Welcome to Bill's Landing!
Your "Happy" place to stay on the beautiful Sunshine Coast, BC.
Our beautifully acquainted Ocean side garden suite is located in Historic Granthams Landing in Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada.
Just 5 minutes from the Langdale ferry terminal, a two minute drive to the Village of Gibsons and stones throw to our Granthams Wharf.
Your suite includes simple luxuries such as exceptionally comfortable mattresses, high quality linens, towels and spa robes.
A well stocked kitchen featuring quality appliances for the times when you want to enjoy your own meals and catch the views.
Each bedroom has it's own TV and a large one in the living area.
In floor heating for every room comfort.
And of course your private Hot Tub with stunning views through Shoal channel!
More than a place to rest your head.
At Bill's Landing we care about your entire experience during your stay here.
- Relax in the beautiful gardens surrounding the suite.
- Have a relaxing read by our peaceful fish pond.
- Enjoy the views of the ocean, mountains and Keates Island.
- Enjoy outdoor dining under your Gazebo, equipped with a natural BBQ and outdoor heater.
- Catch the correct tide and take a leisurely stroll along the beach or wonderful footpaths into lower Gibsons.
- Take a swim off of the Granthams Wharf or take in many of our local beaches, several which are within walking distance.
- Use the private Hot Tub!
Gibsons has so much to offer!
Your first destination when heading over from the Horseshoe bay ferry terminal in Vancouver and your last stop when coming down the coast from Powell River, Gibsons has a rich and vibrant British Columbia History.
Gibsons is a coastal community of 4,758 in southwestern British Columbia, Canada on the Sunshine Coast, where the southwest bank of Howe Sound meets the Strait of Georgia.
During its early history as a European-descended settlement, the town was a local centre for forestry and commercial fishing. However, changing economics and resource availability have led Gibsons to increasingly become a bedroom community to workers in Greater Vancouver (especially remote or hybrid workers).[2] Due to its location in the Pacific Coastal Rainforest, adjacent the Salish Sea and the Coast Mountains, and its position as gateway to the rest of the Sunshine Coast, Gibsons is a regional tourist destination.[3]
In 2009, the International Awards for Liveable Communities (LivCom) named Gibsons the most liveable community in the world with a population under 20,000.[4]
Gibsons is perhaps best known in Canada as the setting of the popular and long-running CBC Television series The Beachcombers, which aired from 1972 to 1990. The storefront "Molly's Reach" , the restored tug Persephone, and a display about the series at the Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives are popular attractions. Gibsons is also the fictional setting and filming location of the TV series Murder in a Small Town (2024–). Films that have used Gibsons as a location include Charlie St. Cloud (2010), starring Kim Basinger and Zac Efron (as a stand-in for Marblehead, Massachusetts); and Needful Things (1993), starring Max von Sydow and Ed Harris.[5]
Gibsons, like the remainder of the Sunshine Coast, is inaccessible by road directly from the rest of the lower mainland, and is primarily accessed by a BC Ferries ferry from Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver.[6]
The land currently known as Gibsons is part of the traditional and ancestral lands of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw, which also includes parts of Greater Vancouver and the Squamish River watershed. Sḵwx̱wú7mesh oral history tells that the region around Gibsons was the birthplace of the Squamish people after what is called The Great Flood.
The European settlement town of Gibsons was established in 1886 by George Gibson and his sons. It was incorporated in 1929 as Gibson's Landing, and in 1947 was renamed Gibsons at the residents' request. The town's two main sections are:
- Lower Gibsons, the mostly residential seaside area that includes Gibsons Marina, Molly's Reach, and Winegarden Park, with an auditorium that hosts live performances in the summer. It also has shops and restaurants catering mostly to vacationers.
- Upper Gibsons, along the Sunshine Coast Highway (BC Highway 101), with commercial areas including Sunnycrest Mall, the town's two major supermarkets, a variety of fast food restaurants, the largest elementary school, and the high school.
