We immensely enjoyed spending 2 days of our 30th anniversary trip there in Tofino. Our basic cabin with sea view, had a tiny inlet off the ocean which came to within 30 feet of our cabin deck at high tide. We thoroughly enjoyed sitting on our deck with our wine and charcuterie dinner we had assembled, looking over the ocean. I turned to my wife and said we haven't seen a bald eagle in two days. Five minutes later, on cue, a bald eagle lands on a dead tree branch over our inlet 40 feet away, with some crustacean he was snacking on and stayed there for five minutes, giving plenty of time for some snapshots and video. Then for the rest of the evening I said "I haven't seen and orca on this trip" but unfortunately my luck had expired and we never did see an orca. We did go whale watching out of Tofino and saw some grey whales, sea otters and sea lions.
The continental breakfast there is the most luxurious ever with fresh baked croissants, cinnamon rolls and muffins being brought out regularly, and they even keep some out all afternoon if you want to stop by for free baked delights and coffee. We ate dinner there at the lodge one night and had Ling cod which was fresh and delicious.
We kind of splurged to stay here, but it was well worth it, and if we com back to Tofino again we will stay here again. The staff was very friendly and willing to talk to you. This place was probably the highlight of our trip to Vancouver Island.