I fell in love with this place the instant I walked through the gate into the courtyard. Past the burbling waterfall in the koi pond, palm trees and moss-covered stones, and through the back door into a foyer and sitting room with tall ceilings and windows letting in the afternoon sunlight... then through to a large open-concept bedroom/kitchenette (with enough floor space for me to do my Zoom ballet classes), windows overlooking the courtyard, charmingly creaky original wooden floors, and a bathroom with a large sunflower showerhead. The kitchenette served my purposes. I'm on a restrictive, simple diet, and I ate very well during my five days, preparing all my own meals. Everything about this hideaway is peaceful, pretty, and good for the soul. And because it's a few minutes' walk from all the shops, cafes, bookstores, restaurants, grocery stores, and drugstores of Ganges Harbour, you can come and go back and forth multiple times in a day, and that's not including excursions around the island, whether by car or bus. The bus from the ferry drops you off just a few blocks away, so it couldn't be easier. You step outside the unit and you've got Ganges Harbour on one side, right across the street, and Mount Erskine on the other side. I just never got tired of stepping outside and seeing all of this beauty... not to mention the flowers everywhere, growing not only in people's gardens, but wild in the ditches... every time you go for a wander you stumble upon another quaint park or cafe or bookstore, not to mention the multiple thrift shops. Tom was very accessible the one time I needed help on how to figure out the lock combination. Every effort is made to make the guest comfortable, right down to a soft fleece blanket for curling up in front of the woodstove or enjoying Netflix, Crave, Disney etc. on the Roku/Smart TV. There are baseboard heaters throughout and the place warms up very quickly. You'll want to leave the windows open a crack so you can fall asleep listening to the waterfall in the koi pond, and you'll wake to the sound of birdsong. I was sad to leave and can't wait to book another stay and explore more of the Island and return to all my favourite haunts.