Staying in Rose-Marie's apartment was the perfect way to explore the Victoria area. It was easy to get to the center of Victoria (10 minutes by car) and really easy to get to places outside the city, like Butchart Gardens, the Victoria Butterfly Garden and the cute little town of Sydney.
We loved the apartment - it was spacious with comfortable furniture and bed, great lighting, plenty of towels, and a kitchen that had everything we would need to eat "at home," including plenty of food for breakfast each day we were there - fresh muffins, cereal, oatmeal, coffee, juice, frozen waffles, milk, creamer, bottles of water, etc, etc. Whole Foods was maybe a mile away and there were plenty of other stores close by if we'd needed them. The apartment was very quiet and in a very nice neighborhood. If we ever make it back to Victoria, this would be the first place I'd try to book.