Christian was a great host and made every effort to make sure we had a good stay. He was actually on holiday nearby to us when we were due to arrive, so made the effort to meet us as we checked out of our previous accommodation before we drove to Victoria so we had the keys and all the info we needed to get in ok.

The apartment is really good and has a great look and feel to the place. Located in an old Soda factory it's a cool old building that has been renovated to a high standard. It's a modern studio with really great Wifi (16MB, best in Canada that we experienced by far) and has loads of plug sockets (including each side of the bed) which we find always useful for charging laptops and phones etc. It has a nice little balcony so you can enjoy a drink outside or see what the weather is doing before you head out. Kitchen was small but seemed to have everything you'd need including a classic enormous American fridge, (we were only there for 1 night and didn't cook). The bathroom is a good size and has everything you'd expect.

There's great breakfast places nearby including one we tried just round the corner from the apartment (Willie's Cafe and Bakery). Apparently the best place in town is called 'Jam' but we went there and there was a 15-20min queue out the door to get a table!

It's only a 5 min walk to the start of the main harbour walk and we went on a great whale watching tour done by BC Whale Tours which is in that area and the nearest to the apartment.

Victoria is a great place to wander round and Christian's apartment is in the heart of the old town with easy access to some of the best places. It's a good 25min walk to Fisherman's wharf which is as far as you'd go in the other direction, but there's lots to see walking along the way and you can get a tiny ferry across the harbour for a couple of dollars if you don't want to walk (till 9pm).

There's a great little secret alleyway we discovered called 'Fan-Tan Alley' in Chinatown with a few cool hidden shops.

Parking was fine for us, but could potentially be an issue depending what time you arrive. The secure underground car park Christian recommends is only 2 mins walk from the front door so you wont have to drag cases far. As it happens we arrived after 6pm on Sat and the street parking was free until Monday at 9am, so we found a space right next to the building and only had to pay a few dollars on Monday morning. It's $0.25 for 10 mins on the street and you pay in 10 min chunks up till a couple of hours.

Overall, great stay and would love to come back!