In summary, Rosemary is the gold standard of hosts, the condo is in a terrific location and the condo itself was great.
In more detail, Rosemary was very easy to communicate with and she met us when we arrived even though we were a bit late due to a delayed ferry. She made sure we had everything we needed and offered some nice tips on what to do while in Victoria. She had 3 bottles of water waiting for us in the fridge and had even bought us some bananas and amazing ginger cookies. Your not going to find a better, more caring host on Airbnb.
The apartment is in a great location. Lots of coffee bars, pubs and restaurants nearby. We ate breakfast twice at Bliss on Pandora and it was great. One of our party even went to a spin class at Spinco located right below the building. The pub next door is open late so we went there a couple of times for a late dinner. The shopping market across the street is dangerous...don't go to Tonic - especially if you like silver jewelry as you will leave with a lighter pocketbook. The area was very safe and many things were just a few minutes of walking away.
Rosemary has done a great job decorating the apartment. It was very clean and well equipped. We especially loved the Keurig. Thanks so much for leaving some coffee for us Rosemary it was very welcomed in the morning. Of course there are great coffee shops close by. The apartment has a great deck outside and although you feel like you are on the ground floor you really are a floor up which was quite unique.
I'm sure I'm forgetting something but we (3 ladies) couldn't say enough good things about Rosemary after we continued our trip. The only bad thing I can say is she set the bar so high that the lodging we had after leaving Victoria didn't compare. So my tip is - make this the last stop on your trip and visit Butchart Gardens - you won't be disappointed.