We are two remote workers who stayed at Kirstie's place for about 5 weeks! Kirstie was a fantastic host who provided a great space for us to explore the city and the island. This was a great value
Pros:
* Fantastic location. Very walkable. Close to grocery stores, restaurants/cafes, parks (Beacon Hill is amazing!), museums, the beautiful harbour of Victoria, and so close to beautiful Dallas Road. which overlooks the ocean and Washington State.
* Secure parking via garage
* (small but very) functional kitchen and a large sink
* Very clean upon arrival
* Nice (and quiet!) neighbors and staff of the condo building
* Comfortable room + living room, large TV with streaming + cable
* Lots of cleaning supplies
* Patio with table/chairs
* Kirstie checked in frequently but not overwhelmingly :)
Let me preface by saying any cons listed were not brought up to Kirstie because they really weren't a big deal! She was a great host and would have addressed things quickly and efficiently! The cons are primarily informational.
Cons:
* Some friction in the check-in process - required scheduling to meet with someone to pick up the keycards needed to access the building. Mind you, they met us at the building so no issue traveling across town or anything like that
* No A/C - this isn't really a big deal but we were in a somewhat warm summer in Victoria. There were a few days were it got quite hot, but with the fans and windows open this was totally manageable!
* No fitness room key provided -- didn't realize this until the end of our trip. As noted, Kirstie would have taken care of this, it was just a bit too late to ask!
* Bathroom -- truly the only "con", the door has no lock and the lights/fan switches are on the outside of the bathroom. While the bathroom could have some minor renovations, Kirstie directly acknowledges this in the listing. This was not a blocker for us and was actually surprised about how nice it was after reading the warning :)
* Internet speed - I'm a software developer, so there are periods of the day where high bandwidth is utilized. There were some issues of downtime due to two people on the network on video call meetings + other activities associated with these meetings. It seems the average speed was about 15 Mbps up, which should be good enough for most people!