Zoe,
Thank you for all of your help and making our family of 4 vacation pleasant and quite memorable. My family loved that there are 2 bedrooms and bathrooms so that everyone was able to leisurely prepare themselves for the day's sightseeing activities.
Although we only used the kitchen once for a delicious "daddy breakfast meal", it was nice to have access to a full kitchen if we wanted to eat in at any time.
Speaking of meals, we are a big breakfast family and Floyd's down the block was scrumptious, appropriately priced and the service happy and quick. We also enjoyed our dinner at Pagliacci's, tastey food, plenty of it and the atmosphere was intriguing.
We loved your city of Victoria, the seaside marina and gardens, the Government building, the sea planes and the Fairmont Empress. My wife and daughter had a lovely time at " high tea" while my son and I explored China town and had lunch there.
We enjoyed all of your insights to the area and our stroll that you have mapped out through the local streets was spent during some of the best weather we have ever experienced during vacation. August - September is one of our favorite times to travel.
We appreciated the use of your car park, it enabled us to increase our range for our visit to Canada. We took the rental car on a ferry ride to Vancouver where we were able to experience some woodsy outdoor hiking just outside of Vancouver at Lynn Canyon Park... Spectacular! the suspension bridge, the dip in the refreshing stream and pools... marvelous trails so well groomed that can be managed by anyone: we saw toddlers, seniors, a woman on crutches! The park is well shaded by the tall sequoias so we never felt overwhelmed by the temperature.
The other sights we enjoyed were Granville Market on the Vancouver marina, and the extensive views from Stanley Park and its beaches.
The Butchart Gardens were magnificient and we were fortunate enough to go twice. On Saturday evening before dusk, we spent an hour and a half in the gardens and then were able to hear some live music and see a spectacular Fireworks show ending our evening. My daughter, who is quick with a samrt phone, saw that for only $3.oo more, the next day we were able to enter the gardens again (save your tickets from the previous day). During a beautiful morning, we leisurely strolled through the areas we missed the night before.
Again, the amenities at your lovely home were well appreciated. The fresh clean linens and towels, a well prepped kitchen and comfortable living arrangements make us wish there was a "Zoe's home" where ever we travel.
Cheers!
The Malta family