Ahoy Guesthouse 2.35

Arrr! Come to Ahoy Guesthouse on Pirates Lane, Protection Island for a fun and relaxing stay at our comfortable home across the street from a beach access trail and abutting forest parkland. We offer you the 1st floor of our home, including one bedroom with ensuite and queen bed, one bedroom with twin beds, full bathroom, large living area with hideabed (suitable for kids), TV/DVD player, and CD player/basic karaoke machine, kitchen with glass sliding door onto backyard deck with BBQ, lounger, and patio set. Kitchen stocked with herbs, spices, tea and coffee. Children welcome -playhouse in backyard and toys available. LGBT-welcoming.
Protection Island is a small residential community with a park-like setting: lots of trees and greenery, beaches, and gravel roads with 20 km/hr speed limit for bikes, golf carts, and cars alike! A ten minute ride on a quaint passenger ferry from downtown Nanaimo brings you to our amazing island, and a scenic 10 minute walk leads you to Ahoy Guesthouse. Like an islander, you’ll get your gear and groceries to our home using our wheelbarrow or old stroller.
Once here, you can cross the street and walk one minute down a beautiful trail to the beach. Check out tidal pools at low tide – find starfish, moonsnails, oysters, mussels, variety of fish, seaweeds, etc. Use our beach guide to identify what you find - we found a piece of tentacle from a Giant Pacific Octopus once! At very low tides, walk to beautiful Newcastle Island Marine Park (otherwise, you can take a ferry to get there). Walking around Protection Island is fun; see the impressive community garden, beautiful parks and beaches, playground, the community hall, and the community museum (open limited hours) and chat with friendly islanders. See wildlife up close: heron colony, lots of eagles, raccoons, deer, seals, otters, and more. Eat and drink at the floating Dinghy Dock Pub, bedecked in nautical paraphernalia. Kids section includes a fishing hole for the kids’ entertainment! Finally, relax in our yard with the scent of sea and nature, and birdsong all around.
We are two adults and a 10 year old child plus a friendly Labrador retriever, living on the second floor of our home. We look forward to meeting you and helping you to have a great vacation on our little island in the Salish Sea.