My family and I stayed at the Port Renfrew Beach House over the New Year. The hosts were super easy to deal with and the place was awesome, providing us with the perfect setting to kick off 2016 on the right foot. The house itself is totally charming, and had details throughout that reflect the surrounding area and get you excited to explore it. There are also really comfortable beds, ample room, a killer record & book collection, plus really anything you would need to feel at home...you can tell a lot of thought went into creating this home. The house itself has pretty breathtaking views of the water and backs right on to the ocean - so we decided to do a polar bear swim to ring in the new year...mostly because we could cozy up in the outdoor sauna after and then wash off in their hot waterfall shower inside the house (we started calling it hat because the shower is top notch and felt like you were standing under a waterfall that you could control the temperature of)...yes, I just reviewd a shower, it was that good.
Port Renfrew itself is an incredible place. Highlights for us were Avatar Grove & Botanical Beach. None of us really knew where Port Renfrew was or how much it has to offer before this trip - I really picked this place just based on that it was available, is pet friendly and could accommodate the family, but all of us left Port Renfrew talking about returning in the future. We really lucked out with some exceptional weather over the winter trip we took so we could get out and explore. The house is so cozy with the wood burning fire that it was the perfect place to come back to after our day adventures.
This place is a real Airbnb gem that I would highly recommend to any family or group that wants to slow down, kick back, unplug and enjoy life.