Clean, quiet, relaxing. Very pleasant host family. Friendly cat. Odd faux horse head peering into the balcony but we got used to that. Comfortable beds and furniture. Board games, books, even a guitar to pass the time. Great hikes nearby: the roughly 3km path around the lake edge is mostly under trees with a wooden boardwalks, even on pontoons for a bit. Saw multiple painted turtles and the biggest tadpoles I’ve ever encountered. We hiked the lake path twice because we liked it. Goldstream park is about 10 minutes away. We hiked to Goldstream falls - take the stream side route rather than the road. VERY quiet. Challenging because of height gain, but beautiful. Niagara Falls is prettier but its hike pales compared to the Goldstream route. Esquimalt Lagoon Migratory Bird Sanctuary is another good hike. We walked barefoot for miles on the Salish sea shore. Birds, ships, breeze. Heavenly.However, my personal favorite thing about this rental was sitting on the love seat in the second bedroom, in the afternoon sun, watching the lake or reading. My wife preferred knitting on the sheltered deck under the horse head’s gaze. Very peaceful. Very relaxing, which was my goal for this vacation.Great place to chill. Great sushi nearby. Friendly hosts. Reasonably close to downtown Victoria. Exactly what we needed.