I stayed in Elizabeth and Alan's garden suite for four nights this July with my dad who was visiting from Europe.
I must say this was for me exactly the perfect Airbnb experience. A big spacious unit, completely private (including garden patio and kitchen) but still in easy reach of the hosts, clean, in a nice very central area but not in the touristic core, near a 24h grocery store and public transport.
This really is a great way to live like a local while enjoying all the many tourist attractions close by.
Elizabeth and Alan were just lovely. They invited us to be as sociable with them as we felt suited us. So a couple of times we knocked on their door and enjoyed some good conversation and getting to know them a bit.
I will definitely be contacting them again first next time I visit Victoria to stay with them again and really recommend this to anyone.