As everyone else has noted, Martin's place is wonderful - spacious and quiet, as advertised. The neighbourhood is peaceful and a cute park is opposite the front of the house so the outlook from the living room window is green and open. Very calming.
The sunroom at the back of the house offers a peek-a-boo view of the ocean and the sunrises seen from this room were fantastic. I enjoyed having my yoga practice in this sunroom.
We made good use of the fireplace in the living room which kept us warm as it is still quite cool time of year.
This home is well set up for a couple (like we are) or a family to relax. Even just on the main floor, there are numerous smaller rooms and nooks to have own's space, as well as larger rooms to gather in. There are also lots of coathooks, shelves, cupboards, hangers, towel bars to store your gear throughout the home - including the entryway - so your stuff is not cluttering the space you are relaxing in.
We found the medium-firm bed (in the main floor bedroom) comfortable.
Martin is a great host - quick to respond and generous. We had a couple of small glitches (The cleaners missed cleaning the toilet and a couple of other spots, and the sunroom fireplace was not igniting.), but despite the fact that he was not in Victoria at the time, Martin offered to arrange for other local assistance and to make up for the glitches.
Staying at Martin's is like staying at a friend of a friend's (or distant relative's) big, comfortable heritage house. It is homey and well-appointed for family living, and not sterile or luxury or staged or cold in any manner (like some hotels or condo-rentals can be).
We really enjoyed our stay at Martin's, the proximity to the ocean, exploring Fairfield on our bikes and hanging out in the sunroom and living room. Thanks so much, Martin, especially for arranging to boost the WiFi for us. We look forward to staying at your place again the next time we go to Victoria!