Family facilities include a check-in for kids, kids’ pool, waterslide, spray park, putting greens, and playgrounds.  There is an indoor pool, pool table, fireside library, private theatre, games and a barbeque pit.

The hotel’s award-winning Wild Apple Restaurant & Lounge permits waterfront sunsets, a lounge and outdoor patio.  Its cuisine is by Canada’s best, Chef Bernard Casavant from BC Restaurants Hall of Fame.

The hotel is minutes away from golf courses and award-winning estate wineries; and just one hour from powder skiing at Big White and Silver Star.

Other amenities are saunas and steam rooms, gym, spa services, boat riding, a tennis court, private beach, water sports, guest barbeque facilities, boardwalk barbeque, free parking, bellman, concierge, free Globe and Mail.

Guest Rooms:

Deluxe Guestrooms have either one king bed or two queen beds, a private balcony, a business desk, complimentary wireless internet, and wheelchair accessibility.

The one-bedroom suite is also sizeable with a beautiful view, a living room that includes a table and four chairs, CD, DVD player and mp3 capable stereo, and a fully stocked kitchen.

A review of the two-bedroom beachfront villa noted it is “worth the extra cost” for its lakeside patio, spacious living room and kitchen; king room with a deck, and bathroom toiletries.

Function Rooms:

Manteo has waterfront meeting rooms and boardrooms, plus three conference rooms for up to 200. Breakout rooms for smaller sessions have views of Okanagan Lake.  The hotel has a Meeting and Event Specialist to assist in scheduling golf tournaments, wine and meal excursions, boating and outdoor adventures. Read more »

For things to do, there is a 9-hole executive golf course for scratch players which is free; and larger, award winning golf courses in the outside surrounding area.  This resort also has pools, indoor and outdoor Jacuzzis, a marina with power boats, ski-tow boats, wave runners, wakeboards, water-skis, paddle boats, canoes and kayaks. Water-skiing and wakeboard lessons are available.  Another option is hiking trails on this 300 acre resort with great views of the valley and lake; mountain biking on varied terrain for new and avid riders, nature hikes and birding, and horseback riding along the trails.

Indoors there is Beyond Wrapture Day Spa with a varied massages including the Beyond Bliss Aroma Wrap (using essences and oils);  Exfoliating Sea Salt & Loofah Glow Massage (in combination with aromatherapy);  the Signature Aromatherapy Massage (with effleurage massage movements with the body’s charkas and acupressure points); the Hot Stone Reflexology (to restore balance, improve circulation and relieve stress);  the Sacred Art Stone massage (using heat and pressure from stones); the Chun-tzu Yin Yang Tandem Massage (which follows the Confucian ideal of a perfect human being); the Red or White Wine Vinotherapy Massage (using anti aging grape seed oil, shea butter and your choice of red or white wine with vinotherapy lotion); and the Sports Massage to revitalize muscles using the Swedish and Deep Tissue Massage Techniques.   There is also an Asian Bath and Infrared Sauna.

Dining at the Chateau Dining Room got high marks from an independent reviewer, and another reviewer noted that they enjoyed an excellent pizza in the lounge.

Although there are great indoor options here, those who want to see the city will appreciate that this resort is just 20 minutes from the shops, restaurants and city lights of Kelowna.

Guest Rooms:

Condos and chalets are lined along the shore of the lake.  All have kitchens, balconies, and beautiful views of the lake, golf course, or forest parkland.  Up to four people can fit in a suite.

The Three-Bedroom Condos and Chalets feature two bedrooms with king or queen beds, and one bedroom with two twin beds; a kitchen and a dining area with two full bathrooms, a large living room with a queen sofa bed and fireplace.  Up to eight people can fit here.

The Romantic Jacuzzi suites for two have an upper floor with a valley and lake view, a separate bedroom with king bed, and a two-person Jacuzzi tub, living room, entertainment centre, kitchenette, and dining area.

The Deluxe studio suite has a private treed setting, queen bed, double sofa bed, kitchenette and dining area good for four.

This resort has no elevator, but the rooms have gotten good reviews and the service is also well lauded.

Function Rooms:

Weddings, business conferences, and corporate retreats are entertained here with 2,600 square feet of naturally lit meeting space with no distractions, and outdoor lunches.  Groups from 16-120 people can be entertained with full service including airport transfers, audiovisual equipment, secretarial services to spousal programs, facilitators and entertainment.
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