Comfortable bed, lovely balcony and water view, very good breakfast, friendly, helpful staff, very clean

Chairs in Dorset room were very hard and uncomfortable for TV watching, but we spent most of our time outside on the balcony anyway!

The view, the neighbourhood, the atmosphere of the whole building, the history of the Manor, and the water pressure in the shower!

It is quite pricey….

We had a wonderful time. We loved everything, from the location to the room and staff. We wished we could have stayed longer.

Great breakfast.

The location was excellent, serene, clean, and majestic. My room was beautiful. The area is quiet. I loved the view of the sea. The entire team was friendly, helpful, and caring. Breakfast was amazing. The chef accommodated my dietary requests. I also appreciated the private parking on-site. I look forward to visiting again. Thank you!

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My experience from the minute I booked until I handed in the keys was exceptional. I could not say enough about the friendliness of the two staff members I interacted with. I had several special requests that they accommodated without hesitation. The room exceeded my expectations and was such a treat from the typical hotel space. I wanted to give my sister in law who just lost her husband and flew in for a one day visit a wonderful Victoria experience and the room, location and overall experience was perfect. For me it was a wonderful “staycation”.

There is absolutely nothing about the total experience I didn’t like!

Dashwood Manor is incredible. The location is fantastic. The building has a wonderful historical charm, whilst also having everything you could need to be comfortable. The breakfast exceeded our expectations, and the staff were very friendly. Highly recommend Dashwood Manor.

This was a wonderful stay. We loved pretty much everything. The house was very nice. Our room was amazing with a view to the sea. There was a large comfortable Victorian looking bed, in room heat, and Dyson fan for cooling. Coffee was available in the room too. We could also go down to the dining room if we wanted to grab water, tea or home baked cookies that were prepared daily. There was a good breakfast, fruit, juice, coffee or tea and usually eggs, bacon or ham in some fashion depending on the menu for the day. The staff is exceptionally friendly and helpful. I loved them, and I felt very relaxed there. Oh, and we saw deer in the next door yard and two peacocks (actually a peacock and peahen together) in the manor yard. It was just amazing! And we were able to have an absolutely lovely walk along the walkway by the sea, looking out at the wide expanse of water and people parasailing/ gliding. You could also take paths down to the beach to walk along the shore. It was all just across the street! Amazing. For our anniversary weekend, I think this was better than going to a hotel. It's quite romantic. (I'm putting this one tiny issue here because I don't want it to appear at the beginning of the review, as it does when I fill out the review form: We had a very late check-in (around 11pm), so since the windows were left open it was a little chilly when we came in. Fortunately, there was a cute fireplace style heater that warmed it up. It took about 10 min to heat the whole room satisfactorily since the windows had been open for so long in the evening. But there were no other issues at all concerning the temperature and amenities in the room after that.) Overall this was a very nice weekend for us.

Coming from the Yukon we are more Bushed than Bourgeois, I wanted a historical accommodation where we felt welcome and comfortable. The Dashwood delivered in every way. We loved our room, fresh cookies, and vegetarian breakfast at our request. Close enough to walk into the tourist shopping area, yet not right in the city so quieter than downtown properties. The staff were friendly and super helpful. We will definitely return on future Victoria trips!

Breakfast was amazing, location was incredible, staff was unbelievably kind and thoughtful, beach was perfect, Victoria was so fun with all the food and harbors and shops! Room was PERFECT and clean. Loved the view!! Thank you Dashwood Manor!