I feel lucky for the decision to go for Sonja's house. Her house was clean, spacious and warm. I can fully experience the peace of Victoria in her house since it is out of downtown. And you can see sheep and cow just when you get out of the door. What is really great is the whole ground floor is almost yours. As Victoria is not a big city, it takes me only 20 minutes to go downtown by bus. Also, there is bus connection to Butchart Gardens, Goldstream Park (if you are in the right season to see salmon and like hiking), and Swartz Bay Ferry. I highly recommend bus travellers to use Transit app to guide you in Victoria, as it is more powerful than Google map here.
Other than the hardware part, Sanja's kind heart and willingness to help is more valuable. She would risk getting to work late to send me to Butchart Gardens. She was so nice to talk with me about my daily trip and give advice. And on the last day, she even got up much earlier than usual in order to send me to the ferry on time. I also learned a lot about local life from her.
If I go to Victoria next time, I will definitely go for Sonja's house again.