Sidney, located at the top of the Saanich Peninsula, about an 30 minutes north of Victoria on southern Vancouver Island, is a popular tourist destination. Sidney is popular with snowbirds attempting to escape the cold winters of Central Canada, as well as American visitors living across the Strait of Georgia in Washington State.
Many of these American visitors arrive via the Anacortes Ferry. The terminal is located next to Tulista Park, on Lochside Drive. There are several cheap, clean and elegant hotels located across from Tulista Park. This area is a great place to stay because it is close to a long sandy beach, a long seaside promenade, and Lochside Drive itself has become popular as a cycling trail traveling from the BC Ferries terminal at Swartz Bay all the way into Victoria.
Other visitors to Sidney choose to stay in the main town itself. There are several hotels along 1st Street, just steps away from Sidney's oceanfront. Originally a rail terminal, this area is a superb place to stay because it is close to a relatively new wooden boardwalk and pier that juts out into the ocean, and is popular with fisherman and family's hoping to catch Dungeness crabs. This area is also close to Glass Beach, named for the tiny, worn and rounded fragments of glass that remain from the beach's days as a brickworks and loading dock.
The foot of Beacon Avenue also features several fine, new hotels, each with waterfront views of the marina and the Gulf Islands. There's also fine dining at the bottom of Beacon, plus another pier with a fresh fish market. It's a great place to stay, as there is plenty to do and see, and plenty of places to walk.
Sidney's 3rd Street features several bed and breakfasts. Once again, this area is close to Sidney's small downtown, which has become famous for its many used bookstores. Sidney is in fact one of the few "book towns" in the world, which is reason enough to stay overnight.
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