Amazing property. A very spacious log-cabin style house with really cool features. Within acres of a magical mossy forest. The toddlers were entertained looking for salamanders, frogs, and cool insects in the grass, gathering sticks for the bonfire, and just roaming the property, and playing for hours in the house. We saw stars at night. Hung out on the porch watching it rain. Played frisbee and did yoga on the lawn. You can't hear any cars from the property. The creak was a highlight - we spent hours there, and it felt pristine, not a single piece of garbage to be found. The wifi was great, and even extended onto the lawn. Great TV setup. The bonfire area had a better chair situation than the picture shows. The back porch was beautiful to eat on, and work on. The town the property is located in, Parksville, was interesting too - cool rock formation coming off the exit, and mysterious picturesque old properties. A convenient gas station. We took day trips to apple picking, alpaca farm, pizza, playgrounds, etc.
Downsides/suggestions: not many. The road leading to the property wasn't a paved road, it was quite rocky for about half a mile, so in our sedan we took it slow, and if you want to bike around from the property, you'll probably need an actual mountain bike. Even though we set the thermostat to 73/74 we still felt the A/C vents, so we're glad we brought comfy clothes for inside the house. There weren't any tissue boxes. The pillows in the downstairs room could have been better. The part of the lake that's a close walk to the property is beautiful, but wasn't really good for actually walking into to swim for little kids (nor ideal for adults). There was a part of the lake meant for that, but getting there is a mile walk or short drive back up the rocky road. Also, the rate per day drops when you're staying for 7 days or more. We were only staying 6 days, but it would have cost more to book 6 than to book 7, so we booked 7, and just left a day early.