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Resort, Boutique

Villa Eyrie Resort

A hillside resort on the Malahat summit with rooms looking down Finlayson Arm to the Gulf Islands, an Italian restaurant and a pool — half an hour from Victoria and on the road to the Cowichan wineries.

Cowichan ValleyInlandUpscale
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Villa Eyrie's location is the reason to stay: perched on the Malahat with the fjord of Finlayson Arm and the islands laid out below, close to Victoria yet outside it, and a short drive from the Malahat SkyWalk and the valley's tasting rooms. Rooms are large and most have the view.

It suits a wine-tour weekend or a quiet couple of nights between Victoria and Nanaimo. You will want a car.

Ideal for

The water

High on the Malahat above Finlayson Arm, with the water far below; Cowichan Bay's whale dock is twenty-five minutes north.

Key facilities

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Checked 6 Sept 2026

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Abigail's Hotel

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Eat nearby

Organic bakery

$$$$

True Grain Bread

A stone-milling organic bakery on the waterfront in Cowichan Bay village, baking with BC-grown heritage grains. The morning stop before a whale trip from the dock across the road.

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  • Casual
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Winery restaurant

$$$$

Unsworth Restaurant

The restaurant at Unsworth Vineyards in Mill Bay, in a restored farmhouse among the vines, serving Cowichan Valley produce with the estate's wines. The natural lunch on a wine-tour day.

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  • Fine dining
  • Groups
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