The condo was perfect for what me and my coworker needed…. bright, good location, quiet, 2 bedrooms for privacy, secure parking provided , and it was really REALLY clean with good fast internet. The building is new construction and nice.
The key pickup and return at 7-11 was great - saved the stress of figuring a time to meet in person for keys! 7-11 is in the same block with a parking lot out front to run in and grab keys. The key box is to the right of the door on the wall after you walk in, it was pretty easy to use following the provided instructions and codes. The condo and welcome instructions were really clear on everything, so there is no need to walk someone through everything anyway.
It was my coworkers first time at an Airbnb, and she was pretty impressed with the amenities, the full kitchen with appliances and basic pantry ingredients, she said it was a good brand of shampoo, conditioner and body wash. Linens on the beds were really nice, beds were super comfortable. Decor was tasteful and furniture was comfortable. TV worked great and we watched Netflix after our long workdays. There are fans in each room if you need, and as we were here on a very hot week in Victoria, we just opened the windows and closed the blinds to keep the sun out while we were out for the day. It was pleasant in the evening after we came back.
Loved having Yates market and Cobs across the street, made breakfast super easy. There is coffee and tea provided in the condo to make yourself, or Starbucks is a block away for “the usual”. We had dinner out both nights, and our last night we ate at the cute burrito garden below our condo. Happy they closed at 10, so no concerns about patio noise. It is a 15 minute walk to the Inner Harbour, and so many great restaurants around in this area. I just walked everywhere and didn’t take the car out until we checked out and was happy to have a secure parking spot (which was easy to to find and ample stall size in the parkade). There was a lot of street parking out front for our second car, with free parking after 6pm.
We were originally booked in two separate rooms at an older hotel and after we had booked, as I looked at the hotel photos, I got really nervous about privacy, noise, slow internet and dark dated rooms and gross carpet and was thrilled when I found this Airbnb with 2 bedrooms. It was exactly what we needed and made our work trip much more enjoyable with a comfortable place to relax (or catch up on work emails) at the end of the day.