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• Great Place to Stay.

  Great Place to Stay.

  • Guest Carol
  • Date of stay 08/18/11
  • Review Submitted 09/07/11
  Clean, Cozy, and quiet. Beds were very comfortable and owners are a pleasure to deal with.

  Recommended for: Sightseeing, girls getaway, adventure seekers.

  Owner response: Wonderful to have your Ashland Rowing Team back for the second time and look forward to greeting you again in 2 years when you next compete at Elk Lake.

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• Great Location!

  Great Location!

  • Guest Mark & Mavis
  • Date of stay 07/17/11
  • Review Submitted 08/27/11
  Great House and location for exploring the island. Far enough away to provide a quiet places to relax and explore ( great winery just a walk down the road), but close enough to town for accessing the necessities of life. Close to the airport and to the Ferry so we could easilyget around. House was great! provides lots of space for muliit family or guests use whle allowing for the common space to interact.

  Recommended for: Families with teenagers, sightseeing, age 55+, families with young children, adventure seekers.

  Owner response: Travel does seem to be getting more exhausting now days, so guests do appreciate that at the end of either their flights or drive & ferry crossing, our home is nearby and easy to find. The homes manual will be on the counter as you enter and it includes instructions for finding all the immediate necessities such as ... hours and how to find grocery stores, liquor store, etc.

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• walsh wedding family

  walsh wedding family

  • Guest WALSHS
  • Date of stay 08/22/11
  • Review Submitted 08/22/11
  Thank you very much for renting your home. we enjoyed our stay very much. nice having our whole familly all together in one house. so much easier and enjoyable than staying in a motel. we would strongly recomend your home to anyone. thanks again. Arlene and Cliff Walsh

  Recommended for: Families with teenagers, sightseeing, romantic getaway, age 55+, families with young children, girls getaway, tourists without a car.

  Owner response: With 4 bedrooms, a very open plan kitchen, large dining table & the outdoor propane fireplace our home really is a great place for extended families from different parts of the country to come together & reconnect with each other. Just a reminder for those of you planning upcoming weddings. This is a great accommodation in a quiet residential neighbourhood, but it is not suitable as a venue to host actual wedding events. Sorry, no rehearsal parties, day after gift openings, etc.

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• Beautiful Home

  Beautiful Home

  • Guest bliss
  • Date of stay 11/17/10
  • Review Submitted 04/28/11
  This home was perfect for our long stay. Our family of 6 stayed for 4 months while our new house was being built and couldn't have stayed anywhere else it was perfect. The neighbors are so nice the market was great. We loved staying here and will definitely recommend our friends and family stay here when in town. Very well equipped home with everything you need and the hot tub was a great bonus.

  Recommended for: Families with teenagers, sightseeing, pet owners, romantic getaway, age 55+, families with young children, girls getaway, adventure seekers.

  Owner response: How kind of you to post your comments.We were so pleased to have been your "home away from home" while you built your dream home. Hope everything turned out the way you hoped and that you are settled once more. Not sure how you managed everything during the build and with such ease: move out of previous home, move in to our vacation home with Mom, Dad, 4 Children and Dog, run Bliss Spa , build home, move out of our vacation home! And you left our home so immaculate as well! So appreciated. I know you loved the Deep Cove Market near our home and all the local gourmet goodies available there so perhaps we'll still run into you now and then if can't resist a drive out for your favourites . Hmmm, not sure how you'll fit that in! We'll look forward to greeting your referrals! Susan & Don

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• Biker chics

  Biker chics

  • Guest Biker Chics
  • Date of stay 08/06/10
  • Review Submitted 09/17/10
  6 of us ladies spent a week at Susan and Don's property this August. For 18 years we have enjoyed a week of riding around the Northwest and staying in vacation rentals. This is one of our nicer stays. The house was perfect for our needs, well maintained, nicely decorated and very comfortable. We took Don and Susan's advice on places to eat and things to do and it worked out well. We would highly recommend this place.

  Recommended for: Sightseeing, age 55+, girls getaway, adventure seekers.

  Owner response: Cyclists ... did you know that greater Victoria has more cycling routes than any other Canadian City? Our home has access to great cycle routes, maps on local cycle routes, garage to securely store your bicycles, clean or repair them, kitchen for the necessary hearty breakfasts and laundry for wet gear! Oh! and hot tub for sore muscles. Book with us for all your cycle-friendly features. Thanks Sylvia, Barb, Sandy, Jan, Marita and Paula for sharing tales of your cycle adventures. You have too much fun!

