We booked Kaelhub’s condo in Langford B.C. for one month as we searched for a place to live on Southern Vancouver Island. The condo is perfectly located for short drives to downtown Victoria, the Cowichan Valley, Sooke and the ferry terminal in Schwartz Bay. The building is on a street not far from the Trans Canada highway and is relatively quiet given its convenient proximity to this major thoroughfare. The 4th floor suite has a lovely view of the Sooke hills and gets plenty of late afternoon sun, with the occasional spectacular sunset. There is no underground parking included, but there is ample street parking. We were let into the suite by a friend of Kaelhub’s, who was very gracious despite the fact that we were two hours late due to a missed ferry.
The king size bed was comfortable, the living room nicely set up with a big screen TV, and the kitchen and bathroom were adequate for a short term stay. There were a few missing items in the kitchen, including a corkscrew and a can opener which we supplied. The TV has Netflix and YouTube, and you can connect other services from your device via blue tooth. There is no cable TV. There is a good washer and dryer for laundry, and two large ceiling fans provide adequate airflow, which is needed as the suite can get warm in the late afternoon.
There is a good collection of books to read, but the two large bookshelves were coated in dust. This exemplifies the main problem, as the apartment had several cleaning deficiencies despite the fact we were told it was given a thorough COVID scrub prior to our arrival. The windowsills were particularly dirty and there was considerable dust on all the bedroom furniture. The kitchen, including the fridge was clean, but the bathroom floor, especially around the toilet and the baseboards were grimy. We needed a complete professional cleaning to bring it up to reasonable standards. I think a few dollars invested hear would make this a very serviceable apartment for a short term stay.