First of all: Corinne is a pleasure to work with. She sent detailed directions for getting from the Sidney ferry station to her home, which was immensely helpful given that our GPS fails to recognize Canada. Additionally, she suggested great places to eat and called once we were settled, which was a really nice personal touch. I've been to some AirBnBs where the only form of contact was a text message. . .While we didn't encounter any difficulties, she made herself available to us the entire stay and we truly felt at home, despite being thousands of miles from our home.

Now about the property: Corinne's place is AMAZING. Sooke is a sleepy little town but it's refreshing to get away from it all. The sitting room is lined with a wall of panoramic windows where you can watch the tides change, the sun rise and fall, and genuinely relax. The amazing thing about this property is that the view changes by the hour: from the rolling fog to the sun's reflection on the water to the wildlife in the cove. We only saw birds (it is November after all), but if you spend much time looking at the water, it's almost like watching a time lapse video. The wifi signal is STRONG--so when you've spent enough time being off the grid, you have that option as well. If you wanna get out of the house, there's lots of small roads and endless coastline to explore. It's also an easy day (or afternoon) trip to Victoria or Sidney, where there's shopping and a larger selection of restaurants. We're already planning our next visit!