stories for you (written by us)
Sure, we thought about coming up with a new and exciting name for our blog: Ol’ Bloggy Blog.
The Duck Stops Here. Kevin.
But at the end of the day, our Google experts said that if people are looking for our blog, they aren’t going to search “The Duck Stops Here”. Or sadly, “Kevin”.
So, welcome to the Accent Inns Blog, where we’ll post stories about what’s going on in our hotels, at our locations, and more.
(By the way, if you do come up with a great name for the blog, let us know—and then we’ll let our experts know, who will let Google and Bing and all the other search engines know. You know?)
I’m thinking of taking my wife away for a weekend trip sometime in the next six weeks or so, and Vancouver is calling me. Living here in Victoria, it’s nice to visit the big city occasionally and we haven’t been for awhile. If you live in Kamloops or Kelowna I’m sure you feel the same Read the rest of this entry »
Well, winter is just round the corner and we can certainly expect a wet and windy November, with the possibility of snow in some areas of the province. If you’re like me and try not to let the winter slow you down as far as travelling around the province, then I hope you are also Read the rest of this entry »
The answer is Mandy Farmer, CEO of Accent Inns and also Honorary Captain for Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt. Both Accent Inns and the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) have a long history in Victoria; of course the Royal Navy’s is a little longer as they’ve been around since the 1840’s. Seeing as Ms. Farmer recently received Read the rest of this entry »
This year has more significance for the our Accent Inns family. Our own leader, Mandy Farmer, has been named the honorary Capt. Of the Navy here on the West coast. This makes remembrance day have even more significance for us and we encourage all of you to join us in remembering and thanking those who Read the rest of this entry »
As I travel around the province I run across Buy Local campaigns in almost every place I visit. I mentioned it to John Espley, aka Mountain Man, at Accent Inns and asked him what he thought. He said that Accent Inns is a huge supporter, and member, of many shop local organizations and it’s one Read the rest of this entry »