Ahoy Guesthouse

Arrr! Come to Ahoy Guesthouse on Pirates Lane, Protection Island for a fun and relaxing stay at our comfortable home located across the road from a beach access trail and abutting forest parkland. We offer you the ground floor of our home which gives you about 1000 sq ft of private space.  It includes one bedroom with queen bed and 1/2 bath and one bedroom with two twin beds, plus a full bathroom, a large living area with hideabed (suitable for kids ) and a kitchen/dining area with a glass sliding door onto the backyard patio. Children are very welcome; there is a playhouse in the backyard and toys are available.

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 here, and a scenic 10 minute walk leads you to Ahoy Guesthouse. Like an islander, you’ll get your gear to the guesthouse with our wheelbarrow and/or wagon.Once here, you can 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. At very low tides, walk to beautiful Newcastle Island Marine Park.On Protection Island, see the impressive community garden, beautiful parks and beaches, playground, the community hall, and the community museum 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! Finally, relax in our yard with the scent of sea and nature, and birdsong all around.

We are two lesbians and an 11 year old plus a friendly Labrador retriever, living on the second floor of our home. We look forward to helping you to have a great vacation on our little island in the Salish Sea.