We enjoyed our August stay in Victoria at Rob and Jen's place. It was well decorated and in a great location for walking around and exploring. The only major issue was how hot the apartment was without AC. The first few days of our trip it was only 21-23C yet the apartment was consistently 4 degrees above this even with all the windows open and fans blowing; it did not cool down below 24C in the apartment. On the hottest day, it was 28C and the apartment stayed near that temperature overnight and into the next day. Additionally, with all the windows open to cool off the space, it was sometimes difficult to sleep given the busy noises of being centrally located downtown at the intersection of two major roads (trucks, emergency vehicles, people yelling after leaving bars, etc.). Also, there was only one working elevator in the building, so we often had to wait and queue for access to our floor. Overall it was a nice place and I'm sure it would be even better and quieter in a colder time of year.