UNIQUE HOME AND COTTAGE
LOCATION
Getting here is easy. Galiano Island is a quick 50 minute ferry ride from Vancouver or a convenient 15 minute seaplane flight. If you are coming from Victoria, its a pretty 90 minute ferry trip with beautiful broken island vistas. This house and cottage is a 10 minute drive from the ferry terminal and a short walk to a wonderful swimming beach, Azure. This is also a great spot to launch kayaks or paddle boards. The trails at the conservancy are also a short walk away and provide a stunning ocean front hike to Crystal Cove. The Pebble Beach Reserve is also less than 10 minutes via car and offers 2 great swimming beaches and a lovely hiking loop.
THE HOME
This well built home has 2 bedrooms and plenty of flex rooms to house more guests or offer additional space for anything creative. The open plan kitchen / living room is perfect for entertaining. There is a lovely window seat for bird watching and a patio off the dining room which is also accessible by the upper level flex room. Downstairs you will find a cozy bedroom overlooking the back garden, large pantry, expansive laundry room, 2-piece bath and small studio/office. The home is surrounded but multiple gardens full of flowering trees, shrubs, plants , veggies and exotic edibles like wasabi.
THE COTTAGE
This established airbnb is much loved and often reserved with happy customers who come yearly. The one bedroom cottage is surrounded by an exquisite garden of flowers, vegetables and fruit trees. The front entrance has an idyllic veranda with an arbour of grape vines and wisteria. It’s a serene spot for tourist to escape the hectic city and unwind.
THE WOOD SHOP
This well built, expansive woodshed is vented and heated. There is plenty of room for larger scale, artistic endeavours and plenty of storage in the dry crawl space.
Live the creative life on gorgeous Galiano Island!
9975 PORLIER PASS ROAD
Island: Galiano
MLS#: R2918086
Acreage: 2.08
Price: $1,365,000
Zoning: SLR Dwellings: 2
Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 3
Custom designed, 2 bed, 2 bath home with a serene Japanese aesthetic. A tranquil interior awaits with fine finishes, open plan living areas and inviting flex spaces to gather with family or retreat in solitude. Currently a beloved Airbnb, this retreat also includes a charming 1-bed cottage. Surrounded by beautiful gardens, featuring fruit trees, flowering shrubs, and unique edibles like wasabi and ginger while rock walls, patterned pathways, and living fences create an intimate relationship between the house and garden. An expansive, detached workshop also provides the perfect space for larger projects or artistic endeavours. Situated mid-island on the SW side of Galiano, this gem is minutes from Azure beach and a short walk to stunning hiking trails.
