Gulf Islands Rental

Eagles Cove on North Pender Island

Eagles Cove on North Pender Island is a low bank oceanfront residence situated on fenced and landscaped grounds of more than two-thirds of an acre. There is a spectacular year round garden. The property is located in the village of Port Washington just above the Grimmer Bay public dock.

The main house was completed in 1992. Designed by John Keay, a prominent Victoria, B.C., architect, the glass and cedar residence is situated to take full advantage of the breathtaking views. A large south facing deck with glass railings and a stainless steel barbeque provide an outdoor living room. Inside, the great room boasts sixteen foot vaulted ceilings with plenty of space for gracious living and dining. There is a sound system with CD player and speakers in three rooms. 

The seating area has a stone fireplace and the dining room table can comfortably seat ten. The kitchen has a Jenn-Air electric range, a very large refrigerator, a microwave, and a stainless steel European dishwasher. There is a washer and dryer in the adjoining pantry.

The largest bedroom, with a queen size bed, is located close to the kitchen yet enjoys the privacy of being across a breezeway in a separate annex. It has a walk-in closet, a television and VCR, and an Italian tiled four piece bathroom. Downstairs, the lower level contains a bedroom with a double bed, a four piece bathroom, and a family room with a large television and VCR. The downstairs family room has a double hide-a-bed. There is also a double hide-a-bed in the book lined study. The study has a private deck off French doors. This oceanfront deck connects to a north facing deck that receives a good deal of use on hot summer days. The property also features a hot tub, located on its own deck.

Eagles Cove is located five minutes from the Otter Bay Ferry Terminal and two minutes from the Pender Island Golf and Country Club. If you come to Pender by seaplane or by boat you can walk to the house from the dock in one minute. Shops and the Saturday Market at the Driftwood Centre are reached by automobile in a short ten minute drive. There are boat and kayak rentals, car rentals, hiking trails, beaches, and tennis courts all available on North Pender. Meals out can be enjoyed at several places on North and South Pender.

The guest house is surrounded by trees, shrubs, flowers and plants of all descriptions set in an extensive year round English style cottage garden. The spring garden is especially spectacular with February crocuses followed by March daffodils (and other narcissi) which give way in April and May to a riot of tulip and rhododendron colours.

The house sits high on the property and from it the sea and Salt Spring Island are glimpsed through a woodland cover. The amenities include a queen size bed, a tiled four piece bathroom, a gas fireplace, a small kitchen, ample closet space, a window seat for reading, a built in desk for writing, a television and VCR for watching, a stereo for listening and, of course, lots and lots of books and music, hardcover and paper, CDs and tapes.