Hotel rates soar as Tofino becomes a tourist town on steroids

For a midweek standard room in July at Long Beach Lodge Resort overlooking Cox Bay: $659, plus tax.

Best Western Plus Tin Wis Resort: $649, plus tax and there’s a nightly minimum, depending on the day.

Wickaninnish Inn on North Chesterman Beach: $980, with a four-night minimum.

Oceanside suite at Pacific Sands: $699, with a three-night minimum.

For a king bed at Hotel Zed: $714, plus tax and the two-night minimum.

Tofino has always been pricey during the peak summer months, but this year a weekend getaway to the coast compares to a weeklong all-inclusive to Mexico. 

“The rates are atrocious out here. It’s a beautiful experience, but it’s

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