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The Poplars Motel
About The Poplars Motel
Picking one small motel over another in a town this size usually comes down to a short list of practical questions rather than the photos on a booking site. The Poplars Motel operates out of 6404 Cottonwood Drive, within the compact stretch of Osoyoos where the beaches, the shops and the highway all fall within a few blocks of one another.
Small motels tend to hold their character better than large properties, and they also vary more from one to the next. Room layouts and bed counts differ from unit to unit. Cooking facilities may or may not be part of the arrangement. Parking, and whether a boat or trailer can be left on site, is worth confirming before you tow anything down the valley. So is the cancellation policy, which tends to tighten through the weeks when the town is full.
Reach the property on 250-495-6035, or start at thepoplarsmotel.com. Osoyoos sells two very different stays under one roof. The summer version is a family week built around warm shallow water and a short walk to the sand. The winter version is longer and quieter, aimed at people leaving colder parts of the province behind for a few months at the mild end of the valley. Both are entirely normal here, and the terms attached to each are different, so say which one you are asking about and the conversation gets a good deal shorter.
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In the Downtown Osoyoos neighbourhood of Osoyoos.
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