Estevan/Willows House

Estevan/Willows house was the perfect retreat for our family during our stay in Victoria. The neighborhood is charming, offering walkable parks and convenient beach access. The house itself was spotless and well-equipped, providing everything we needed. Its location is ideal, with easy access to both downtown and UVic.

Lovely property, well located, provided everything we needed, ideal for our two small dogs.

The location of the property is beautiful. We sat in the shady backyard for many hours reading books and taking in the assortment of flowers. If you like quiet walks on the beach and beautiful parks, this is the place for you. Quiet two bedroom home with modern kitchen and open living room with big windows allowed us to relax immediately. Loved the warm bathroom floor as well. Host made everything easy and convenient. Hope to be back again soon.

House was perfect for our trip to Victoria. Clean place with an amazing backyard. Close to the bay and downtown. Highly recommend especially if you have a dog. Good communication from host.

Great owners, comfortable property, terrific and beautiful location. We highly recommend this VRBO rental and will return.

We have stayed at many VRBO’s over the years, and Rod’s home truly stands out. The two large bedrooms had very comfortable beds, with great linens. The kitchen is FULLY equipped, making meal preparations easy. The rental is the entire top floor of a lovely heritage home, and it is quite spacious. Two large skylights make it bright and cheerful, and the fireplace in the living room made for a cozy room to watch TV, and relax.. Set in a lovely quiet neighborhood, you are a few minutes walk from Willows Beach. An outstanding accommodation. We will most certainly return.

Very well equipped property; great host (even gave us some freshly caught salmon!); superb location

The property is on a quiet and beautiful tree-lined street, an easy walk to Willows beach or Estevan village. We (two seniors) had a wonderful week here, exploring nearby Cadboro Bay and Cattle Point as well. The house itself is a comforting and restorative place; the layout, amenities, and flow of the house works well - can't pinpoint exactly why, but it works! Finally, the hosts were wonderful - easy to communicate with, friendly, and upbeat. We hope to return. Thank you!!

Perfect location for us.It was a nice bonus that we could have our dogs with us.

This lovely home set in a gorgeous residential area is easy walking to restaurants in Estevan Village, and Willows Beach which is a beautiful beach with sand for the kiddos or sun lovers. Locals gathered on the beach or the nearby Willows Park to watch the sunset. Uplands Park a block from the house has some gorgeous greenery and walking trails where you can get lost and explore or follow the trail to where it pops you out at the Cattle Point area overlooking the bay. We were able to walk everyday and explore different routes each time, and when we felt like a different view of the ocean, walked over to the Oak Bay Marina and the Oak Bay hotel for dinner. Downtown is about 10 minutes drive away. The hosts were great and easy to contact, and we had the upper level of the house all to ourselves (there is another bedroom and bathroom downstairs that can be rented also, which we didn’t this time). The master bedroom has a king bed and the other bedroom upstairs a double. Plenty of closet space and the air conditioning was really appreciated! My family and my dog loved the amazingly private back yard full of beautiful plants and even fruit trees! We had access to the bbq and seating on the deck or under a covered patio off the house. We’ll definitely be back and would recommended this accommodation to anyone who wants to get away from the busy downtown Victoria and try something a bit quieter. Thanks Rod and Winona for a fantastic stay!

This was our second stay in this house for the same event, a one-week piano camp at UVic. Great location near UVic and two blocks from the water. You can walk to great restaurants nearby or cook in the well-equipped kitchen. The entire house is air conditioned but it stays cool on its own due to shade from ancient trees in the yard. Our host invited us to pick the raspberries growing in the yard. We had a wonderful time and will stay there again next year.

Fantastic location in Oak Bay a block from the beach and from restaurants and cafes. Very quiet. Well kept house with a nice yard, bbq and patio furniture. Clean and well appointed, including kitchen equipment. The combo tub/shower has high sides and is glassed in, making it difficult to use for older people or people with poor balance. A walk-in shower would have made the place perfect.

We stayed here for our daughter’s graduation from UVic. Location and amenities were perfect for our family. Appreciated the proximity to Willows Beach and Cattle Point as well as Estevan Village. Especially appreciated the back yard and dog-friendly space. Clean and bright. Great hosts! Thank you!