About Us
Our European-style boutique hotel captures the charm of yesteryear memories while providing guests with all the necessary modern conveniences. Nestled near the historic Bastion Square in downtown Victoria, everything from the location to the vibrant, flower-filled window boxes outside each of our 40 non-smoking guest rooms ensures guests a delightful and unforgettable experience. Close to Victoria’s finest retail stores but a mere stone’s throw from the harbour front, The Bedford is your home-away-from-home in downtown Victoria.
The two on-site restaurants, Garrick’s Head Pub and The Churchill, offer traditional English pub fare in a bright and relaxing atmosphere and serve nearly one hundred kinds of craft and import beers—perfect for those hot summer afternoons or colder winter nights. Delight your senses and explore Victoria from our doorstep, we welcome you to The Bedford Regency Hotel and hope you enjoy your stay with us.
Our History
In the heart of Old Town Victoria, The Bedford Regency Hotel is housed in one of the city’s cherished historical buildings. The building housed the Garrick's Head Saloon, (now Garrick’s Head Pub) one of the oldest English pubs in Canada, established there in 1867. Over the next century, a few different iterations of the attached hotel and adjoining basement space came and went—the most infamous incarnation being The Churchill Hotel, which ran from the 1940s through to the 70s. Running adjacent to the building is Victoria’s heritage pedestrian walkway, Bastion Square, home to the city’s oldest open-air markets where craft artisans and local musicians celebrate every summer season.