Beautiful Victoria Rentals

03/07/2024

We love our Canada Day BBQ feast! I hope you all had a wonderful Canada Day!

28/06/2024

This is a perfect place near the University of Victoria and Camosun College students on direct bus routes (10 minutes). A short walk to Hillside Mall for groceries and lots of activities and a good biking in the area. Book now!

BETTER THAN HOME! SUMMER SPECIAL - $2900/Month to August 31st, Save over $400/month. AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 ONWARD - BOOK YOUR EXTENDED STAY IN BEAUTIFUL VICTORIA, BC NOW! NOTE! Please note that the Province of BC Legislative Changes effective May 1, 2024 requires all rentals to be a minimum of...

09/06/2024

Hi friends, As many of you know the BC Government has shut down all non-principal residents Short-Term rentals as of May 1st. Victoria seems like a ghost town with a lot less tourists around. Shops and restaurants are hurting bad. This has also had devastating affect on many people including Rosemary and me. We have an empty sitting condo costing us over $3500 a month. You can thank the BC NDP government for this stupidity. Remember that on voting date coming in October when you are thinking about who to vote for. I know who I will not be voting for. Our property rights group is fighting this government legislation and we have just had our first day in court with 5 more days scheduled on June 17th onward. I am posting below one of our Property Rights directors status report on the current actions being take.

On the side if you are visiting Victoria and you are a friend or family member and need a place to stay we can probably help you out so give us a phone call.

Thanks,
Gary (and Rosemary)

Here is the link:

We’ve been fighting for 9 months and are now before the judge to have our side of the argument heard.We’ve organized as a group, conveyed our message and now...

06/03/2024

10,000+ votes on the Petition to the NDP Government to rescind Bill 35 banning short-term rentals and Section 36 stripping legal property rights was reached today and more coming. Everyone in BC should be concerned about the NDP Provincial Government ripping away legal property rights for legal short-term rental properties in B.C. in the guise of providing affordable housing. This misdirected NDP narrative will produce few if any affordable housing units due to the locations in the most expensive tourist areas of the cities. The tiny rental units that will barely house 2 people never mind a family or 3 or 4. More than 80% of these are single unit hard working B.C. owners. Most units will be sold off as long-term rentals will not support the operating costs and these units will be picked up for a song by high income singles who wish to live in the downtown tourist areas of the cities. Not just providing very few non-affordable units, this will harm hundreds of single unit owners who are operating legally zoned and licensed units specifically build for short-term rentals to support the tourist industry in towns like Victoria, Kelowna, Penticton, Vernon, Parksville and many more.
This petition shows people are not happy with this government action in removing legal property rights. We all want illegal rentals to be stopped, we all want affordable housing in B.C. The legal short-term rental operators have provided millions of dollars towards this helping to fund affordable housing developments, providing millions of dollars income to cities through tourism.
Voice your concern by writing to your MLA asking them to rescind Bill 35 and remove Section 36 removing property rights. Thanks, Gary and Rosemary

05/03/2024

Hello everyone! I trust all is well with each of you! For today I just wanted to send this final request to those of you who are BC residents who would be willing to sign a PETITION ✍️(see further below) to the BC Legislative Assembly that is important to Gary and me and that must be finalized by end of day today!
As most of you know, we have been lawfully operating a very popular, fully legal, licensed short term rental suite in the tourist area of Victoria for the past almost 7 years. New, heavy-handed BC government legislation has recently banned most short term rentals across the province, has redefined short-term as anything less than 90 days, and has stripped away without consultation or compensation the protection of the law from the buildings like ours that have “grandfathered legal non-conforming status”, which were built and marketed for providing tourist accommodation and are still being legally used for their original purpose. Penalties for continuing to operate our licensed small businesses beyond May 1st are draconian. Nor is it feasible tax-wise to change the business use to residential/long term rentals which would trigger a massive GST tax charge, nor are units selling at all, even at greatly reduced prices, due to the high interest rates. Therefore most suites, like ours, will have to be left empty at great cost to us, for who knows how long. This benefits no one.
It also means that we can no longer host the countless non-vacationing BC people needing a short term home, like much-needed travelling nurses on contracts of less than 3 months, film crews, trades workers here for a project, hospital patients & their families here for lengthy treatment, those whose homes have been flooded, those who are in between homes...Now none of these people will be able to rent a temporary place to live for less than 3 months…How truly sad...
The Property Rights Association of BC has been doing wonderful, volunteer advocacy work on behalf of all of us whose lives and financial future are being deeply affected by this legislation. As of time of writing, we now have 9,515 signatures—but we very much want the full 10,000 signatures from BC residents (only) that will be turned in later this evening!
This Wed. (March 6th) our petition will be presented by the Shadow Housing Minister for BC United, Karin Kirkpatrick, to the Legislative Assembly, together with her Private Members’ Bill seeking amendments to the ban on STRs. Gary and I will be present at the session.
If you are in agreement with the petition’s aims, whether because you support owners’ property rights or because you & your family simply love to stay in personal, affordable suites with kitchen facilities rather than in impersonal, increasingly expensive hotels (as they have now been given the total monopoly they advocated to get), then please sign the petition asap today! Would you then kindly also forward the petition link on to your family members or other people you know who love vacation rentals, for their signatures? Thank you on behalf of 1000s of us affected by this legislation. Rosemary & Gary

