We had the unfortunate experience of staying at the Madrona Beach Resort. It wasn't a restful spot due, in part, to the fact that on the first floor unit it sounded like thundering elephants were staying upstairs and that made it difficult to get any rest. The staff also wanted to charge for a bag of ground coffee (after the... more

Madrona had been highly recommended to us by a co-worker. My husband and I had spent our honeymoon at Tigh na Mara, many years ago, and had brought our family back for summer vacations. As well I had spent summer vacations at Grey Crest as a child. The draw to Parksville is of course the beautiful beaches, warm water, and... more

Our family has been going to Madrona for 4 years now.. every year it gets better. The location is perfect - right on the beach. We stay at the condos up top and the views are beautiful. Every morning you wake up to sunshine and the tide way out... The condos are nice and family friendly. There is lots to... more

The Madrona Beach Resort is the best location on this stretch of beach and seems to be the most reasonable. We stayed in a roomy 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom unit right on the beach. The units are still quite new, nicely decorated, bright and very clean. The beds and fold-out sofabed were very comfortable. The staff are very accommodating but... more