Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report

Recommended in ’Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report’, a connoisseur’s worldwide guide to peaceful and unspoiled places. - July 2004 issue.

A connoisseur’s worldwide guide to peaceful and unspoiled places July 2004 Volume XXVI, Number 2, page 8

Reader Requests: Charming Bed & Breakfast in Victoria

A: During our recent trip to Vancouver Island, we discovered a delightful B & B that captures the quaint historic essence of Victoria. Occupying a beautifully restored late 19th-Century Victorian/Italianate manse, Fairholme Manor hides at the end of a quiet lane in a residential neighborhood bordering the gardens of Government House ( a 15- minute stroll from the colorful downtown harbour district). Trimmed by bay windows and balconied porches, the grand property sits in a pretty park-like setting yielding stunning views of the Olympic Peninsula’s majestic mountains that seemingly rise out of the Straits of Juan de Fuca. There are just five very spacious accommodations, our favorites being second-floor "Olympic Suite" (king bed, large sitting area with fireplace, sunroom and panoramic ocean- view deck) and the ground-floor "Fairholme Suite" (king-size sleigh bed, 14-foot ceilings and a fabulous white-tile bath with a Jacuzzi spa and double-headed shower for two). All units feature mini-refrigerators, TV/VCRs, CD players and terry robes. Breakfast is served in a cozy dining room/lounge or on a scenic deck during the summer months. Deluxe Double/ Single, $220-$240 (C$295-C$325), full breakfast included. Tel. (877) 511-3322 or (250) 598-3240.