Anna was a lovely, helpful host who had gone to a lot of effort to make her house comfortable for guests. I was at a conference so was hardly there, but when I was I had a good night's sleep and everything I needed.
There were some lovely places to run nearby (Oak Bay) and the buses were convenient to get into town (though less so on weekends). People in Victoria were sooooo polite, it was amazing! The Wrap and Roll on the corner of the street was a handy place to grab something for dinner if you had a busy day out, I had a nice felafel wrap from there.
I HIGHLY recommend getting the Prince of Whales tour back to Vancouver, it was much nicer than flying and more convenient and pleasant than the BC connector. Plus we saw whales! The boat trip back via Butchart Gardens then onto Vancouver was a real highlight of my whole trip, at about $200 I thought it was good value for a downtown-downtown journey including a whale watching tour. It took about 5 hours and the scenery was SPECTACULAR and the staff very knowledgeable and friendly. Arriving into downtown Vancouver by boat was a fantastic experience. I loved Victoria, would happily come back again and explore more of the island!