Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort and Conference Centre

Amenities

• Beachfront
• Family Friendly
• Groups Welcome
• Open Year-Round
• Pet Friendly
• Reservations Recommended
• Wifi Available

Accessibility Info

General

Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort and Conference Centre is a strata-operated resort comprising 192 units in a variety of log buildings.  While it is a strata operation, all units are committed to the hotel operation and owners are not permitted to make any “personal touches”.  Over the past few years Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort and Conference Centre has embarked on an extensive renovation program ($20M+) focused on their main oceanfront buildings Texada, Ballenas and Gabriola.  The next phase of renovations will be for the Rustic Cottages.

All the public areas (restaurants, conference center, gift shop) are fully accessible with external power-operated door buttons.  On the first and main floors of the conference centre there is an accessible washroom at one end and the mens/ladies washrooms at the opposite end have accessible stalls.  The third level which has 3 boardrooms is not accessible by wheelchair. 

The Pool House and Fitness Center building is accessible but does not have a power-operated door.  There is no lift for disabled access into the pool or hot tub.  The Beach Access pathway is quite steep and not conducive to wheelchair use.  The beach itself starts off with a stretch of soft sand which a wheelchair cannot cross. The Grotto Spa building is fully accessible with an elevator reaching all three floors, however the Mineral Pool is not accessible.

Roadways are a mix of paved road and fine crushed gravel.

Accommodations

Texada, Ballenas and Gabriola are the three main ocean-view buildings and all have been recently renovated with the project completed in 2023.  For all buildings, the second level (rooms 210-240) are the only accessible units with the 1st and 3rd levels reached only by stairs.  The entry doors have a functional width of 30” (76cm) with the interior doors having a width of 26” (66cm).  The bedroom/living areas of all viewed units were spacious enough for maneuvering a wheelchair.

The bathrooms can be a bit tight for a wheelchair, but all have grab bars installed.  The units have been fit with a rather unique shower/soaker-tub configuration where the shower space is in front of the tub rather than inside the tub.  The shower has a hand-wand on a pole with adjustable height.  The shower doors of the Deluxe Oceanview Studio units (“C” category) in the Ballenas building are only 16” (40cm) wide which make entry very difficult.  Those shower units will be renovated in the future.

The Jedediah Lodge lower level units (Rooms 100-105) are accessible and the external doors are quite wide. The bathroom is not wheelchair friendly as, once entered, the door cannot be closed behind.  The viewed unit had a deep tub with standard shower head.

Rustic Cottages and Spa Bungalows offer a wide variety of configurations and options within these two room categories. There are a wide variety of configurations and options within these two room categories.  Exterior access ranges from road level to going up 3 steps for entry.  T-N-M has ramps available on request to overcome the step barrier, however by summer of 2025, the majority of the 2-bedroom rustic cottages will have built in accessibility ramps.

The entry doors are 34” (86cm) wide and the interior doors have a width of 30” (76cm).  The bedroom/living areas of all viewed units were spacious enough for maneuvering a wheelchair. The Rustic Cottages (41 units) have deep soaker tubs with a regular showerhead.  The Spa Bungalows (50 units)  have  a walk-in shower with a regular shower head as well as a separate jetted tub.  

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