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Waterfront Inn
About Waterfront Inn
Guests who want water at the door rather than a drive away tend to look at the south end of the city, where Skaha Lake meets its park and its beach. Waterfront Inn is at 3688 Parkview Street, contactable at +1-250-492 8228 or through waterfrontinn.ca.
Comparing accommodation gets easier once you have asked the right handful of questions. Room configuration, whether a kitchenette is included, what the parking situation looks like when the property is full, and how the check in window actually works will all shape a trip more than the photographs do. In a resort town the gap between peak season and shoulder season pricing is substantial, and minimum stays often apply on long weekends. If you are travelling with a boat, paddleboards or bicycles, ask where they are meant to go overnight before you arrive with them strapped to the roof.
Parkview Street runs through the parkland at the Skaha Lake end of Penticton, a stretch of beach, grass and playing fields that draws locals as much as visitors. Skaha is the warmer and quieter of the two lakes in the opinion of a good number of residents. Downtown and Main Street are a few minutes north, the Okanagan Lake beaches and the channel float lie beyond that, and the highway south toward Okanagan Falls, Oliver and Osoyoos starts at the edge of this part of town. For a city of well under forty thousand people, Penticton packs a great deal into a short drive.
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In the Downtown Penticton neighbourhood of Penticton.
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