Ruth R

I want to tell you how very much we enjoyed the Morningside Ocean Estate! It was wonderful and my family had a fabulous time. We all hated to leave. Thank you again for the suggestion.

Andrew and Alicia F

I just want to say what a wonderful time we had at the place we rented and how lovely it was! Janet was so friendly and also a great source of information. Would highly recommend it to anyone!

Many Thanks

Dyan W

I had an absolutely fantastic time at Morningside Ocean Estate. My family enjoyed it thoroughly- I doubt we will be staying in Hotels after this experience.

All in all it was fabulous.

Weekend stay at Morningside

Stayed Jun. 2016

Guest chose to review anonymously

Overall satisfaction: Excellent

Services from rental manager: Excellent

Cleanliness Excellent

Location Excellent

Property condition Excellent

Wonderful experience at Morningside. The house is very well furnished, and anything that you need in addition to what is provided is a short drive away. Very private location, surrounded by lush nature. The property feels like it is in a tropical destination because of the amazing gardens that Janet keeps. The beds are very comfortable with beautiful bedding. The pool and hot tub were a huge hit, as was the firepit down by the waterfall. Janet is also very accommodating in terms of decorations, etc. for any special event that you may be planning which is nice because a lot of venues are limited in what they allow you to bring/use decorate. For example, we brought string lights and lit up several areas around the pool to add ambience for our event. I can't say enough great things about this property, I would definitely go back again! Perfect for weddings, family/friend reunions, etc.

EMR Response

Thank you for your kind review of the Morningside Ocean Estate. We are very happy to know you enjoyed your stay. This property is very special and it is wonderful your family had a terrific experience there. We hope to see you again in the future.

Elwin S

Overall satisfaction: Excellent

Services from rental manager: Excellent

Cleanliness Excellent

Location Excellent

Property condition Very Good

Thank you for such a fantastic place to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary with our whole family. 18 of us in all! We enjoyed the boats, the pool, the Bocci, trampoline, etc. Our 8 grand kids ages 6 - 13 were in and out of the boats and pool, and bouncing all day long.

The owners were very pleasant and willing to help.

The only difficulty or inconvenience was the road. It really needs help. However that wouldn't stop us from coming again under like circumstances.

Thanks again!

Danielle C

Overall satisfaction: Excellent

Services from rental manager: Very Good

Cleanliness Very Good

Location Very Good

Property condition Very Good

We loved our stay at Morningside. It was the perfect place for our wedding! Some of the areas in the residence were starting to fall into disrepair like some of the doors and closets etc. This didn't detract from our stay but if it is not attended to Morningside definitely won't be as great of a place to stay in the future. Janet was easy to get along with and we absolutely loved the catering staff.

Cecilia and Jennifer T

Overall satisfaction: Excellent

Services from rental manager: Excellent

Cleanliness Excellent

Location Excellent

Property condition Excellent

We absolutely loved Morningside Estate and the Morgans. They are a lovely family and have kept the place up immaculately. They were around all the time for any problems/questions we might have and made our stay perfect. Our entire family truly enjoyed the beauty of the property and would whole heartedly recommend it in the future.

Ryan W

Overall satisfaction: Excellent

Services from rental manager: Excellent

Cleanliness Excellent

Location Excellent

Property condition Excellent

Grant N.

Overall satisfaction: Excellent

Services from rental manager: Excellent

Cleanliness Excellent

Location Excellent

Property condition Excellent

What a beautiful place, ideal for a family of 19 to celebrate our 50th anniversary. The house was wonderful, so much inside and outside space that we never felt crowded. The nine grandchildren loved the trampoline, pool and hot tub, kayaking, playing badminton, roasting marshmallows. The highlight was seeing a mother whale and her calf swim by.
Thanks to Janet for taking such good care of us. I would recommend this place 100.

EMR Response

Thank you for taking the time to review your stay. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your stay. We hope to see you again in the future.

Idyllic Waterfront Retreat

Stayed Mar. 2019

Guest chose to review anonymously

Overall satisfaction: Excellent

Services from rental manager: Excellent

Cleanliness Excellent

Location Excellent

Property condition Excellent

A fantastic place to relax and unwind. Very close to Victoria, yet located on a sheltered inlet, secluded and surrounded by mountains makes it beautiful and serene. Very spacious layout with lots of windows and plenty of fireplaces. Janet was a wonderful host. Can't wait to return!

EMR Response

We are so glad you enjoyed the property and hope you consider us in the future.

