"Built in a spectacular spot a short drive north of Victoria, Villa Eyrie is something unusual: an homage to the luxury villas of Italy, but with a view not of Lake Como but of Saanich Inlet and the mountains of lower Vancouver Island. The décor has been updated from ’80s Italianate kitsch to understated contemporary luxury, and the comforts, both in-room and in the Tuscan Spa, are thoroughly up to date. Most surprising of all is the restaurant, Alpina, whose chefs trained in Italy, Germany, and Switzerland, and whose dishes craft classic European flavors from native British Columbia ingredients." - Tablet Hotels