Western Hotelier Magazine, January/February 2006

Victoria’s Fairholme Manor Named Best in Canada

Fairholme Manor, a Victorian/Italianate mansion located in Victoria, BC, is a 2006 Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report Grand Award Winner as Canada’s Bed & Breakfast of the year. Each year, Andrew Harper singles out the world’s best hotels, inns, and resorts for special recognition. To even be considered, properties must be relatively intimate in size, and located in peaceful and scenically pleasing surroundings. Then the properties are judged on their all-round comfort, non-commercial character, and passionate commitment to personal service. "Inspections" are done incognito, and while decor, cleanliness, friendliness and other attributes are reviewed, the judges also rely on Harper’s "Q" factor, an intangible, summary impression that instinctively separates the good from "the truly enchanting".

Dear Sylvia Main,

I was delighted to read, in the January/February edition of Western Hotelier, that Fairholme Manor is a 2006 Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report Grand Winner as Canada’s Bed & Breakfast of the year. To receive such a high honour is truly an outstanding achievement and I congratulate you for providing such memorable surroundings, service and overall experience for your guests. On behalf of Tourism British Columbia, sincere congratulations to you, Sylvia. Such excellence inspires, encourages and motivates us all.

Sincerely, Rod J. Harris President and CEO Tourism British Columbia