Simply Suite - Sua Casa Longe de Casa

Everything was great & better than expected; privacy, lots of room, a well-stocked kitchen a good warm shower, a very comfortable bed, and the feeling of being very welcome. It is very centraly located to lots of amenities, but in a quiet part of town. We have a new favorite place to stay on the island !

Nothing to complain about !

We especially appreciated the location of this property, as the bus stops into Victoria and to the amazing Butchart Gardens were directly outside the house! This meant that we could travel into Victoria with ease each day and with just a very reasonable bus fare. The Butchart Gardens were just a few kilometres away in the other direction. Our accommodation was quiet, spacious and comfortable and the host was very helpful and available to answer any queries, even though we did not meet her in person. We do recommend that anyone who is coming to the accommodation from the Vancouver Ferry terminal asks the bus driver to let them know when to alight from the bus in order to reach this address.

The only suggestions we could make are that the shower position is a little difficult to manoeuvre around and the absence of a stovetop limits cooking options. However, we were aware of these on booking and realise that this accommodation is good value for money.

Fresh eggs were nice, snacks provided were nice. Kitchenette was sufficient to cook things. Coffee provided. Soaps towels good supply . Bed very comfortable.

Noise separation between floors. Shower set up was awkward. Not enough space and not a private space to dry off after.

This makeshift suite off a family’s garage clearly had a lot of TLC put into it—small touches like a fresh garden bloom on the table and pleasant, cozy decor. Eggs from their chickens in the fridge was a thoughtful gesture but with no bread to make a slice of toast with it I passed on cooking an egg or eating peanut butter from the jar. I liked that the family seemed to be quite quiet in the morning while I was sleeping down below.

The experience was undermined by communication challenges and lack of practical support when I was stuck. Although Robyn had mentioned she might be able to help me with a short ride , she was completely unreachable when I lost my ride—no response to calls or emails. I ended up on a 1.5-hour bus ride instead of a 10-minute drive. That did not become a big issue until later , she texted all the reasons she was no longer willing to help with rides . I felt misled by her earlier offer and alarmed by herputting me down for trying to take her up on it. She went overboard, suggesting I was asking for a ‘valet service’ and recommended I stay at the Empress Hotel instead, costing about $300 - $15000 per night when she knew I needed the $100 or less range. She repeated several times that no other guest had this “issue”—which was no more than an attempted request for assistance —likely because other guests arrived by car. She accused me of ‘setting her up’,which was also alarming. For me, the “issue” here was the lack of responses when I needed communication on day of arrival and manner of response when we did get in touch. Her communications about the matter were the opposite of calming or welcoming.