My husband and I stayed at this B&B during a tennis tournament weekend in Nanaimo. It is on a quiet lakeside slope and the view from our room was truly lovely - sun sparkling off the lake through the mossy trees. We stayed in the Arbutus room with a queen bed. The suite was large and spotlessly clean and nicely decorated. The bed was just right for us and we slept extremely well, partly because it is so quiet there. There are decks for outdoor relaxing which we did not use due to cool weather and rain. Helen and Richard, our hosts, were lovely and we enjoyed the breakfasts - we noticed the Asian flare that others had mentioned and being Vancouver residents we are fond of this style - but the food is not entirely Asian (fruit and yoghurt, eggs, etc are also served). Richard served us in full chef attire (white hat and all). Very dashing. Helen is wonderfully engaging and we enjoyed some very good conversation with her about the world and cultures. It is true that there are stairs to go down (only one flight for our suite) and the house is close to the rocks, however it is all very doable unless you have physical limitations. We felt we received good value here compared to our other travels on Vancouver Island.

What a lovely place to stay in Nanaimo. Our Guest House was right beside a beautiful lake and our room had such a lovely view. The breakfast room was next door to our room and the meals served up were delicious. The room itself was spacious and spotlessly clean. Canoes were readily available for our use, but we did not have time this time to use them. Helen and Richard were delightful hosts, and told us the best places to visit. We took their advice and visited lots of places in the area. We really enjoyed our stay on Vancouver Island and hopefully, will return in the not too distant future.