Petition:

Keep Legal Short Term Rentals in BC

28/02/2024

"BC Short-term Rentals - Winners and Losers?"
Are you aware of the new BC short term rental ban effective May 1, 2024. Do you know what is happening? Are you thinking of buying one of these lucrative rental units? Or do you already own a legal licensed rental in BC.
You might be really sorry if you jump into this without know all the current changes in the Province of B.C.You need to find out who is working to protect your property rights.
Video Link: https://randg.video/76p1
Make sure to comment on how you feel about this.
Enjoy,
Gary and Rosemary
"We love people and we love homes!"

You will not be able to book a self-contained non-principal residence short-term rental in British Columbia, Canada after May 1, 2024.Are you aware of the ne...

20/02/2024

On May 1, 2024 all non principal residence Short-Term Rentals in B.C. will be disallowed and made illegal under threat of a $3000 per day fine for operating. The NDP Government is trying to sell the story that they are "Returning rentals back from short-term to affordable-living long-term rentals". This is untrue.

The legal non-conforming rentals in Victoria were supported by the City of On May 1, 2024 all non principal residence Short-Term Rentals in B.C. will be disallowed and made illegal under threat of a $3000 per day fine for operating.

The NDP Government is trying to sell the story that they are "Returning rentals back from short-term to affordable-living long-term rentals". This is untrue.

The legal non-conforming rentals in Victoria were supported by the City of Victoria Transient Zoning and built as legal short-term rentals to support improving the tourist industry in Victoria which was in a slump.

These units are in the highest cost area in downtown Victoria and will never be affordable-living spaces as the initial purchase cost and operating costs will not support the lower affordable-living rental units without being subsidized by the owners for $2000 to $3000 per month. Most owners will leave these empty until sold.

Our own guests from within and outside B.C. have told us they will no longer come to B.C. to holiday but instead will go elsewhere. None of the 60+ short-term rentals for sale have sold in the past months except for a couple with reduced prices of over $150,000 by panicing sellers.

The attached petition is to have the NDP Government reverse the section in Bill 35 Section 36 which has ripped away the legal short-term rental owners property rights. Please add your vote today if you want a healthy tourist industry and to protect property rights in B.C. The NDP cannot be allowed to remove property rights without compensation based on false ideology and unproven market research. If this can be done to the short-term rental owners your own property may be next. Please add your voice.

2,479 signatures are still needed! Keep Legal Short Term Rentals in BC

28/10/2023

“10 Simple Ways To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint”
Sustainable Living in a Smaller Space

Downsizing your home can be complicated. This video gives you 10 Simple Ways To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint for Sustainable Living in a Smaller Space. This is where it is all about making the downsizing journey not just manageable but downright enjoyable. Today’s topic is a game-changer—something that not only benefits you but also the planet we call home. We’re diving deep into the world of sustainable living as we explore how to “Downsize Your Carbon Footprint” in your new, smaller space.

Link: https://randg.video/63

Enjoy!
Rosemary and Gary
“We love people and we love homes!”

24/12/2022

Dear Friends, here is our Christmas 2022 Wishes Video for you!

Click on this link: https://randg.video/xmas2022friends

Enjoy!
Rosemary and Gary

We love and appreciate where we live, in Victoria B.C., Canada. We cannot think of a better place anywhere and we should know, as we have combined visited ov...

13/05/2021

"May 2021 Specials"
Vancouver Island Residents - Do you need a quick short stay accommodation in Victoria? We now have a special deal for May 14th to 17th and May 28th to 31st. Only $99/night (plus $70 cleaning fee and taxes, 2 day minimum). This is about 40% off our regular seasonal price. For more details or to book go to our no booking fee website at https://www.beautifulvictoriarentals.ca/en/1063730/pandora-old-town-condo

We also have the lovely fully furnished 2 bdrm Pearl Upper Suite available for August 1st to 31st for $2500 (plus $175 cleaning fee, no taxes). For more details or to book go to our no booking fee website at https://www.beautifulvictoriarentals.ca/en/1062494/pearl-upper-suite

Gary and Rosemary

Gorgeous Old Town Condo with Patio and Parking! Victoria Canada, British Columbia, Beautiful Victoria Rentals, Better Than Home