Royal Savary Hotel Indian Point Savary Island BC Scarce RPPC Postcard SP22

In 1910 George Ashworth was a reporter for the Vancouver Province and visited Savary Island for the first time to work on a story.  Seventeen years later he built and opened this hotel. The Ashworth family ran it until 1975, and it was demolished in 1982. 

Below is the text (and screenshot) from one of his adverts in the The Daily Colonist, July2, 1933.  

SAVARY ISLAND
175 Miles From Victoria

Savary Island—Lovelier Than Hawaii
More beautiful than any gem of the South Seas is SAVARY ISLAND, in the Straits of Georgia, sixty-five miles north of Vancouver. WARM BATHING, boating, fishing, golf, tennis, outdoor badminton, dancing; lovely level trails — miles of sandy beach. NO MOSQUITOES. First-class accommodation. Illustrated booklet on request from Royal Savary Hotel, or The Travel Bureau, 736 Yates Street, Victoria. RATES—From $12 week; also outside cabins at still lower rates. THE ROYAL SAVARY HOTEL, INDIAN POINT, SAVARY ISLAND.