{"key":"ec2428cdf2","origin":"osm","osm_id":"n4953708674","category":"Accommodation","subcategory":"Hotel / Motel","community":"Comox","lat":49.7073125,"lon":-124.8762564,"verdict":"needs_review","name":{"value":"Kye Bay Cottages","source":"review_edit"},"description":{"value":"Kye Bay Cottages is a historic beachfront cottage resort on the east coast of Vancouver Island that has hosted families since 1923, offering cedar-built 1- and 2-bedroom cottages with direct access to miles of sandy shoreline on the Georgia Strait. The property sits in the Comox Valley, a region known for cycling, including proximity to Cumberland's 80+ km of legendary mountain bike singletrack. Cottages are fully self-catering and the property operates year-round, including winter off-season retreats.","source":"sonnet_4.6"},"website":{"value":"https://www.kyebaycottages.com/","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":"590 Windslow Road, Comox, BC V9M 3T8","source":"enrichment"},"phone":{"value":"604-858-5456","source":"enrichment"},"email":{"value":"kyebaycottages@gmail.com","source":"html"},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":null,"raw_osm":{"addr:housenumber":"590","addr:street":"Windslow Road","name":"Kye Bay Guest Lodge & Cottages","phone":"+1-250-339-6112","tourism":"hotel"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The website is fully accessible and provides detailed cottage amenity lists. The amenities explicitly include 'Broadband Wireless Internet' and reference nearby dining/farm market options. Neither bike storage nor bike-handling procedures appear anywhere in the website content, leaving those required criteria unconfirmed. A phone number discrepancy was found: OSM lists +1-250-339-6112 (a 250/Vancouver Island area code) while the website consistently shows 604-858-5456 (a Lower Mainland area code), flagged as a concern.","concerns":["Phone number mismatch: OSM has +1-250-339-6112 (Vancouver Island 250 area code) but the website consistently lists 604-858-5456 (Lower Mainland area code) across all pages — one of these may be outdated or incorrect.","OSM name is 'Kye Bay Guest Lodge & Cottages' but the website uses 'Kye Bay Cottages' throughout; 'Lodge' refers to a specific suite (#11 Lodge Suite) rather than the property name."],"recommended_status_reason":"This is a legitimate, actively operating beachfront accommodation in a cycling-rich area of Vancouver Island, but neither required WWC criterion (secure bike storage, staff bike procedure) is mentioned anywhere on the website. Direct outreach is needed to confirm whether cyclists' bikes can be accommodated before listing.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":false,"website":true,"address":true},"notes":"The property is a weekly-booking cottage resort during summer (Saturdays to Saturdays), which may limit appeal for touring cyclists with flexible itineraries. Winter/off-season bookings are available with a 2-night minimum, which may suit cycle tourists better."},"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":{},"optional_amenities":{"Nearby evening food":{"value":true,"detail":"Winter Experience page notes 'Charming pubs, cafes and restaurants dotted throughout Comox'; Activities page references Downtown Comox's 'wide array of shopping, food + beverage options'","source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"},"Nearby grocery":{"value":true,"detail":"Activities page highlights Sieffert's Farm Market at 720 Knight Rd on the Comox peninsula as a nearby farm market selling vegetables, corn, potatoes, and more","source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"},"Wi-Fi":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"}},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Vancouver Island","ownership":"Buy BC (independent)","indigenous_role":[],"notability":1,"wow_evidence":"historic beachfront cottage resort… hosted families since 1923; direct access to miles of sandy shoreline on the Georgia Strait","price":{"band":3,"band_key":"mid","label":"Mid-range","confidence":"medium","source":"llm_html","signal":"Beachfront cottages, family-focused, no rates shown, historic location"},"tier":"info"}