Long Beach Lodge Resort

After rescheduling and changing all of our wedding plans multiple times, our thoughts surrounding our wedding changed from excitement to dread. All of the changes brought on by the pandemic put us on an emotional roller coaster that both myself and my partner were desperate to get off of. Enter Long Beach Lodge. After discussions with our photographer about drastically changing our wedding plans, she recommended we look into Tofino. While looking at places in the area, we kept coming back to Long Beach Lodge, both of us finding something so unexpectedly charming about it. After reading reviews, looking at photos and speaking with staff we thought to ourselves that nothing sounds better than an intimate beach wedding with our closest friends and family (if covid cooperated of course). When we fully committed and paid the deposit we were expecting that it would only be our immediate family and that's if we were lucky and restrictions didn't change. Obviously it was not the wedding we had originally planned or anticipated but at this point we were just happy to hand over the majority of the planning and organization to someone else. This is where lovely, sweet Maxeen comes into the picture. From our first emails, to our first phone call every single conversation with her was professional while also feeling like you were talking to a friend. It was so nice to speak with someone who understood exactly what we were going through, as she was experiencing the trials and tribulations of planning a wedding during covid times as well. Throughout the entire process she was nothing short of amazing. Her never ending patience and excitement for us even as I asked the same question over and over again was so incredibly appreciated. With her support, both of us became excited for our wedding again. Overall our entire experience with Long Beach Lodge, from the accommodations, the food, the staff, our wedding day, everything was so incredible. My husband still says that the Beef Carpaccio (the starter from our wedding) was one of the best dishes he has ever eaten. From start to finish, there were so many special moments for us. From the staff member who called to confirm our reservation who was so excited about our upcoming wedding, to the continued excitement of one of the lovely ladies from the front desk. I need to give her a special shoutout because every single time I saw her throughout our stay she offered up words of excitement and congratulations, just really going above and beyond and it made me feel so incredibly special (I apologize as I cannot for the life of me remember her name, she had I believe an Australian accent?). I said this during our wedding speech and it still holds true that while this wasn't the wedding we had originally planned, and it wasn't the second one we planned but you know what they say, the third times the charm. How I thought my wedding was going to look was definitely not how it turned out in reality, but for us, it was everything we could have wanted and more. We cannot say thank you enough to Maxeen and every other staff member. Long Beach will always hold an incredibly special place in our hearts.

We really loved our stay at Long Beach Lodge. The location was fantastic, loved the in room amenities (sustainability focussed), Hannah on check in and Ava at the Surf Club were so welcoming and we can’t wait to come back. Our only issue is that the ground floor rooms can be extremely noisy. We could hear every going on in the room above us and the plumbing is extremely loud. The location of the lodge rooms is amazing but if you want something quieter I would go for a Rainforest Cabin or request to not be on the ground floor.

Thanks so much for the opportunity to comment on my stay at Long Beach Lodge. Despite the wrong check out date being on our reservation, the first three days went smoothly. We enjoyed the serene setting especially with my 90 year old mom that I was celebrating my birthday and this was our Christmas present to each other. Hannah and Emma at the front desk and many staff within room service and the great room were kind and welcoming. We ordered room service a number of times, picked up drinks and snacks and even ate in the great room once. We left our garbage and used towels outside the room, and even requested a refill of the custom made trail mix that Emma arranged for housekeeping to provide. We loved it so much that we booked for four additional nights after three days there. Our experience definitely went down hill after day three though as , in the middle of my birthday celebration, we received a notice under the door - not a phone call- saying because we had our privacy notice up for 48 hours for our health and safety the room needed to be physically checked.not just checked from the door - but staff physically entering the room and walking around when I phoned to clarify the request. This is not for a 90 year old’s health and safety as with a little bit of research, housekeeping or the front desk could have seen the charges against our room and tracked that we had interacted with housekeeping, room service and the great room staff a few times in the four day stay. I believe it is our choice to refuse housekeeping in normal times and especially during omnicron which is more contagious especially as some housekeeping staff don’t wear masks. If it is not a guest choice to refuse to have unmasked housekeeping staff in their room, this should be made clear to guests before paying a premium that this is pre-condition of staying with Long Beach Lodge. I am writing a second review as I am disappointed that you are now “blaming the guest” for misreading the housekeeping message that for our health and safety you had to physically go in to the room after 48 hours. I so wish I had snapped a phone photo before you whisked the offending notice away. Is this really four star treatment? While we still have our days booked with you later in the year. your response leaves us perplexed and perhaps seeking equally beautiful resorts that might treat a 90 year old guest and family a little more respectfully regarding why an unmasked housekeeper would not be welcome to check on our “well being”.

Stayed 4 nights in one of the cottages. So relaxing, and the staff at this resort are so wonderful. Loved walking Cox Beach each day. The sunsets from here are breathtaking. Would recommend booking one of the cottages due to the ambience. Definitely hope to return one day.

Clean suite. Beds comfortable beyond believe and very special welcomes at entry to gate of property! Check- in to property established peace and joy to be received as a welcomed guest! The assistance and greeting at the front gate was the beginning of accommodating kindness, friendliness that can not be set aside. Long Beach Lodge is worthy and necessary to have repeat visits!

This was my first Visit to Tofino, what an incredible stay. The Cottages are really cool, spacious and Comfortable. The staff are very friendly, pleasant, & professional. Truly unforgettable experience. The amenities and surf club is cool. Highly recommend Surf lessons/Rentals Matthew and the Surf club team was very accommodating for first timers Thank you to the entire team for everything! Definitely want to return next time!

I visited this hotel in September, and have just booked my return trip for May. We stayed in a deluxe beachfront room in the lodge and it was perfect... that VIEW! For me, it was exactly what I needed after a gruelling year and a half of COVID protocols. BC is always so welcoming, and this resort was just so lovely! The surfing is top notch, and the food at the snack bar, where we ate several times, was so good! I can't wait to return and sit around the fire on the patio, sipping a lovely little drink.

We have been visiting/staying at the Long Beach Lodge since 2005. We stayed there Feb 24-27/2022. Another great visit. Right from check-in; the front desk, the dining room, kitchen and housekeeping staff they were all great. Friendly, helpful and respectful. Our breakfasts and dinners were outstanding. What I noticed more this time was all the different countries/cultures that were represented at LBL. This is awesome! Keep up the great work and please thank everyone, including the ones you never see, they're in the background working hard. Until next time.