We spent five nights at Barb and Lisa’s beautiful home. The unit is exactly as described and seen in the photos, with the exception of the garden.....it is SO much more beautiful in person. Sitting on the back patio enjoying the garden was the highlight of our stay. It is quite peaceful back there and so private - you feel like you are in a Park. We enjoyed morning coffee, happy hour and even dinner on the patio. It was fabulous. Of course the beautiful weather helped us out, but part of the patio is covered in case of rain, and a blanket could be used in cooler weather.
The neighbourhood is also very lovely and there are many things within a 15-20 minute walk including Thrifty Foods, Cook Street Village, Fairfield, Beacon Hill Park and Abkhazi gardens. Government house with its beautiful gardens is less than two blocks away. We walked to all of them and also walked to downtown (a little farther).
Two adorable dogs also live here. The dogs are very friendly - and did I mention adorable? They may come and greet you from the backyard in the morning If you are out on the patio - but the units patio is fenced so the dogs can’t come on the patio, in case that might concern you.
The owners are onsite which makes it very easy to access them if there is a problem. We had none, but we liked knowing they were there! This is a basement unit (walkout) so you will hear some noise from the, upstairs, but this did not bother us at all.
We would definitely recommend Barb and Lisa’s place to our friends and would plan on staying here again when we return to Victoria.
Thank you Barb and Lisa!