Hillhouse is a comfortable small basement apartment with pleasant furnishings, a small but complete kitchen, a nicely appointed bath, and a very comfortable Queen bed.
Cadboro Bay Village is a short walk and has all the amenities you need including a Starbucks coffee shop, a beautiful upscale grocery, a pub, a pleasant Thai restaurant, and more. The village fronts the Cadboro/Gyro beach which is worth a walk.
For a parent or parents visiting a student at UVic, there is no better accommodation Hillhouse is just a few yards from the student residences.
The back yard/gardens are beautiful, and breakfast or lunch on the deck are quite pleasant.
Oh, and it has off-street parking.