{"key":"72e0580f8a","origin":"osm","osm_id":"w314353957","category":"Food & Drink","subcategory":"Restaurant","community":"Big Bay","lat":50.4078156,"lon":-125.185381,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"dent island lodge","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"Dent Island Lodge is a remote, family-run all-inclusive wilderness lodge situated on Dent Island in BC's Discovery Islands, reachable only by seaplane or water taxi. The lodge offers destination dining overlooking the famous Dent Rapids, salmon fishing, jet boat tours, and helicopter excursions into the surrounding wilderness. It is operated by the Farr family, who have called the island home since 2007.","source":"sonnet_4.6"},"website":{"value":"https://dentisland.com/","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":"Box 8 Stuart Island, British Columbia V0P 1V0","source":"enrichment"},"phone":{"value":"250-203-2553","source":"enrichment"},"email":{"value":null,"source":null},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":null,"raw_osm":{"amenity":"restaurant","building":"yes","name":"dent island lodge"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The website confirms Dent Island Lodge is a real, actively bookable all-inclusive wilderness lodge on a remote BC island, with phone 250.203.2553 repeated throughout the site matching the discovered number. The lodge is reached exclusively by seaplane or water taxi from Campbell River, Vancouver, or Seattle — there is no road or bridge access, meaning touring cyclists cannot arrive by bicycle. The site does confirm dining, on-site amenities (gym, hot tub, sauna), potable water at the dock for boats, and dietary accommodation, but no cyclist-specific infrastructure is mentioned.","concerns":["This location is on a remote island with no road access — the only ways to arrive are by seaplane or water taxi. Touring cyclists cannot reach it by bicycle, which may make it irrelevant to a cycling tourism directory.","OSM tags only amenity=restaurant with no address, phone, or additional tags; the full lodge/resort nature of the business is not reflected in the OSM record.","Operation appears to be seasonal (summer only); human review should confirm whether this affects directory inclusion."],"recommended_status_reason":"Real, open, and publicly bookable business with an active website and confirmed contact details. Flagged for human review due to island-only access with no road or cycling route.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":true,"website":true,"address":null},"notes":"The FAQ confirms unlimited potable water is available at the dock for boaters, and that the lodge has a fitness room, hot tub, sauna, laundry facility, gift shop, and hiking trail on the island — but none of these are confirmed accessible to drop-in cycling visitors, as the lodge operates on an all-inclusive reservation model."},"provenance":{"enrichment_run":"density","enrichment_model":"sonnet_4.6","verdict_source":"enrichment","category_source":"osm","category_correction_reason":"OSM tags this as a restaurant, but Dent Island Lodge is primarily an all-inclusive wilderness lodge and resort; the dining component is one part of a broader offering.","review_priority":true,"sidecars_applied":["subcategory","wow","price_tier"],"area_dedup":{"absorbed":"a79dd8b6d2"},"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":{"Vegetarian / vegan / GF":{"value":true,"detail":"FAQ states: 'We are happy to cater for dietary restrictions and other allergies. Should you have a serious allergy, please let us know when you make your reservation so we can prepare accordingly.'","source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"}},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Vancouver Island","ownership":"Buy BC (independent)","indigenous_role":[],"notability":2,"wow_evidence":"reached exclusively by seaplane or water taxi... no road or bridge access","price":{"band":3,"band_key":"upscale","label":"Upscale","confidence":"medium","source":"judgement","signal":"destination dining at exclusive fly-in Dent Island Lodge; $40-60+/person"},"tier":"info"}