LOCATION –Quiet family-oriented neighbourhood. A 10-15-minute walk to the University of Victoria. Only two blocks from Horner Park and Mt. Tolmie, o three shopping plazas, including three banks, transit bus stops, grocery stores, a Starbucks, a pharmacy, LifeLabs, thrift stores, and several fast-food restaurants. A car is not a necessity, although off-road parking in front of the house is available for 1 car. There is an enclosed shelter for a bicycle. This Urban Oasis is a single house property. A private walkway leads to the secluded backyard which has a vegetable garden, four mature fruit trees, flowering hedge, mature cedar tree, and a 60m high Giant Sequoia tree. In this area some 30 species of birds (migratory and resident) have been recorded. The suite's walk-out door has a private patio. The interior layout of the suite includes: one large bedroom, large kitchen/dining area, office/den with large desk and futon chair, bathroom. In the suite is an 8’x 8’ indoor storage room as well as a laundry (washer/dryer) cupboard. The ceiling height is 7 feet. Furnishings for living are complete. They include a queen-size bed, bedding (2 sets), clothes bureau, dining table and chairs, an office desk and chair, and dresser. The kitchen includes all necessary cooking appliances, fridge, stove, micro-wave, pots, pans, dishes, and cutlery. Past tenants have been most impressed by the unusual size of a lower-level suite’s large windows. These windows allow for natural light to work in, as well as a green vista of fruit trees, flowers, and resident and migrating bird species.