Hotels near Penticton Regional Airport - YYF, Penticton

Just went there to explore some of the back roads around Penticton- OK Falls-Oliver Osoyoos area. I didn’t go there for the beaches or night life. BTW if you need emergency care for any reason don’t waste your time with walk in Clinics. Go straight to Hospital Emergency. At least you are dealing with professionals.

There are some gorgeous parts on the edges of Penticton and the outskirts, like right down by the water, around Skaha, and Naramata. Inner Penticton offers lots of excellent and unique shopping opportunities. There are many walking and hiking opportunities, and their museum (in the Library) is among the best I've ever visited. However, there is a considerable problem with the homeless population which grows and grows. I'm concerned for them, clueless as to how to help, but also I feel uncomfortable and (at times) unsafe as I'm informed that the drug problem plays a part, and drugs make people unpredictable.

We came for medical reasons, and on the way between Summerland and Penticton there was a fatality on the highway which caused us to detour, taking a dirt FSR for 90 minutes. Thank you Google!! No one was out there to direct anyone. Once in our hotel in Penticton, we had a drink and toasted the poor person who passed . But then as we tried to head home the next day, another fatality happened on the same stretch of road and so we booked into a different hotel, this one with an outdoor heated pool. We made the most of a horrible situation, once more toasting the poor person that passed. BUT...locals say this is a common experience. Besides being horrifically sad, it's a real deterrent for us as tourists. No one wants to feel trapped or worse endangered as we drive that stretch of road into and out of Penticton. Maybe more policing that strip would slow these people down? Stricter road speeds? Hopefully you can come up with some solutions. We are worried about having to return for more medical appointments. Esp when winter comes and that FSR gets worse- there were some pretty dicey stretches of very narrow road or potholed places.

If you like to cycle, swim, hanging out on a nice beach with a stand up paddle board, do a walking tour of multiple craft breweries and coffee shops, or just seek out great local wineries, then this place is for you. If you like gambling, I’d go somewhere else. We will be back.

I love Penticton. It has a very cute downtown and a small town appeal to it. It has many micro breweries and restaurant choices so it is a great place to eat and hang out. If you go in the summer months it has a awesome farmers market downtown, every Saturday. The beach along Okanagan Lake is beautiful.

Penticton is a hot bed for cycling. There is a good, protected cycling route from Lake to Lake. There are still some connectablity issues but the city is working on this. Of course it is a jumping off place for the KVR to Kelowna, Chute Lake and the Southern Spur to OK Falls and beyond. Motels like the Bowmont are great for cyclists as they have large rooms and allow you to store your bike inside.