My partner and I stayed three nights in the Grand Fir cabin in early November. We had the most wonderful time there and will be back again in a heartbeat. It was such a tranquil, beautiful location, and the cabin was cozy, warm, and had everything we could have needed and more. Waking up in the comfy loft space with full heigh windows overlooking the forest is an experience that we won't soon forget.
Despite there being two other cabins on the property (soon to be three!), both our cabin and our outdoor fire pit area were completely private and you never would have known anyone else was there. We lucked out with the weather and spent a lot of time exploring the area and hanging out around the firepit, but the cabin itself was so nicely designed and cozy that we would have enjoyed ourselves just the same had it been raining the whole time and had to cozy up inside.
We stayed in Jordan River so I could do research for my next book and spend some time away from the city writing, but the cabin and location was just so breathtaking, we ended up spending most of our time just unwinding and enjoying the experience. We left feeling rejeuvenated and inspired, and really you can't ask for anything more.
A few quick notes/tips to enhance your stay:
- There's no indoor bathroom but outhouses are close to the cabins. They were extremely clean and well looked after, but bring a lamp or headtorch if you need the washroom at night.
- Bring a cast iron pot for cooking! There's a cooktop and cookwear provided, but we ended up cooking all our meals over the fire in our dutch oven, which was absolutely lovely.
- There's firewood provided, but bring extra newspaper to get the fires going!
- Lots of the main campgrounds and roads to the beaches are closed at the moment, but there are still ways to get down to explore them all. Don't be afraid to ask the locals! (Google maps isn't all that helpful, even though we still got navigation services on our cell phones despite not having cell network or wifi.)
- The nearest grocery and liquor stores are about 30 minutes away in Sooke, so bring enough to last your stay if you don't want to have to drive a ways to restock.
Thanks for the great stay. We look forward to coming back soon!