Dashwood Manor Seaside Bed & Breakfast

Romantic Victorian home with seaside view of the Olympic mountains across the strait. Gorgeous antique bed that was super stable and comfy. We stayed in Chelsea room. Spacious room with great light. Breakfast room is sunny with a view. Staff was courteous, friendly and accommodating. We had a restful stay and enjoyed walking by the water, through Beacon Hill park and around downtown Victoria. We were so glad we stayed a bit away from the ferry dock and cruise docking at fisherman’s wharf.

Really nice place to stay, room was spacious and neat/clean with a canopy bed I could only imagine royalty sleeps in (Chelsea room), excellent breakfasts with helpful flexibility, great location - you are right on the bike/hiking paths on the water and restaurants a short drive away.

Wonderful stay in an authentic Canadian house built in 1912. Very friendly personnel and a soft vintage vibe created from lots of details. Attitude feels in every corner. The dining room has a wonderful view of the ocean and mountains on the US side of the bay.

Whilst I did not actually stay at Dashwood Manor, I am giving it a 5 star review for customer service. ( however I do have friends who stayed there recently and highly recommended it, and also gave it a 5 star review). I am visiting Vancouver with 2 others, 1 from USA, 1 from Europe and we decided to go over to Vancouver Island for a couple of days. Whilst trying to coordinate accommodation and sea plane bookings for 3 people, I inadvertently booked Dashwood Manor for the same day I was online and not for the 4 days ahead that I actually intended to. I did not realize my mistake until I was back online several hours later, (by then 3 hours after their office closed) and I got a welcome email from them for that same evening. I immediately phoned, left a message and emailed explaining my mistake. I was offered a credit, valid for a year, but unfortunately everything was fully booked for the time we wanted a few days later. I explained that we are all from different countries, and the chances of getting together at a later date to visit again was remote. As a very kind gesture of goodwill, and most certainly they were not obligated to, I was fully refunded. I would also like to add that this happened at a really busy time of year, the week of Canada Day. Kudos and heartfelt thanks to Iain at Dashwood Manor.