The house is very spacious for our group of eight. The backyard (more like a playing field) facing the ocean is huge.The location is very secluded, yet a very short drive to nearby beaches and provincial parks. Sooke is also a short drive. The open ocean view from living/dining room and porch is wonderful.

My month long stay was absolutely fantastic! Ships, Submarines, resident Eagle family, Hummingbirds, Robins, Rabbits and a Black Bear even stole my garbage can:) Will definitely be back!

Large property with privacy in a beautiful setting. Perfect for a getaway with my 3 univeristy aged kids for reading break. I am always so appreciative for rentals that allow pets. It was so nice to be able to take a dog walk on the property. A good loop around could take about 20 mins so not always having to drive somewhere was really nice. Its an older cabin, nicely updated while still keeping its character and charm. Would love to stay again.

Loved: houselarge enough for a big family to hang out together or separately, viewincredible, locationawesome. Unfortunately, there were 2 major disruptions. On arrival, the heat didn’t work. We texted right away, but it took until the 2nd AM for a handyman to confirm the radiant system wasn’t functioning & activate backup baseboard system. On the 2nd night we were able to use the fireplace to warm up the main floor, but that didn’t do folks sleeping in the basement much good. Also, Thurs we started having intermittent water pressure issues. Sunday, the pressure was completely gone, sediment was visibly emanating from the taps, plus something in the locked utility closet was making a loud noise after any use of water. We texted before 7am for help, which came in the afternoon. The plumber found a well pump problem, requiring a part unavailable until Tuesday. We were instructed not to drink tap water and provided filtered water; we were told showers were ok, but they weren’t feasible for lack of pressure. We get that systems break and appreciate the efforts to mitigate. But it was really frustrating to deal w/ both issues during a 7-day trip. Other notes: Having followed up re: property access 6 hrs before check-in time, we were told someone would meet us in person, so we hustled to be there at 4 – but then check-in happened by phone. There were stained linens and unswept floors. Finally, listing says 3 BRs upstairs / 1 in the basement, when it’s really 2/2.