I lived in this apartment for a couple of months and could have stayed there forever. The apartment is beautiful, with it's 12 foot ceilings, exposed brick walls, bamboo flooring, black granite kitchen island, large double-sashed windows. It would not be an exaggeration to say I fell in love with the place.
The location is in the heart of downtown Victoria. It was great to step out of the building and explore all that the beautiful city has to offer.
Nick the host responds quickly and lives nearby so he can pop by if you need anything.
There is a gated parking lot around half a block from the apartment you get to use, which is huge since you have to pay for street parking, although street parking is free after 6pm until 9am. A word of advice, learn to back your car into the parking spot. It makes it getting out much easier.
The apartment holds heat but there are a couple of fans in it and you can open the windows to get cool air. Note that the the garbage is collected every morning around 5am so if you do like to sleep with the window open that might wake you up. Otherwise it was very quiet.
Living in Victoria for two months at The Monaco was one of the best experiences of my life and will treasure the memories forever.