Maple Ridge Cottages — Hotel in Salt Spring Island Electoral Area

We brought our five teenage children for a secluded birthday social distance getaway during COVID. ||||We did not want to go to local stores but there was no toilet paper and no propane so we had to. ||||The cabins are very old and rustic and very small. I was charged $40 extra for each person over 4 and when I got home found a unilateral charge of an extra $400 on my credit card without the decency of a phone call first. One of our party had cut on the chopping block counter and yes there were a few marks and so we offered to fix it and were told it had to be replaced (the Ikea countertop is $329 brand new). It still has not been replaced. The $400 is a windfall to the owners. When I complained the owner said I was a cyberbully and that he reported me to authorities. We are all struggling during this pandemic. I tried to give my stepdaughter a lovely special birthday and the two nights cost me over $1100 after all the extra people and damage charges. It felt like a cash grab because their business has been slow. ||||Here is a picture of the damage on the $329 counter that I was charged unilaterally $400...

No toilet paper, no propane, Extraordinary extra charges. We stayed for two nights. We had to drive to town to buy toilet paper and we could not bbq because there was no propane. The cottage was old and rustic and small. We have five children so we paid a lot of extra money to squeeze in (over 660 in off season) After we left the owner unilaterally charged my credit card $400 prior to discussing any problem with me (To replace the countertop in Cabin 5) because someone had cut without a cutting board on a chopping block counter—- there were a few marks in the photo but it has NOT been replaced and the charge was extremely high considering we offered to come fix it and it is a rustic old cabin and it was an IKEA countertop listed for sale for $329.00 total! When I complained he called me a cyberbully and told me he reported me to the authorities and that I should have had to pay $2500 to replace...

From the moment we arrived to the moment we left, I felt completely relaxed. The serene setting, the cozy cottages, the beautiful view, and amazing island are just a few things that contributed to an incredible weekend away. The cottages are exactly what I look for in a cozy weekend away. Clean, comfortable, well stocked kitchen, good size bathroom, ample space, and an amazing deck with an unforgettable view of St Mary's Lake. We watched a spectacular sunrise and enjoyed coffee on the dock. Even though it's not the heat of summer, we still enjoyed the lake and the activities! Beautiful grounds with plenty of space for my little guy to play. Already counting down the days...