About Seido-en and Salt Spring Island
		How to Get Here
		Amenities and Rates

About Seido-en and Salt Spring Island    

Originally called Chu-An by the first inhabitants, Salt Spring Island was known as a place of healing. Today as then the powerful healing energy still exists on Salt Spring Island. It attracts many kinds of healers and in turn visitors to return again and again.
 

Seido-en Forest House was built in 1994 by Meror Krayenhoff of Vision Works and owner Wendy Webb. A retreat to an environment which enhances nature and refuge from the daily round. An environment, it is hoped to heal and restore. One can go within relax and be silent or enjoy everything the Island has to offer. In 1996 Seido-en Forest House won a gold construction award and was featured on the cover of Cottage Magazine. Since then, it has been featured in several other magazines and newspapers which focus on Seido-en's unique nature and design. Most recently the Vancouver Sun, the Victoria Times-Colonist and the Calgary Herald featured Seido-en in "Living the Still Life". The word Seido-en is Japanese. The essence... "tranquility and energy in a forest setting".

In Fulford Harbour, our small village, there is a grocery store, two restaurants, quaint artist shops and lots of colourful locals. Weston and Stowel are only about 5 minutes by car and good for canoeing, swimming and fishing. Cusheon Lakes is about 10 minutes away. Ganges, the main town on Salt Spring is about a 20 minutes drive from the Forest House and has a variety of grocery stores, galleries, restaurants and other amenities.

Visit the famous Saturday market from the first Saturday in April to October on Ganges waterfront, or a self guided island studio tour. Shop at many of the local organic farms growing anything from lilies to livestock. Salt Spring... an Island for all seasons.

How to Get Here    

Seido-en Forest House is located just 5 kilometers (3 miles) or about 7 minutes from Fulford Harbour ferry on the quiet end of Salt Spring Island. We are tucked in the forest on a dead end road bordering Ruckle Park.

There are three BC Ferry routes to Salt Spring Island, also flights from Vancouver, Victoria & Seattle

1. Tsawwassen, 40 minutes south of Vancouver, to Long Harbour, 10 minutes south from Ganges.
2. Crofton, 35 minutes south of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island to Vesuvius, 10 minutes north of Ganges.
3. Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island, 25 minutes north of Victoria, to Fulford Harbour on the south end of Salt Spring Island. This terminal is the closest (7km or 7 minutes) to Seido-en Forest House Accommodation.

BC Ferries 1-888-223-3779		Anacortes Ferry 1-800-843-3779
Seair 1-800-447-3247		Taxi-Silver Shadow 1-250-537-3030
Harbour Air in B.C. 1-800-665-0212, outside B.C. 1-604-688-1277
Salt Spring Transit 1-250-537-6758

Amenities and Rates    

• Kimonos, slippers, linen, toiletries, 6 speaker stereo system, telephone, collection of CDs, tapes, small library, flashlights and hairdryer are provided. The kitchen is well stocked with basics such as herbs, spices, ginger, garlic, rice, oats, cereals, tea, coffee, oils, soya, mustard, jam, mayonnaise and lemon. There are ingredients for baking such as flour, baking powder, vanilla, cornstarch etc. Please ask for more details.

• Appliances-microwave, wall oven, 5-burner ceramic top stove, fridge with separate freezer. Small appliances-toaster, coffee pot and coffee grinder, kettle, blender, rice cooker, espresso maker, iron and crock pot. There is a wok, salad spinner, dutch oven, baking pans and cookbooks. Clothes drying rack.

Check in is 4PM and check out is 11AM.
No smoking please.

Rates:
• $195 daily double occupancy, ideally suited for adults. Two night minimum, three night minimum in July & August.
• $1170 weekly.

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