Staff Recommendations

Travel leads to all sorts of questions. Here are a few staff picks to make your stay in Penticton even better!

Lisa "the Manager" G-D

• Coffee Shop:  Tim Hortons (anyone of the FOUR that we have in town)
• Bar:  Decoys (kind of a dodgy dive but the drinks are cheap - it is what it is!)
• Breakfast:  The Elite (340 Main St)
• Lunch:  il Vecchios (behind the bus station) or grab a Power Bar for the beach
• Supper:  Theo's (687 Main St)
• Book Store:  The Book Shop (238 Main St) 
• Festival:  Peach City Beach Cruise (June 26-28) I'll take you for a rip in my Chevelle!
• Park:  Lakawanna (Lakeshore Dr & Power St) - Great spot to watch everyone cruise by.
• Sunniest Spot:  Three Mile Beach - not the nude side! You do not want to see me naked...
• Walk:  From the Art Gallery west along Okanagan Beach to the SS Sicamous
• Bike Trail:  KVR Trail (west of Okanagan Lake to the Summerland Research Station)
• Best Deal:  Matinees at the Pen-Mar movie theatre - $5.00!  (361 Martin St)
• Scenic Spot:  Top of Munson Mountain (Middle Bench Rd)
• Beach:  Three Mile - again, NOT the nude side, but whatever floats your boat.
• Winery:  Any of them, really! But the best is to grab a nice white and sit in the sun and let it all kick in!
• A Must-Do:  Sit on the beach and get some sun - everyone looks better with a tan!
• A Must See:  Big luscious cherries and apricots - picked right off the tree! 

Maki "Front Desk"

• Coffee Shop: Fibonaccis(downtown)
• Breakfast:  The Elite (340 Main St)
• Lunch:  Isshin Sushi Bar (151 Front St)
• Supper:  Theo's, get the prawns in tomato sauce with feta...yum! (687 Main St)
• Book Store:  The Book Shop, (238 Main St)
• Festival:  Peach City Beach Cruise, cool-ass old cars (June 23 - 25)
• Park:  Kiwanis Park, frisbee in summer, snowmen in winter (Edmonton Ave & Manitoba St)
• Sunniest Spot:  The Penticton Sign, Munson Mountain (Middle Bench Rd)
• Walk:  KVR or either of the beaches
• Bike Trail:  KVR Trail above Naramata, go north to the Little Tunnel (access via Smethurst Rd)
• Best Deal:  Empinadas at the Farmers' Market, Saturday mornings, May-October (100-block Main St)
• Scenic Spot:  Munson Mountain
• Beach:  Okanagan (buy onion rings at the foot of Power St)
• Winery:  Hillside, on Naramata Rd (order the crispy oysters)
• A Must See: Must DO Parasail on Okanagan Lake

Jeremy "Front Desk"

• Coffee Shop: Fibonacci's(219 Main St)
• Lunch: Wheatgrass Cafe (1770 Main St)
• Book Store:  The Book Shop (238 Main St)
• Music:  Voodoo's (67 E Nanaimo St)
• Sunniest Spot: Hills by Okanagan Lake
• Walk:  The KVR to Munson Mountain
• Bike Trail:  KVR Trail
• Best Deal: Ten Thousand Villages
• Best Pub: KVR Pub (1070 W Eckhardt St)
• Beach:  Skaha or Okanagan
• Winery:  Hillside, on Naramata Rd
• A Must See:  ME..playing Open Mic Night at Voodoo's

Fiona "Front Desk"

• Lunch: Theo's
• Coffee Shop:  Fibonacci's
• Place for a Few Drinks:  Barley Mill Pub
• Downtown Stop:  Grooveyard
• Chill-Out Spot: Dream Cafe on Front St.
• Walk:  The Beaches  
• Best Deal:  HI-Penticton
• Scenic Spot: Red Rooster Winery
• To Get Your Heart Racing: Go-Karts at Loco Landing

Harold "On the Desk"

• Coffee Shop: Between 7AM & 11, right here at the Hostel
• Lunch: Theo's on Main