Apartments are attached to restored mansion that has been converted to a hotel on the water
Shirley Culpin
Sun
Men and women of means, and the royalty of Hollywood and Southeast Asia, were among the earlier visitors to the Crown Mansion property. The original mansion has been converted to a six-room hotel. The elegantly appointed lobby is shown here.
The apartment additions to the Crown Mansion property finished with kickory engineered flooring and heated tile floors in the spacious ensuites. The ensuites also offer jetted tub / shower combinations, and there are maple cabinets in both the bathrooms and bedrooms. There is also built-in cabinetry in the living area. Each condo features a small powder room and stacking washer and dryer.
The Villas at Crown Mansion
Project location: Qualicum Beach
Project size: 16 apartments, 1 bed, 1 bed +den
Residence size: 1,030 -1,198 sq. ft.
Prices: $359, 900 — $469,900
Sales centre: Crown Mansion, 292 Crescent Road East, Qualicum Beach
Hours: 10 a.m. -4 p.m. Monday -Friday, noon -3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
Telephone: 250-752-5776 or 250-752-5776
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: crownmansion.com
Developer: Silverado Land Corporation
Architect: Manley LaFoy
Interior design: Donna Coulson
Occupancy: Immediate
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A unique project located on the east coast of Vancouver Island has brought new meaning to the adage “Everything old is new again”.
Located in the charming village of Qualicum Beach, The Villas at Crown Mansion have drawn their inspiration from the original dwelling built on the six-acre property almost a century ago.
The residence served as the home of some of Qualicum’s leading citizens during the 1900s, and hosted many a celebrity, including Bing Crosby, John Wayne and the King of Siam.
Early in the new millennium, Ron Coulson and Rick Jackson, owners of the Silverado Land Corporation and the principals behind Courtenay’s Crown Isle golf community, purchased the aging mansion with an eye to returning it to its original status in the community.
The mansion has been converted to a six-room hotel that evokes the ambiance of yesteryear.
Many of the striking original features of the structure remain, among them the spectacular zebra wood in the hotel’s card room, the imposing fireplaces with decorative mantels and an intimate dining room.
The Silverado plan also included a small real estate development, the first stage of which is The Villas at Crown Mansion.
Sixteen modern condominiums have been seamlessly added to the original structure. From the exterior, the condos appear to be part of the original building, sharing the same port cochere and architectural elegance.
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