We were completely happy with our stay at Dianne's place. We did not meet Dianne, but Muriel went above and beyond to make us comfortable and provide for our convenience. We were pampered with milk in the fridge, cooking privileges in the main house kitchen, laundry, use of olive oil and seasonings for the meal we cooked from our farm store veggies. Since the previous guests left early Muriel generously invited us to arrive early so it worked out that we got several bonus hours the first day. We used it well by a tub-soak and an afternoon nap. Coming from the hubbub of a downtown hostel it was heavenly.
Dianne and her crew work so hard to make everything nice. We were surprised to find thriving vegetable beds and lovely flower gardens in the back courtyard where we were invited to harvest greens for our own use.
We loved the neighborhood for cycling and walking and it couldn't have been easier to get to the Black Ball Ferry terminal five blocks away. The day we left we appreciated being allowed to stash the bulk of our bags in the main kitchen till our ferry sailing mid-afternoon.
Our stay was therapy for the body and mind.