautiful snow peaked Olympic Mountains in the horizon. If some of the golf shots on this target venue quicken your pulse, the tranquility of our setting should help to calm and center you. The 17th hole encompasses enough natural beauty for an entire course. From the tee, aim toward a breathtaking 40 foot waterfall that frames the green 455 yards away.

This signature hole plays through a steep, narrow valley past a huge rock column and an elegant Japanese garden. It's no wonder Olympic View golf was the first golf course in British Columbia that Tiger Woods played, as an amateur in 1994.

Olympic View golf also hosts the award winning GBC Golf Academy. The GBC Golf Academy at Olympic View was voted the #1 Practice Facility in BC by Pacific Golf Magazine – Readers Choice Awards 2005. The state-of-the-art facility features expansive grass tee decks, five target greens and three comprehensive short game areas. Covering over 14 acres and stretching to 330 yards, the facility offers everything to simulate real golf situations and better your entire game.

Accolades

• "Employee of the Year Award" (winner Ken Langdon, nominee Jeff Palmer) 2012, WestShore Chamber of Commerce
• "Top 10 Best Public Golf Facility in British Columbia," Score Golf Magazine 2011
• 4 star rating for "Best Places to Play",Golf Digest 2008
• "Business of the Year" 2006 & "Best Service Professional" 2005, Westshore Chamber of Commerce
• "#20 Best Golf Experience in Canada and USA West", Fairways and Greens Magazine 2006
• "Teacher of the Year", BC PGA 2002 & 2006

Highland Pacific Golf was created for golfers who want to enjoy a scenic, challenging championship golf course that is playable all year round. Highland Pacific overlooks the majestic Olympic Mountains, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Thetis Lake Park. Don’t let the views distract you…this course has some surprises in store!

The Pacific Nine at Highland Pacific golf, with its incredible vistas and rolling fairways, was opened in October 2008 and the Highland Nine opened June , 2010. Total course length is 6,603 yards with six different sets of tee markers for all skill levels.

A bit of Highland Pacific golf history...

Nearly 50 years ago, local architect, historian and artist Herb Plasterer bought 190 acres of property next to Thetis Lake and envisioned building a public golf course on the property. Rather than subdivide the land straddling Saanich and View Royal municipalities, Herb and his wife Rose Maria wanted to maintain the property’s natural beauty with space accessible to the public as a buffer to the adjacent parks. The natural features of the property lent itself well to his vision of outdoor recreation for the community.

Herb did not fulfill this dream in his lifetime so Rose Maria Plasterer and family s relied on the vision, craftsmanship and practical expertise of golf course architect Chris Young to create this uniquely beautiful and challenging  golf course. The family chose the name Highland Pacific golf to honour the memory and the vision of Herb Plasterer. The HP logo used to represent Highland Pacific Golf is modeled after the chiseled signature used by Herb Plasterer on his art pieces.

AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS

• Top 100 Ranges in North America, Golf Range Magazine 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
• Named on of British Columbia’s top courses by Globe and Mail golf writer Brian Kendall.