{"key":"35b22c3900","origin":"osm","osm_id":"w231981722","category":"Food & Drink","subcategory":"Restaurant","community":"Quinsam","lat":49.8926476,"lon":-125.6534783,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Whale Room / Outdoor Centre","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"The Whale Room is the main dining room of Strathcona Park Lodge, a 160-acre wilderness resort and outdoor education centre situated on the shores of Upper Campbell Lake, roughly 5 km outside Strathcona Provincial Park. In operation since 1959, the lodge is one of the most remote full-service destinations on Vancouver Island's interior, reachable only by a long road through the mountains west of Campbell River. Cyclists arriving here will find themselves genuinely off the grid, well beyond cell service, in a setting described by guests as one of the most beautiful spots in the world.","source":"sonnet_4.6"},"website":{"value":"https://strathconaparklodge.com/","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":null,"source":null},"phone":{"value":"1-250-286-3122","source":"enrichment"},"email":{"value":"info@strathconaparklodge.com","source":"html"},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":null,"raw_osm":{"amenity":"restaurant","building":"yes","building:levels":"4","name":"Whale Room / Outdoor Centre","source":"Bing and local knowledge"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The website confirms the Whale Room is a real restaurant at Strathcona Park Lodge, reopening April 6 for three meals daily; the lodge is actively booking for 2026, confirming it is open. The OSM record conflates the Whale Room restaurant with the broader Outdoor Education Centre in a single node tagged as a restaurant, which is a structural quirk but not grounds for exclusion. No explicit evidence on the website for bike parking, water refill, washrooms, or most optional amenities; the FAQ cell-service passage is truncated before Wi-Fi details are revealed.","concerns":["OSM node name 'Whale Room / Outdoor Centre' conflates the restaurant with the broader Outdoor Education Centre facility; the restaurant is called 'The Whale Room' and the wider facility is Strathcona Park Lodge & Outdoor Education Centre.","No address or phone number in OSM tags; phone 1-250-286-3122 sourced from website only.","No street address available from either OSM or website; location is described as 5 km before the Buttle Lake entrance to Strathcona Provincial Park."],"recommended_status_reason":"The Whale Room is a real, operating restaurant at a well-established wilderness lodge actively accepting bookings for 2026; it is a notable destination stop for cyclists riding the remote Upper Campbell Lake corridor.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":null,"website":true,"address":null},"notes":"The lodge is very remote — cell service is lost approximately 10 minutes outside Campbell River or Gold River. Cyclists should plan accordingly. The Whale Room serves three meals daily when open (seasonal reopening noted as April 6 in spring season guidance)."},"provenance":{"enrichment_run":"density","enrichment_model":"sonnet_4.6","verdict_source":"enrichment","category_source":"osm","category_correction_reason":null,"review_priority":false,"sidecars_applied":["subcategory","wow","price_tier"],"subcategory_source":"osm_tag","subcategory_confidence":"high"},"required_criteria":{"Washrooms":{"value":true,"source":"inferred:subcategory","date":"2026-07-18"},"Water bottle refill":{"value":true,"source":"inferred:subcategory","date":"2026-07-18"}},"optional_amenities":{},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Vancouver Island","ownership":"Buy BC (independent)","indigenous_role":[],"notability":2,"wow_evidence":"160-acre wilderness resort and outdoor education centre... in operation since 1959... one of the most remote full-service destinations on Vancouver Island's interior","price":{"band":2,"band_key":"casual","label":"Casual","confidence":"low","source":"judgement","signal":"wilderness lodge dining room (Strathcona); guest meals ~$20-30"},"tier":"info"}