Hi there, as follows is a brief recap of our lodging experience at 'Botany Bay 'Luxury Oceanfront Cabin'...
It was our anniversary, and we were intending on a quiet and remote retreat in Port Renfrew.
However; there was a full size excavator digging and pounding rock, immediately adjacent to our bedroom (empty lot right beside bedroom) upon arrival on Thursday afternoon. This cacophony started up again bright and early Friday morning, and woke us up at 845am.. This was not disclosed. This would have been 100% acceptable, had the renters disclosed this, and offered a discounted nightly rate.
Waking up to the sound of scraping rock and metal pounding on Friday morning, we reached out to Heather and Rob, our hosts, hoping they could rectify the situation
They responded quickly, registering surprise and disbelief at the active construction. Their suggested course of action was for us to personally Interrupt the construction, and ask the operator to cease and desist. Why would we want to wade into an active building site and ask the workers to stop their activities?
Furthermore; my partner and I had planned a multi-course meal, utilizing the 'luxury' kitchen in this rental. Unfortunately, it didn't provide the basic amenities: ladels; wine opener; roasting dish; baking sheets; any oven safe cookware, or any common cooking or serving dishes.

This would have been a non issue, had we have been in a regular town or city, but in Port Renfrew, one needs to have their meals planned ahead of time. As advised by our renter (no groceries). Honestly, the fact that we reached out multiple times to our 'hosts' and paid over $500 for 2 nights , and received little more than ' I'm so sorry for your inconvenience' leaves us with bitter taste in our mouth. Cudos to the staff at Port Renfrew Pub for feeding us and providing a warm and hospital place to hang out.
P.