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• Wonderful House in Deep Cove

  Wonderful House in Deep Cove

  • Guest Family Road Trip from CA
  • Date of stay 08/16/10
  • Review Submitted 08/26/10
  On driving toward the Deep Cove house, it was evident that it was situated in a very nice neighborhood of mixed woods,lakes and inlets, farms, and other beautiful houses. We were greeted at the door and given a complete tour and introduction to the house. One nice surprise was the cleanliness of the house. My mother, a "clean freak", thought it had never been lived in! The house is very nicely appointed. The beds are firm and comfortable. Linens and towels, also the robes, are high-end. All of the applicances were in perfect working order. This includes the hot tub, which we did not use since the weather was unusually hot! The neighborhood is perfect for short walks. Each morning finds numerous dog walkers, trekkers, biking groups and others out for their morning exercises. As we headed toward the beach, we stopped at the local winery, enjoyed tasting, and bought some of the 2007 Pinot Noir grown right there. The beach is pebbly, and the water cold, but this did not deter our kids and dog from swimming. Blackberry bushes are quite abundant in the surrounding area. Armed with bowls and plastic bags, we would come back from our walks with quarts of berries, perfect for cooking down into preserves. We travelled back with 4 quarts of the finest blackberry jam. A short drive around Lands End on the northern-most end of the peninsula was great, revealing views across the water, large estates, and a different way to the highway to Victoria. A small market near the house serves as an expensive, smaller version of a Trader Joe's store, while "real shopping" requires a 10 min drive to Sidney, where fresh fish can be purchased. Victoria is about 20 minutes away, but after walking around town and eating dinner, it was nice to be back in the greenery and fresh air of Deep Cove. We drove around outer VIctoria a bit, only to realize that the northern end of the Saanich Peninsula is the best place to be in the area. We will return to the Deep Cove house, and highly recommend staying here. Note to travellers: our 3 day visit was too short. If your schedule allows, spend a week.

  Recommended for: Families with teenagers, sightseeing, pet owners, romantic getaway, age 55+, families with young children.

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• • Guest Michelle & Craig Boadway
  • Date of stay 12/07/09
  • Review Submitted 12/07/09
  First I want to thank Susan and Don for allowing us to stay in you're amazing home. My family & I were very impressed with the accommodations, you didn't spare any expense on the beautiful furniture. We spent alot of time sitting around just enjoying the comforts of our surroundings and in the evenings we would sit around the fire pit. The area is quint, beautiful and very peaceful, great for our family needs. The rooms are spacious, enough space to accommodate my large family. The hot tub was a great way for us to spend time together at the end of our hectic day, unlike the hotel experience we had privacy and able to star gaze. After this experience I don't think we will ever stay at another hotel again. I would recommend anyone who is planning on vacationing in the Victoria area to stay at Deep Cove Retreat.

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• • Guest Jack, Roman & Kathleen
  • Date of stay 05/29/09
  • Review Submitted 05/29/09
  Everything about Deep Cove is perfect... the location is the best...being out of the city hustle...including Victoria and Sidney....was like living in a country retreat but having everything you could possibly want within a short drive. For me the home being so clean and organized meant a lot...when we opened the door we could all settle in right away without having to worry about things being 'not quite up to par'...soon after it was the comfort of Deep Cove that made us all go AHHHH this is great!!! The furnishings, the hot tub...that couch ( I still want to somehow sneak it out of there and bring it home to Calgary), and the beds were great too...Knowing that there was always someone close by to contact, just in case...something was needed was reassuring. The winter months on the coast are not like winter anywhere else...everything is so green and alive...the rain just keeps things fresh and clean, honestly we didn't mind the weather at all. Let's talk about having Nature at you doorstep...walks along the ocean or in the woods, it seemed that every turn was something new and totally different...the city cement was a distant memory and coming home to it again makes us all realize just how supporting Mother Nature is to our Being...how much our mind, body and spirit crave being close to Her, being in Nature is like being Home...Home is where the Heart is and we all left a little of our Heart in Deep Cove....Thank You for providing a space to nourish what is most important... with much Love, Jack, Roman and Kathleen

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• Guestbook Comment

  Guestbook Comment

  • Guest Anonymous
  • Date of stay 01/01/09
  • Review Submitted 01/15/09
  Dec 23-30/08 we enjoyed your Deep Cove Retreat home for our Christmas holiday. You attention to detail,lovely decorations and welcome gifts made our Christmas on the coast awesome.The area and your neighbours were great.Your home is lovely and you have thought of everything for your guests.Thanks again,your home became ours for the week. Lynda & John

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• Guestbook Comment

  Guestbook Comment

  • Guest Anonymous
  • Date of stay 11/01/08
  • Review Submitted 11/05/08
  This was by far the nicest place our foursome has stayed in the 20 years we have traveled together. No attention to detail and comfort were spared; the welcome basket and visitor information were superior. Thank you!

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Payment is usually accepted in the quoted currency (CAN$) unless the currency and the amount is specifically agreed in advance with the owner / advertiser.

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Fees and Taxes:

• Tax Rate 12%
• Cleaning CAN$150