WHAT THE TRAVEL WRITERS SAY

Northwest Best Places Stephanie Irving

"This fine island inn continues to garner rave
reviews for its facilities, its location, its cuisine - but most of all for the hospitality of its owners, Jonathan and Marilyn Chilvers. Truly innkeepers' innkeepers, they seem as accustomed as ever to meeting the needs of their guests, thinking of everything, right down to a written list of nearby scenic walks."
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Seattle Magazine   Susan Dennet

"After dinner, settle into a cozy corner in the library and escape into a good book or look for your favourite film in Oceanwood's extensive video collection of movie classics. Indulge in a glass of champagne before a roaring fire or take a romantic moonlit dip in the outdoor hot tub before retiring.  The Chilvers' intent is to help visitors forget the pressures of everyday life.  They do such a good job, it's a wonder the guests ever leave."
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The Globe and Mail, Toronto

"Down Dinner Bay Road on the island's southern rim, is Oceanwood, a nearly picture-perfect inn.  Encircled by a low lavender hedge and snuggled into a forest of craggy Douglas fir and red cedar, it is one of the Gulf Islands' hidden treasures.... Sometime before dawn, the whole forest seemed to cheep and flutter.  Morning life was everywhere.  A seal bobbed up and disappeared in Navy Channel.  The bay was skimmed and rippled by cormorants.  Kingfishers hovered then plummetted into the water."
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"Each unit is spacious and exquisitely designed for cherished time together.  We don't have time to list all our favorites, but the Lavender Room is certainly one of them....If you can tear yourself away from your room, you'll find the four common areas are just as wonderful....Our earnest recommendation is that you pack your bags right this minute and take advantage of what this first class inn has to offer."
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The New York Times

"That night the adults lingered over a long-anticipated dinner at the Oceanwood Country Inn, famous for its food and sumptuous accommodations.  The prix fixe four-course menu included chilled tomato soup with avocado creme fraiche; roasted hearts of romaine with smoked salmon vinaigrette; curried duck breast and pan-fried trout, and frozen cherry souffle.  We cleaned our plates, emptied our wine glasses and took the long way back to Miners Bay."
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East Bay Business Journal, San Francisco

"Staying here is like being the guest of your best friend.  You will not find more gracious hosts than Marilyn and Jonathan"
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Los Angeles Times

"The top of the line inn is Oceanwood, run by Marilyn and Jonathan Chilvers with the grace and style of a fine English country hotel.  Their dining room is unquestionably the best on Mayne and probably in the Islands."
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