Location: Bowser, Vancouver Island, The Islands, British Columbia, Canada (Nanaimo 45 mins, Qualicum 15 mins, Comox Airport 30 mins)
Accommodations: House, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths (Sleeps 7)
Luxurious, modern, spacious (over 1900 square feet) three-bedroom, two-bathroom home on semi waterfront. It's just 20 seconds from our verandah to a private beach, with wonderful views of the Georgia Strait and the Gulf Islands from almost every room.
The master bedroom has a queen bed, ocean views, a private balcony, and full ensuite bathroom with a soaker tub and a separate shower. The second ocean view bedroom downstairs has a king bed that can separate into two super twins. The third bedroom has a double and a twin bed. All beds have quality linens.
The house is equipped with all the comforts of home including: gourmet kitchen, air-conditioning, high-speed and wireless internet, air-tight wood fireplace, 42-inch TV with surround sound, Cable/DVD player/VCR/stereo, washer/dryer, and telephone (free local calls). There is a family room with a card table, books, games and puzzles, office space and exercise equipment.
Relax on the wide front verandah and enjoy the fenced garden with glorious views of the beach, a barbeque and a huge log picnic table for alfresco meals. Stroll along the beach and watch the wildlife, including seals, sea lions, whales, otters, and eagles, or harvest oysters and clams from our beach for dinner.
Bowser Beach House is a great base for a family vacation. The house is on a large bay facing Hornby and Denman Islands and you can walk and walk in either direction. It is a large, private, peaceful beach, only for the few houses on the bay. We are a quick and easy drive to more beaches: Qualicum Beach is 15 minutes and Parksville is 20 minutes away, and there are beautiful provincial parks with lakes, beaches and picnic areas within a few minutes drive of the house. Horne Lake Provincial Park, with its amazing caves and outdoor recreation activities is only a 10 minute drive away. There are ocean kayaks for rent in Deep Bay, 5 minutes' drive from the house.
The friendly village of Bowser is a 5 minute walk up the hill, and it has a fully stocked small supermarket with a wonderful on-site bakery, a grocery store, post office, restaurant (Mediterranean style), coffee shop, gas station, hardware store, liquor store, and a video/DVD rental. More shopping, country markets, organic eggs and meats, and some more restaurants are just down the road.
From December to March, Bowser Beach House is a perfect base for a family ski vacation at Mount Washington ski resort, with skiing, snowboarding and cross-country. Skiers have an easy 35 minute drive to the mountain top, and non-skiers have a relaxing base close to lots of other activities.
* Bowser is within easy driving distance of five superb golf courses.
* Only 20 minutes to the world class spa at Tigh-na-mara.
* Take a day trip to Denman and Hornby Islands, just a few minutes away by ferry.
* Only 15 - 20 minutes to the beaches at Qualicum Beach and Parksville.
* The famous Fanny Bay oysters, Island scallops, and more fresh, locally-caught seafood are a few minutes away.
* The ancient trees of Cathedral Grove, the goats on the roof at Coombs, and the beautiful waterfalls at Englishman River and Little Qualicum Falls are a short drive away.
* You will be perfectly situated for easy day trips to the rugged West coast of the island for whale watching.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Air Conditioning
- Washer
- Dryer
- Linens Provided
- Off Street Parking
- Parking for RV/Boat/Trailer
- Wood Fireplace
- Wood Stove
- Beds
- King Bed: Can separate into 2 super twin beds
- Queen Bed
- Double Bed
- Twin/Single Bed
- Entertainment
- Cable/Satellite TV: 42 inch tv with surround sound system
- DVD
- VCR
- Video Library: good selection of dvds and videos
- CD Player
- Stereo System
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen: gourmet kitchen with all the bells and whistles, including a convection oven, well stocked spice rack, blender with smoothie maker, coffee maker and grinder
- Cooking Utensils Provided
- Refrigerator
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- Ice Maker
- Outdoor Features
- Gas/Electric BBQ Grill
- Deck/Patio: Complete with a beautiful log picnic table for alfresco meals
- Balcony: ocean view balcony off the master bedroom
- Lanai: large ocean view verandah
- View/Location
- Beachfront: The private beach is sandy at the top, with pebbles and larger rocks below.
