Waterfront home with 180 degree ocean + beach views from both floors. Deck on the bank for great views and wildlife watching and stairs to the beach. Parksville Bay has a large tidal flat; view is always changing. Eagle tree in front. House fully renovated recently has a fresh modern layout and decor. We use this home for our own family, hence limited number of reviews. Min to the city center, 3.4 miles to Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park. Parksville is 30 min north of Nanaimo. 3 night min. The house is spacious, modern and comfortable. The living room and main kitchen is on the second floor which makes for amazing views. A large covered deck off the kitchen makes of great outdoor eating rain or shine. A second deck 1/2 down the bank provides a great place for solitude and wildlife watching. Our family room has a small kitchenette with microwave, sink, bar fridge and breakfast bar. Our outdoor hot tub comfortably seats 6 adults and has wonderful ocean views. You have the full house and yard to yourselves. The driveway can accommodate 4 cars and there is also free street parking out front. Driveway also has a 10ft basketball hoop. We will be available by phone or email and have a handyman who lives close by if needed. We are steps from the beach but are still very close to downtown Parksville. Our house is on a quiet cul-de-sac. Parksville is home to two world class beaches. Here is how the City of Parksville describes our beaches (http://www.parksville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=228).... There’s a reason Parksville is known as Canada’s Riviera. Few beaches outside Mexico and the Caribbean compare with our kilometres of near perfect sandy beaches at Parksville Bay and Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park. With long sunny days, water temperatures may be as high as 20°C in the shallows and the flat beaches are safe for everyone in the family, even at high tide. Beach access points are provided for the benefit of residents and the City’s many visitors. The most prominent is from the Community Park, a beachfront park of 15.7 hectares (39 acres). Other official access points are located at the ends of Doehle Street (Note: this is the access point 2 blocks from our home), Sutherland Crescent, McMillan Street and Rushton Avenue (Note: Rushton Avenue access is one lot from our house). If you don’t have a car Parksville has both bus and taxi service. The beach is just steps from our property. We provide beach toys, chairs and umbrellas. In addition to our stairs two blocks away concrete stairs to the beach. Parksville area has many fun activities in addition to the beach - wonderful hikes and forest walks, caving, golf, kayaking, SUP’ing, mountain biking, beach volleyball, go-karts, mini-golf, Milner Botanical Gardens, cheese works and winery tours, farm tours, farmers markets, and more. In the summer we have an international sand sculpture contest and a kite festival in Parksville Bay.