Old home, needs some work, especially in bathroom. But stay was fine

Great character property in a really good location. Easy driving to Butchart and the Butterfly pavilion. Lots of good restaurants in walking distance and a good supermarket. Bus into Victoria was a breeze.

Beautiful heritage home in the perfect location. Close to the sea, walking to town, everywhere! Great place!

The home was comfortable and beautiful with so many interesting pieces inside to explore. We loved that it was walking distance to the many lovely shops and restaurants of Sidney!

Beautiful historic home, the beds were really comfortable. It was neat and clean and very welcoming. Walking distance to the water and downtown. The chairs in the dining room and the sofas in the living room are kinda uncomfortable to sit on. Otherwise we had a wonderful stay.

All great except Hot Tub should be fixed so it can be used ortaken off listing. Historic home is clean, central, roomy and full if character.

The home is a lovely character home. Based on previous reviews we knew the dining room chairs were not comfortable. It will be nice when they are replaced, as they definitely were hard to sit on, but the dining room is so nice to be in, we made them work. We were disappointed that for three adults. we would only get to use two of the bedrooms. After contacting the host we were able to get access to the second floor, but at an additional cost of $75/night. It was worth it, as we each had our own room and bathroom. If you are sensitive to a musty smell, be cautious, as the home when you first come in does have a smell. The second floor was worse, and I needed to stay away. We had good communication with the host, including getting more coffee, as there was not much supplied, initially. Paul, who lives downstairs in the basement, was nice to talk too. Overall, we really enjoyed our stay. It is a beautiful old home.

We loved our stay at the Orchard House. It had plenty of room for our group of 4 + the family dog. We were able to prepare a full Easter dinner as the kitchen was fully equipped. Overall it was comfortable and cozy with charming heritage touches. The house is in a very quiet neighborhood and is only a couple of blocks from the seawall and downtown Sidney. Airplanes do fly directly overhead but this did not affect us negatively.The hot tub was just a warm temperature. The host did try to solve the issue while we were there but the temperature didn't seem to warm up. The dining chairs and livingroom furniture are beautiful but have lost their padding. This affects the comfort in those areas. The listing was confusing with respect to needing all 4 bedrooms. The listed price is for the bedrooms on the main floor only. There are extra charges for each of the two bedrooms upstairs. There is someone living in the basement suite. He was quiet, nonintrusive, and friendly. The host was very responsive and accomodating. We enjoyed our stay and would stay again.