- Communications
- Telephone
- Broadband Internet
- WiFi (Wireless Internet)
- Other Amenities
- Iron/Ironing Board, Quality Bed Linens and Towels, Beach Towels, Hair Dryer, Exercise Equipment, Telescope, Card Table, Books, Games and Puzzles, Office Space
- Suitability
- No Pets Allowed
- Kid Friendly: fenced front yard with lawn, selection of toys, children's dvds and videos, child's toilet seat insert and step stool available
- Smoking Not Allowed
- Activities (on site and nearby)
- Golf
- Tennis
- Zoo/Wildlife Park
- Shopping
- Sightseeing
- Restaurants
- Kayaking
- Sailing
- Boating
- Shelling
- Swimming
- Snorkeling/Diving
- Surfing
- Windsurfing
- Biking
- Mountain Biking
- Cross Country Skiing
- Downhill/Alpine Skiing
- Snowboarding
- Sledding/Tubing
- Wildlife Viewing
- Hiking
- Fishing
- Spelunking
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Museums
- Miniature golf
- Horseback Riding
- Other Activities
- - harvest clams and and oysters on our private beach - variety of salt and freshwater fishing within minutes of the house - Bowser Beach House is only: - 5 minutes from ocean kayaking tours in Deep Bay - 20 minutes from the Tigh-na-mara Spa - 20 minutes from world class cave spelunking and outdoor adventure activities at Horne Lake Provincial Park - 35 minutes from skiing, snowboarding, and cross-country skiing at Mount Washington
Rate Details (In Canadian Dollars)
Peak: $1800/wk (1 week min) Jun 27 - Sep 5, 2009
Shoulder: May, Jun, Sep $1300/wk, $190/nt (3 night min), $215/nt (2 nights)
Off-Peak: Oct - Apr $150/nt (3 night min), $175/nt (2 nights), $800/wk, $1800/mnth
Spring Break, Christmas and New Year are shoulder rate
* Rates are for 6 guests, $15/night extra for 7th guest
* $500 Damage deposit (fully refunded if no damage)
* Check-in 3pm; Check-out, 11am
* Peak season rental weeks are from Saturday to Saturday
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
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Property Photos
- Comfortable, spacious, modern home by the beach - Vancouver Island Accommodation
- Living room and fireplace - Vancouver Island Accommodation
- View from the porch - Vancouver Island Accommodation
- Kitchen with everything you need for gourmet meals
- Ocean view bedroom
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Words cannot describe the delight in our stay at Bowser Beach House! It met and surpassed our expectations from our first glimpse in your photo gallery. It was very easy for all of us to want to keep the house clean and tidy -- it felt like our dream home! All the appliances and appointments were so classy, expensive, state-of-the-art and tasteful. What a beautiful home you have!!! We all LOVED it! Two of my daughters told me after the first few minutes that they would not be going home with us! They wanted to stay!! There was a very subdued mood in the van as we pulled away. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Thank you. We look forward to another opportunity to come and stay - perhaps in another couple of years? I hesitate to have you include any of my comments, because I don't want Bowser Beach House to be booked when we may be able to come again!! Certainly you may use any part of my emails - it would be my pleasure to "loan" my praise of your lovely home.
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I would just like to say thank you very much, the house was lovely. We had a great time there and hope to return again one day, it was a holiday of a lifetime.
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I was surprised at the extent of your amenities. I have stayed at quite a few vacation homes and yours is second to none in atmosphere, quality of living space and feeling of home away from home.
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Now we are back in the UK I just thought I'd send a little email to thank you for helping us with our stay in Bowser. We had a lovely time - particularly as the house was so well equipped both for the kids and for the adults after they had gone to bed. We didn't manage to get much beyond Spider Lake and the playground at Parksville but the kids loved it and we really managed to relax, it was all so peaceful there.
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