Morningside Estate

Stayed Jun. 2017

Maja O.

Overall satisfaction: Excellent

Services from rental manager: Excellent

Cleanliness Very Good

Location Excellent

Property condition Very Good

Incredible! Amazing location, lovely host, dream getaway. Would highly recommend to anyone looking for a weekend away with family or friends.

Family Reunion

Stayed Jul. 2016

Jason P.

Overall satisfaction: Excellent

Services from rental manager: Excellent

Cleanliness Excellent

Location Excellent

Property condition Very Good

We were very satisfied with our stay as were our entire party of 26.

The location is great and Janet is a very professional and courteous host.

EMR Response

Thank you for your kind review of the Morningside Ocean Estate. We are very happy to know you enjoyed your stay. We hope to see you again in the future.

Perfect Holiday Stay

Stayed Jan. 2016

Cheryl and Dale S.

Overall satisfaction: Excellent

Services from rental manager: Excellent

Cleanliness Excellent

Location Excellent

Property condition Excellent

We had a Christmas/Family Reunion at Morningside Estate, with family coming from San Francisco, Portland, Los Angeles, Australia and Guinea, Africa. The house was perfect and as described and everyone had a great time for the week we were there. Fishing, hiking, games, a boat ride, lots of eating and drinking and laughing. Thank you for providing such a great locale!

EMR Response

Thank you for your review of Morningside Ocean Estate. It sounds like this was the perfect property for your family gathering! In the future, we hope we can be assistance in booking your accommodations. Thank you for choosing Morningside and EMR vacation rentals to find your accommodations. We look forward to seeing you again in the future!

Barbara L

Overall satisfaction: Excellent

Services from rental manager: Excellent

Cleanliness Very Good

Location Excellent

Property condition Excellent

Our family of 7 adults and 5 children thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The accommodation were excellent. I would like to have known 4-wheel drive was suggested, and that one kitchen drawer front was false, as I dropped it on my leg. We will send some pictures for the guestbook soon. I congratulate the owners on constructing such a beautiful place.

Nancy S

Overall satisfaction: Excellent

Services from rental manager: Excellent

Cleanliness Excellent

Location Excellent

Property condition Very Good

Morningside

Stayed Sep. 2015

Robert A.

Overall satisfaction: Excellent

Services from rental manager: Excellent

Cleanliness Excellent

Location Excellent

Property condition Excellent

This place is second to none the view and setting were beautiful. Janet was very helpful. What an awesome week to relax and enjoy the peaceful setting. We were able to see Orcas almost everyday. We have traveled the world and this is as good as it gets. So much to do and so little time. We will be back.

EMR Response

Thank you for your kind review of the Morningside Ocean Estate in Victoria. We are happy you enjoyed your stay. We look froward to having you stay with us again in the future.

We want to Go Back!

Stayed May. 2014

Les and Diana H.

Overall satisfaction: Excellent

Services from rental manager: Excellent

Cleanliness Excellent

Location Excellent

Property condition Excellent

This was the most wonderful property with so much to do. The owner Janet is lovely. William & Sara chefs have the warmest, wonderful personalities with unbelievable food prepared with love. There were fourteen of us strong, making our stay there so memorable with activities from the very young to the adults. Everyone called this an amazing vacation. Thank you to Janet, William and Sara

EMR Response

Thank you for taking the time to review your stay. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your stay. We hope to see you again in the future.

Wedding of a life time

Stayed Aug. 2013

Lorena J.

Overall satisfaction: Excellent

Services from rental manager: Excellent

Cleanliness Excellent

Location Excellent

Property condition Very Good

I booked morningside for my wedding. I have to say it was the most amazing experience ever. The on site service that we received was truly above and beyond. Morningside is gorgeouse the pictures don't do it justice and they are amazing you will not be disappointed in your stay here. If you are thinking about holding a special event here look no further it will surpass your expectations like it did for me. I know my husband and I and our family will be talking about this experience for many many years to come.

EMR Response

We are glad you enjoyed your stay. Hope to see you again. Thank you for your kind review.

Joshua P

Overall satisfaction: Very Good

Services from rental manager: Very Good

Cleanliness Excellent

Location Average

Property condition Very Good

There was a MAJOR problem with ants at this place that would have been nice to know about ahead of time. They were everywhere and they were huge, it definitely took away from the experience. Other than that the place was great.

