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    Captain J's Seaside Suite ~ Just Five Steps to the Beach

    Gibsons, BC, Canada
    • House950 sqft
    • Bedrooms1
    • Sleeps3
    • Bathrooms1
    • Half Baths0
    • Minimum Stay0 - 2 nights

    Come and enjoy your own private seaside suite on the water

    Captain J's is a 950 sq ft self contained suite with large airy rooms with a view of the water from every window . This is a one bedroom suite with a queen bed and fully equipped kitchen with a dishwasher. The bathroom hosts the original claw foot bathtub, a shower, and W/D. In the large livingroom is a queen leather pull out couch, gas fireplace, T/V/DVD, and wireless internet for your convience. We have recently changed

    the sunroom to a beautiful place to sit up close to watch the activity out on the water.

    As you cozy up with the two large chairs in front of the fireplace it makes this a great place to enjoy the view no matter what the weather. (storms are amazing)

    Kick back and relax on your large deck as you gaze out upon breathtaking views of the water and mountains. Your deck also comes with a gas firepit and BBQ for your use, as well an outdoor shower to rinse off after a swim.

    Owner

    John and Cindy McKinnon

    Member Since 2012
    Response rate:
    80%
    Response time:
    within one day
    Speaks:
    english
    Calendar last updated:
    Apr 22, 2018
    About John and Cindy McKinnon

    Captain J's is 97 year old and has been in the McKinnon family since 1949 when John McKinnon the first bought the house from Mr. and Mrs. Cave. The Caves built this house with wood from the old armoury on Bowen Island after the First world War in 1919. When Mrs. Cave became ill, they were forced to sell and that was when our grand dad purchased this house. When grand dad bought this place, him and Grama lived downstairs with two suites for rental upstairs. In 1957 John McKinnon died of heart disease and grama moved up to one of the suites upstairs and rented the bottom suite out to Vi Madsen who stayed here for 50 years. John McKinnon the second and his family came up on weekends and summers till he retired, then they split their time between here and Coquitlam. In October, 2006, John McKinnon the third, acquired the house from his Dad and started on a journey to renovate the old place and make it our home. We started off with tearing out all the flooring downstairs and digging down 5 ft to lay a foundation. From there we worked withthe help of friends and family for 2 full years. It has been a journey through time and family history as we discovered writings stuck in walls, old bottles, golf clubs and many hidden treasures along the way. This old house is a time capsule of the McKinnon family history with old doorframes marked with children's heights and ages to timeless memories of family get togethers and summer fun.

    John and Cindy McKinnon purchased this House in 1949

    Why John and Cindy McKinnon chose Gibsons

    John has been up to this summer place all his life, and then of course brought his wife Cindy and their children. This was just where we came every summer, or weekend we could get away, so if was only natural to make it our home in the end.

    What makes this House unique

    You only need to wake up one morning and look out as the sunrises over the water and the mountains sparkle with snow too know you have come home. Sitting in the early morning with your coffee, where else would you want to be.

    $156avg/night
    11 Reviews
    Exceptional 5/5
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    For booking assistance, call 888-829-7076

    Property # 431662

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