Adela's Bed and Breakfast

Smith Creek spreads across the hillside between Westbank and Glenrosa, a district of ravines and quiet subdivision streets set well above the water. Adela's Bed and Breakfast keeps an address on Stoneridge Drive in that upper part of West Kelowna, which puts guests within a short drive of the Westbank shops and an easy run down to the bridge into Kelowna. Anyone planning a day among the tasting rooms on the Boucherie benches or an afternoon at Gellatly Bay has both within reach without staying in the middle of either.

Guests arriving in the shoulder seasons should think about the terrain. The western hills hold snow well after the lakeshore has cleared, and the climb up from the valley floor is steep enough that proper winter tires earn their keep from November into spring. The same elevation is an advantage in summer, when evenings up here cool off ahead of the benches below and the views run out over the vineyards toward the lake. Anyone travelling without a car should plan around the geography too, since the beaches, wineries and restaurants of the west side are spread out rather than clustered, and moving between them generally means driving.