Parkside Victoria Travel Blog

Parkside Victoria Resort & Spa is premiering one of the most anticipated mountain bike films ever created in our HD movie theatre on January 8, 2011.

Tickets for the premiere of the Life Cycles film are still available at Trek Bicycle Store, Oak Bay Bicycles WestShore/Victoria and Parkside front desk, but hurry—only a limited number of tickets are available for the four showings!

Parkside Victoria Resort & Spa is premiering one of the most anticipated mountain bike films ever created: Stance Film's Life Cycles, on January 8, 2011.

The British Columbia-based filmmakers tell a spectacular story of the bike, from its creation to its eventual demise.

A visually stunning journey with thought-provoking narration, Life Cycles uses Ultra HD to document the many stories surrounding the mountain bike and its culture.

It is being premiered across the globe in front of cycling enthusiasts and followers of innovative filmmaking alike.

The aroma of freshly brewed coffee and gourmet goodies is starting to drift into the lobby at Parkside from Caffe Fantastico's newest location—Tre Fantastico!

Tre Fantasico will be open for limited number of hours and will have limited menu items available until their grand opening in January. 

Checking in to Parkside on a Friday? Relax while you wait with a FREE 10-minute chair massage from AquaTerre Spa.

De-stress, de-tense and start you vacation off right with a relaxing back and neck massage while you wait to check in at the front desk at Parkside.

The free 10-minute chair massages will be available in the lobby for guests waiting to check-in from 3 pm to 6 pm on Fridays.

The massages are first come, first serve and will be performed by either a Registered Massage Therapist or an Esthetician from AquaTerre Spa.

Do you Foursquare? If not, maybe you should start—you can unlock an amazing deal at AquaTerre Spa starting today just by "checking-in" and showing the screen of your smart phone!

AquaTerre Spa at Parkside has teamed up with the Times Colonist, along with several other local Victoria businesses, to encourage you to "Use Your Smartphone & Save" with the Foursquare social media application.

What is Foursquare?

Foursquare is a location-based social media application that uses your smart phone's GPS system to "check in" at geographic locations and businesses.

In case you haven't stopped by to check it out already, we proudly present to you our brand new Discovery Centre, featuring a custom-made iPad Bar!

The iPad Bar is a central feature of our new 776-square-foot Discovery Centre, which also includes a wall-mounted flat screen HD television and a model of the resort, along with educational and historical displays about Parkside and Victoria.

Want to enjoy downtown Victoria's fabulous pub and restaurant scene without the worry? 

From November 15 onward, Parkside Victoria Resort & Spa is offering a special nightly rate for those who wish to "Take the Elevator Home" after a night on the town. 

How does a two-night stay in a luxury (and eco-friendly!) resort hotel in the heart of beautiful downtown Victoria sound?

And to top it off, how about spending an afternoon relaxing in AquaTerre Spa?

Enter to win our Parkside Getaway contest and the experience could be yours!

For the month of November, we'd like to offer BC residents a chance to experience Parkside Victoria Resort & Spa. With luxurious amenities and situated close to Victoria's best attractions, Parkside is the perfect place for a weekend escape. 

We're bringing Apple's iPad to our guests with the unveiling of our complimentary iPad Bar this week!

Located in our atrium's new Discovery Centre, and perhaps the first if its kind, the custom-built iPad Bar features four touchscreen tablet computers with access to Internet and various iPad applications designed to improve the guest experience and add a new level of convenience.

Released in April 2010, Apple's iPad created international buzz as a sleek alternative to laptop computers.

Here's a sneak peak at our brand new Info Centre at Parkside!

The Parkside Info Centre is located on the ground floor across from AquaTerre Spa, and is set to open sometime this month.

Without giving away too much before it opens, you can look forward to finding out about the history of Victoria and the location of Parkside, as well as information about the building itself and Aviawest's other resort properties.

Oh, and did we mention we've got an iPad bar there too?

Stay tuned to find out more!