The Craigmyle

I seriously loved this place! My friends and I rented two suites; the master suite and the garden suite. Both of them had great bathrooms and a lovely ambience. The kitchens were great too! The garden was absolutely charming in the garden suite, and the view from the bedroom in the master suite of the castle was so romantic!
The inn keepers were so sweet and the breakfast was divine.
The grounds were lovely and the house was gorgeous. I would stay here again in a heartbeat!

This is a slice of heaven! The Craigmyle has recently redecorated a good percentage of the rooms in this beautiful old mansion. Though there are suites and larger rooms, we opted for a small room, as we were looking for something within our budget, and we got more than we bargained for. Lovely newly tiled shower and separate toilet and sink! Fresh modern feel to everything in the room. A lot of charm here. And, some chocolates placed in the room made us feel like someone wants us to enjoy our stay ;-) Be sure to ask if your room is redecorated, if you like that modern boutique hotel charm as some rooms have not been redone.
So, the next morning, pleasant surprise: well attended breakfast, above and beyond the often under-​provided «continental breakfast» a lot of B&Bs offer. Cereal, pastries, good coffee, nice teas, fruit, etc. And, such pleasant hosts too. Nice dining area, and living commons are comfortable and elegant.
Did I mention that this place is in the backyard of Craigdarroch Castle? Gardens surround, and this is a nice neighborhood. This is important, as you will park on the street if you have a car, and parking for residents (that’s you) is on Craigdarroch Rd. One could walk here, if you like walking, which we do. We wanted to be near Fort St., which is «Antique Row» and check out the stores, and it is a great place to leave your car, and walk to the downtown. It’s about a half hour saunter to downtown.
Enjoy!

The Craigmyle B&B was a lovely stay– The room was very clean, and newly-​renovated.
The two gentlemen who are running it for the summer were lovely, and very helpful.
I was traveling alone, and ended up meeting other guests while I was at there who were awesome people that will probably come to visit me in my hometown.
The place itself is only a 15 minute walk from the center of the harbor, and very conveniently located close to a drug store, gas station, and the Government House, which is a lovely 5-​minute walk away, and definitely worth checking out.
I checked out one of the bikes and ended up seeing much of the city that way, which was a great idea.
If I could improve one thing, I would just put some soap in the bathroom, or letting potential guests know that they will have to bring their own. It was a bit of an inconvenience, but otherwise, this is a great place and definitely makes for a good stay.

My apologies to Mr. Pace for neglecting this review for so long, but I’ll soon find myself back in Victoria and have every intention of calling and making a new reservation. I traveled to Victoria last fall with my sister and our elderly father, and stayed at Craigmyle for a couple of days while we were in Victoria. Each of us had our own room with en suite bathroom (including shower); the rooms and bathrooms were very clean, the check-​in/​out was very easy and fast, and the location is close to downtown and other areas of interest, and free wi-​fi is provided (ask at the front desk for the password). Dad was literally the first one up in the morning, so he waited a bit for the hot water to get going for his shower, but it really wasn’t a big deal and I think you can (and should) expect that sort of thing with a building of such character. The breakfast we were provided was outstanding, and we had the opportunity to visit with some other guests seated at our large table. It was a very convivial atmosphere, added to by Mr. Pace and his excellent conversation. One other great thing worth mentioning — although there were rooms on either side and across the hall, I never actually heard anyone stirring.
Also, parking was a breeze because Mr. Pace mentioned that his guests are allowed to park overnight in the lot for Craigdarroch Castle, which is just behind Craigmyle and just a short skip down the sidewalk.
All this to say that I’ll be calling for reservations very soon. :)

What a cute bed and breakfast! The room was clean and the beds were VERY comfy. The décor of the place was great and I loved all of the pictures and other trinkets around the house. It is located in a quiet neighborhood, great for those who are not used to a lot of noise while they are sleeping. It is also very near the Craigdarroach Castle, which is beautiful. My only complaints about the place are that there are no Kleenexes in the rooms, the showers were a bit small, and rolling suitcases might be hard to get to and from the place.
The breakfast was quite yummy! I highly recommend the health mix, which I believe should be sold in grocery stores. The breakfast arrived quite fast. The coffee is also quite good.
This was my first time staying at a bed and breakfast, so I have nothing to compare my experience to, but compared to other hotel and motel experience, this was good and I would come back again.
If you choose to stay here, remember to bring Kleenex with you and not to worry about the signs that say «resident parking only,» because you are a resident when staying at the inn.

Nice clean room, very helpful host. Great location, easy walk to the harbour and restaurants. Great breakfast this morning: good coffee, fruit, hot or cold cereal, eggs, mushrooms, toast, fried tomatoes, bacon.
Super easy, very nice, clean.

A wonderful English Bed & Breakfast that’s quiet and located in a residential neighbourhood just 5 minutes drive to all the wonderful restaurants and shopping downtown. We stayed there in August 2008 and it was wonderful. The host has that wonderful English wit and makes a great breakfast for you in the morning. This was a wonderful peaceful place to stay in a wonderful treelined setting. There’s a wee kitchen downstairs to make a cuppa for yourself if you need one. He was almost sold out and we were 3 women and booked the only rooms he had left which were 3 singles, 2 of us had no bathroom in the room but we did have a sink and our own shower/​toilet down the hall that was assigned to our rooms only and we had a key for it so no one else could use it, that I liked. One of us had the last single room with a private bath. I really enjoyed it here and will be back. This is a husband and wife run bed& breakfast and they live in the house next door. There’s a front porch to sit and have a cuppa and read a magazine and also a patio in the back yard with seating and an umbrella. Highly recommended. I took some photos of it and downloaded them above.
For more info on the castle that’s located directly behind this Bed & Breakfast, got to this link
also The Queens Garden is about 5 blocks away away and is absolutely beautiful and has free admission, click on this to view