EMR Response

We appreciate you letting us know about the ants. This is often a seasonal problem in the early spring. We will be addressing the issue immediately. Thank you for your comments, glad you enjoyed your stay at this spectacular property. EMR Vacation Rentals

David B

Overall satisfaction: Very Good

Services from rental manager: Excellent

Cleanliness Very Good

Location Excellent

Property condition Average

Morningside Estate Stay

Stayed Jul. 2017

Guest chose to review anonymously

Overall satisfaction: Very Good

Services from rental manager: Excellent

Cleanliness Very Good

Location Excellent

Property condition Below Average

We had the most amazing time at the Morningside Ocean Estate. As a family we met from all over Canada and the USA. It was a great location with the most amazing views. The amenities were good but many of the furnishings were well worn and need to be replaced. I would stay at this location again and recommend it as well if some of the maintenance was taken care of.

Bliss! Perfection! The best!

Stayed Aug. 2014

Guest chose to review anonymously

Overall satisfaction: Very Good

Services from rental manager: Very Good

Cleanliness Excellent

Location Excellent

Property condition Excellent

It was the most magical setting for a get away with friends. The property is stunning with gorgeous gardens, a refreshing clean pool and lovely dock access to the ocean. There was not another property in sight. We loved everything about it once we had arrived.

Something I wish we had been warned about though is the road down to the property. We had no warning accept for the day of check in 1 hour before that you require a 4 wheel drive to get down the bumpy windy road. Considering it is a 1 km road on a steep hill there was no chance of carrying all of our food and luggage for 13 people for a 3 night stay. This left us with no way to access the property. The owners said if they were around they would help us get down, but certainly didn't offer to set a meeting time to ferry us. It was minor set back, which would have been no big deal at all had they 1 told us we needed a 4 wheel drive with enough notice to rent one or 2 been willing to set a time to meet us and ferry all of the luggage.

Aside from that minor 'getting to' story it was the perfect stay. We would visit again any day.

EMR Response

Thank you for taking the time to review your stay. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your stay. We wish to point out that every guest that books this property is told at the time of booking you need a high suspension vehicle, four wheel drive or all wheel drive SUVs or trucks. All our agents are specially trained to inform the guests of this issue because of the steep gravel road to access the property. We hope to see you again in the future.

Morningside Ocean Estate

Stayed Aug. 2013

Guest chose to review anonymously

Overall satisfaction: Very Good

Services from rental manager: Average

Cleanliness Average

Location Poor

Property condition Very Good

The house and grounds were beautiful. oul not have asked for better. ThBut the house was advertised as being in Victoria when actually it was in Malahat and because of traffic it took quite awhile to actully get to Victoria. Also and most importantly the road down to the property was HORRIBLE. I left the place once only because the road terrified me. You needed a 4x4 for sure to navigate it. This should have been told in the original ad for the house. Also, the two bedrooms had lofts which were so high up that there was no way small children were safe using it. So that eliminated 4 beds basically. I think the ad should also have mentioned that.

EMR Response

Thank you for providing us a review of your stay. The ad is very clear about the lofts and with every booking we advise all guests before making the decision to book the property about the gravel road to access the property. We always advise to use SUV or 4X4 behicles when renting this property. However, carefully driven and not overloaded 2 wheel drives that have high clearance are good as well. Yes, the property is located in the Victoria region or what is called the CRD Capital Regional District in the municipality of Langford. The drive is 30 minutes into downtown Victoria. Thank you again and we hope to see you again in the future.

Gigi C

Overall satisfaction: Poor

Services from rental manager: Poor

Cleanliness Excellent

Location Average

Property condition Poor

First off, EMR was fantastic. Brenda Dominy was always quick to respond and flexible with any challenges that may arise. The service was impeccable!

The property on the other hand was quite disappointing for the amount we spent, we thought it was not worth it and will never stay there again. There were lights that were burnt out, the fridge wasn't cool enough upon arrival and spoiled some of our food, the pool house bathroom looked like it had not been cleaned for months, the driveway was down was a very steep, gravel road you wouldn't get up or down without an SUV, and worst of all we had no running water for 2 out of the 3 days we stayed there! We had to drink water out of a plastic water container and flush all the toilets with buckets of water from the pool.

The owner offered us a rebate of either a stay in the off season or 200 rebate. She stated this is the absolute maximum she can do. Since we would never stay there again we accepted the rebate of 200 eventhough we thought that with 5 infants asd no running water deserves more of a compensation. I've sent her an email a couple times and still haven't heard back from her, so now I've got EMR involved to get my rebate.

So all in all I will definitely use EMR again to book my vacation home, but never again stay at Morningside Estate.