Victoria Vacation Rentals
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Feel like a Victorian in your luxury Victoria Vacation Rental! Blend into the culture and beautiful natural surroundings of Victoria BC as a resident and not just as a visitor on vacation. By renting a furnished rental home in one of the world's loveliest cities, you can live in a well-furnished home and soak up the unique ambience of a vibrant modern city. Victoria BC has multitudes of shopping malls, galleries, fine restaurants and English pubs, all within a setting of natural splendor where forests and mountains meet the ocean. You can walk out your door and, within minutes, immerse yourself in an unspoiled ocean surrounding, with pristine sand and rock beaches, bordered by a primeval temperate rainforest blanketed with giant cedars and firs.
Morningside Ocean Estate: Morningside Ocean Estate is one of the finest Victoria Accommodations.
The Frank Lloyd Wright inspired house that was 15 years in the making sits above the waters of the South Finlayson Arm of the Saanich Inlet Fiord on Vancouver Island. The main house is a 5 star five-bedroom dwelling crafted out of rock and glass for the most discriminate of travelers.
Each of the bedrooms is magnificently appointed in authentic arts and crafts decor, a deck, and an air jetted tub. Going up a custom-made staircase above the beautiful indoor garden enters into the master bedroom suite. The 1000 square foot living space of the master bedroom is beautifully appointed with Japanese cherry wood and fine furnishings. A Neptunes Zen over flow tub with active-air jets is yours to enjoy while pampering yourself to a relaxing bath. The ensuite also includes a large glass shower for two, with steamer and rain showerhead. The master bedroom boasts a large private all-glass gazebo offering unparalleled panoramic views of the Saanich Inlet. At the back of the master bedroom is a large deck overlooking the swimming pool, hot tub, waterfall, and beautiful decks below.
The great room and the dining room each have a massive fireplace created in the Frank Lloyd Wright style, each room large enough to host a party of 50 or more guests. A fantastic fully equipped kitchen to prepare culinary delights. Ask us about our in house chef services. Decks surround the majority of the estate house with million dollar views at every point. The Morningside Ocean Estate grounds cover almost 8 acres and one can experience a west coast rainforest, to cultured gardens, to an ocean shoreline teaming with marine wildlife. The deep-water dock can manage almost any sized vessel or float plane.
The cultured gardens introduce the guest to plants that are completely unexpected to grow in Canada. The property abounds in edible delights with a rich array of fruit bearing plants including bananas, grapes, olives, cherries, and peaches that grow on the property.
Perched on the shores of the Saanich Inlet, and just 30 minutes drive from downtown Victoria, Morningside Ocean Estate offers the ultimate in luxury accommodation in a truly unique environment.
About Victoria
Victoria, BC is a medium-sized city of about 300,000 people situated on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. It is readily accessible by air from Vancouver and by regularly scheduled ferries, both passenger and vehicle, from the mainland of B.C. and the State of Washington.
In Victoria BC's inner harbor in you can enjoy access to many activities such as whale-watching, kayaking or sight-seeing around the majestic Empress hotel, the Parliament buildings and the numerous world class museums and galleries. Within easy walking distance is Beacon Hill Park, by the ocean, with its totem poles, flower gardens, old growth trees and the petting zoo. Victoria BC is also renowned for its spectacular one of a kind gardens, the most renowned of which are the Butchart Gardens. There are also many other notable mentions such as the Japanese garden at Hatley Park National Historic Site (a filming location for the X Men), the Abkhazi garden in Fairfiled, the private preserved garden of the late Prince and Princess Abkhazi.
Victoria BC has many shopping amenities, specialty stores, brand-name department stores, big box outlets and supermarkets. There is a wide-range of high quality restaurants, English- or Irish-style pubs, specialty restaurants and convenience food outlets.
The region boasts many fine, professionally designed golf courses which are open year-round, while scuba enthusiasts can explore the breakwater by the harbour. For cycling enthusiasts, The Galloping Goose Trail is a 55 kilometer (33 mile) cycle route extending from downtown Victoria and proceeding along the old rail line west to Sooke BC, all at no more than a 3% grade. Within a 45-minute drive west of the city, you can enjoy Nature's Gallery, East Sooke. Enjoy the hiking trails through pristine rainforest to the ocean's edge in East Sooke Regional Park, watch for bald eagles or charter a fishing boat and fish for salmon and halibut.
For more information, visit Victoria BC Information |