We offer great service at a reasonable price.
We are located minutes from shopping, restaurants, parks and recreation sites.
We are at the centre of the Lakes District surrounded by over 300 lakes for exceptional fishing and boating.
We have lots of parking.
Most of all, we have very friendly staff that are always ready to assist your your needs!

“In the Heart of the Lakes District, Your Recreation Destination”
Our goal is to see that your stay is relaxing and enjoyable! The Wanakena Motel is situated on beautiful country acreage in Burns Lake, British Columbia, which is at the heart of the Lakes District in northern British Columbia. The mission of our motel is to provide outstanding lodging facilities and services to our guests. Our motel focuses on the needs of individual business and leisure travellers. We emphasize high-quality standards in our rooms serviced by well trained, motivated and enthusiastic staff. There are many activities that you can enjoy doing while visiting us. To begin with, we are surrounded by more than 300 lakes full of rainbow and lake trout for your fishing and recreation fun. Canoeing, sailing and boating are favourite pastimes. We have a museum to explore the history of our region, and arts centre to view and purchase both native and local arts and crafts, as well as an art supply store. You can go hiking, rock hounding, or even fossil hunting. You can also enjoy bird watching as many birds migrate to our area every year. We are sure that you will have an enjoyable stay while visiting Burns Lake, our little gem of the north.