Gold List 2009
King Pacific Lodge, Princess Royal Island, British Columbia
$$$$
Barnard Harbour
Princess Royal Island,
British Columbia
Canada
Tel: 888 592 5464 (toll-free)
"Everything is pure luxury and quality" at the top-scoring property in the Americas, an ecolodge on a floating former U.S. Navy barge off the Great Bear Rainforest, a perfect-scoring location. Its remotenessthe resort is accessible only by boat or floatplaneallows guests to "watch humpback whales feeding" from their bedroom window. Interiors have red cedar paneling, pine columns, and floor-to-ceiling windows; rooms, with driftwood furniture, are "luxurious but with a natural, rustic feel." Organic fare such as seaweed-crusted albacore tuna is "truly excellent." "Staff enhance the experience from check-in to checkout." The property offsets all its carbon emissions.
(17 rooms)
Amenities:
Spa,
Water sports
Overall Score:
97.4
- Rooms:
96.9
- Service:
96.9
- Food:
96.9
- Location:
100
- Design:
96.9
- Activities:
96.9
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