Accommodation Details and FAQ's

MCAPS Rental Cabins and Hostel

Hours: OPEN WEEKENDS, Select Mondays, CHRISTMAS BREAK (not December 24/25/26) and SPRING BREAK.

Rate Per Night (plus taxes)

  • Cypress and Blueberry Cabins: $350 per night, sleeps 10
  • Kapitany Suite: $400 per night, sleeps 10 – 12, self-contained suite
  • Kapitany Hostel: 3-person rooms, $95 +tx, 6-person rooms $150+tx
  • MCAPS accommodations are available only on the nights preceding the ski lifts' days of operation.
  • All Mount Cain buildings are pet free.
  • 3-night mandatory stay December 15th- March 28th. Weekends are Friday 3pm - Monday 1pm.

The rooms upstairs at the Cain Lodge will not be available to the public this year due. It will be used to ensure our staff and volunteers have a safe place to stay during another COVID winter.

Accommodation Reservations

Online reservations are open to the public at 6 pm on November 8th, 2021.

Cancellation list

To be placed on a wait-list for accommodations, email: accommodations@mountcain.com. If there is an opening with 14+ days notice people will be notified in order of the list, with 24 hours to respond. If less than 14 days before the stay, everyone on the list for that weekend will receive notice and the first to respond and pay will receive the reservation.

Rental Cabin Information

Equipped for 10 people per cabin: 1 double mattress in the downstairs private bedroom, and a common loft upstairs with foam mattresses: (1 queen mattress and 6 single mattresses).

As you enter the parking lot, rental cabins are on the right. The name is on the front of each cabin. Your designated cabin should be unlocked. Check-in is not required.

MCAPS CABINS DO HAVE:

  • Propane lighting, propane stove and oven, propane fireplace heating (please do not touch the fragile and expensive mantels in the propane lights.),
  • a low flush toilet supplied by a small water tank and two water containers full upon your arrival.

MCAPS CABINS DO NOT HAVE:

  • electricity,
  • wood fireplaces,
  • flashlights,
  • running water (cabins are supplied with water jugs for your stay. If more water is required guests can refill in the water room at the Cain Lodge),
  • bedding, blankets, sheets, towels, pillows,
  • pots, pans, dishes or cutlery (do to Covid-19, please bring all your own personal effects).

Kapitany Lodge Suite

Equipped for 12 people with 3 sets of twin over twin bunks in one bedroom and 2 sets of twin over double bunks in the other bedroom. Kapitany Lodge Suite is located within Kapitany Lodge on the left side of the parking lot. You want to park in front of it. There will be pylons set up with a line between them to keep you out of the danger zone for snow coming off the roof. Your entrance is on the far end of the building and opens directly into the suite. There is a covered area where you can stage your stuff before you enter so as not to track snow in.

KAPITANY SUITE DOES HAVE: Electricity, two bathrooms with a flush toilet, sink with hot and cold running water, kitchen, boot drying rack, living room and dining area.

KAPITANY SUITE DOES NOT HAVE: bedding, blankets, bath towels, pillows, refrigerator (there is an area just outside the door to store coolers), Pots, Pans, dishes, cups, and cutlery.

Kapitany Hostel

Kapitany Hostel entrance is located within Kapitany Lodge on the left side of the parking lot. You want to park in front of it. There will be pylons set up with a line between them to keep you out of the danger zone for snow coming off the roof. Your entrance is on the TicketBooth side of the building and opens into the boot room. There is a covered area where you can stage your stuff before you enter so as not to track snow in. Each bedroom has a keypad door lock, the outside doors remain unlocked throughout the weekend. Kapitany Hostel is three floors, first floor has boot room and coin-operated shower, second floor has rooms #1-7 and both washrooms, the third floor has room #8, couches, dining tables and kitchen with access to the deck with BBQ.

KAPITANY HOSTEL DOES HAVE: Electricity, two bathrooms with a flush toilet, sink with hot and cold running water, kitchen, coin-operated shower, boot drying rack, living room and dining area.

KAPITANY HOSTEL DOES NOT HAVE: bedding, blankets, bath towels, pillows, refrigerator (there is an area just outside the door to store coolers), Pots, Pans, dishes, cups, and cutlery.

As per the current PHO, vaccine passports or declared status of vaccination is not required to stay in any MCAPS rental accommodations. This includes the shared space of Kapitany Hostel, masks are mandatory.

Getting to Mount Cain

Click here to find out how to get to Mount Cain.

Before Driving to Cain

There is NO cell phone service once north of Campbell River. Cell service can be found in Woss but prepare appropriately for your drive. For Mount Cain road updates the local weather report, check our Snow Report.

Parking

For snow clearing purposes, overnight vehicles must park ONLY on the uphill side (the ski-lift side) of the parking lot. DO NOT PARK OVERNIGHT ON THE PARKING LOT’S LOWER SIDE. Make space by parking vehicles close together. Do not park in front of the entrances to the cabin roads or in front of the lower lift access ramp.

Sharing the Work

Mount Cain is a volunteer-driven ski hill. Please share in the work to ensure Mount Cain’s ongoing community spirit and success as a North Island recreation destination. Feel free to shovel snow from stairs, walkways or the lodge deck, help park cars, take out the trash, and/or bring in firewood, etc.

Cain Cafe

The Cain Café offers breakfast and lunch on days when the ski lifts are operating. Visa and MasterCard accepted.

Please note that groceries are not available at Mount Cain.

Emergency Messages

Emergency email messages can be sent for someone on the hill: ticketbooth@mountcain.com. In the case of an emergency a phone is available at the Mount Cain Ticket Booth during the ticket booth’s hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday), The cost is $5.00 per phone call.

Snowmobiles Policy

Visitors to Mount Cain should know that private snowmobiles are not allowed on Mount Cain Alpine Park Society property, nor in the cabin area. In the cabin area, the only allowed snowmobiles are those owned by cabin-owners and these snowmobiles must have liability insurance through the Snowmobile Association of BC.

Off Hill Accommodations

Lazy Acres Farm and Suite - Located in Sayward, 40 minutes south of the Mount Cain turn-off, between Campbell River and Mount Cain. Located just off highway 19, they offer 3 luxury suites, an outdoor wood fired sauna, private beaches/fishing along the Pristine salmon river and many trails to explore on the 65 acres property.  Lazy Acres – Farm & Suites (lazyacresfarmandsuites.ca) (250) 282-0050

Rugged Mountain Motel - Located in Woss, a five-minute drive north of the Mt. Cain turn-off on Highway 19, the Rugged Mountain Motel features spacious rooms and comfortable beds. A full-service general store and gas station are just steps away. Call (250) 281-2280.

Still have questions?

Email: accommodations@mountcain.com