South Shore Motel

2.0 star property

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Family Suite, 1 Queen Bed with Sofa bed | Living area
1 bedroom, premium bedding, free WiFi, bed sheets
50-inch Smart TV with digital channels
Exterior
Mini-fridge

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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266 S Shore Rd, Lake Cowichan, BC, V0R 2N0
  • Place, Cowichan Lake Sports Arena
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Lake Cowichan Municipal Office
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Central Park
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Airport, Nanaimo, BC (YCD)
    ‪57 min drive‬

Room options

Deluxe Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(14 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Family Suite, 1 Queen Bed with Sofa bed, Accessible

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(8 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Family Suite, 1 Queen Bed with Sofa bed

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(13 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About the area

Lake Cowichan

With a stay at South Shore Motel in Lake Cowichan, you'll be within a 5-minute walk of Centennial Park and Cowichan Lake Sports Arena. .This motel is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Beaver Creek Rhododendron Park and 0.3 mi (0.6 km) from Kaatza Station Museum.

What's nearby

  • Cowichan Lake Sports Arena - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Vancouver Island Regional Library - Cowichan Lake Branch - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Lake Cowichan Municipal Office - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Central Park - 13 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Dashwood Park - 18 min walk - 1.5 km

Getting around

  • Nanaimo, BC (YCD) - 47 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪A&W Restaurant - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Tim Hortons - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Jakes @ The Lake - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Cow Cafe - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Subway - ‬9 min walk

About this property

South Shore Motel

Motel in Lake Cowichan with free parking
South Shore Motel offers 11 accommodations with complimentary toiletries and ceiling fans. Beds feature premium bedding. 50-inch Smart televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Stay in one of 11 guestrooms featuring Smart televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include ceiling fans, and housekeeping is provided on request.
This motel offers designated smoking areas.
Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Family friendly

  • Mini-fridge

Conveniences

  • Virtual front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (on request)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Fixed shower seat
  • Front entrance ramp
  • Grab bar in shower (76 centimetre high)
  • Smooth flooring in room
  • Tile flooring in room
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair-width doorways (91 centimetre wide)

More

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 50-inch smart TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Ceiling fan
  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Minimum check-in age: 16

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and smart lock details; access will be through a private entrance
Prior to arrival, you must complete online registration via a secure link
You will be asked to provide the property with a copy of your government-issued photo ID after booking
A virtual front desk provides assistance to guests

Access methods

Private entrance, smart lock

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

South Shore Motel Motel
South Shore Motel Lake Cowichan
South Shore Motel Motel Lake Cowichan

Reviews

South Shore Motel Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 104 out of 156 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 33 out of 156 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 156 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 156 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 156 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Darlene A

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dorothy

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, comfortable, convenient.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ramona

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very quiet. Very clean. Nicely renovated.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Susan, Coquitlam

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Lovely, well-kept property. Fully equipped with everything needed for a self sufficient stay. Owner/manager answered queries immediately and was helpful regarding storage of our bikes.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
#11 Was a very small room, no chair or table. No room for that either. Clean. Comfortable bed. Nice pillows.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Raymond

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Excellent
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

anja

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
right across from the gravel fondo start
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
wonderful stay at south shore motel. rooms were spotless and newly renovated. easy peasy check in and check out. we’ll be back 100 %
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Caitlin

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrii

Looks like just renovated
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The was a last-minute booking and found this motel. it was clean and well designed for a short stay. Staff service was excellent. We will stay again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Wendy

Credit card was charged and we didn’t get any check in information. Tried calling the number with no answer or option to leave a voicemail. Suspect this place is a scam.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

KIRK

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steve, Parksville

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Small units but very clean and convenient. I highly recommend this motel in Lake Cowichan and plan to stay again on my next visit.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joyce

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Roland

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
We had 2 rooms. One was very musty smelling but both were newly renovated and very clean. There is no staff on site but we needed towels and texted and they showed up right away.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Neal

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

February stay

Nice place, easy check in, clean, super quiet. Room was smaller than expected, was fine for the kid and I but would have been too small for any more
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alisha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very close to the arena for the hockey tournament we were attending. Nice space/ renovations. Very happy with our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nurie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The room was newly renovated and very comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Cheryl

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024