Alert Bay, 55 Poplar Road

2884qft 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom home built in 2016, with beautiful ocean views, an easy west coast country-style charm and lots of extras! Located to the western edge of Alert Bay, a village of approx. 449 residents with regular ferry service from Port McNeill on Vancouver Island. Cormorant Island and Alert Bay are located on the western end of the Johnstone Strait, an area renowned for whale watching, kayaking and fishing.

This home is in a rural residential neighborhood, with two driveways leading separately to the upper and lower levels of the home. Lush gardens, including a terraced vegetable garden with fruit trees and shrubs, enhance the property.

The attractive wood exterior home faces west with extensive views from the main level of Johnstone Strait across to Vancouver Island, with the mountains of Vancouver Island in the distance. The owners currently run it as an Air B’n’B, living in the main level and renting out the lower level. There is a strong demand in Alert Bay for short-term rentals, especially with service providers such as travelling nurses, and trades such as BC Hydro workers.

The main level entrance is from the covered parking at the top of the driveway. The home is laid out around central open-concept living space, with bedrooms and bathrooms on either side. The large kitchen features a mix of open shelving and cabinetry, with a central range hood over the glass 4-burner cooktop. Windows flank either side of the range hood, bringing lots of natural light into the counter space. Other features include a double wall oven, double sink and an island with inset microwave, cabinetry and power outlets. The dining room and living room space look out over the ocean views through large windows, and a door leads from the living space to the oceanside deck to enjoy the amazing sunsets.

The spacious primary bedroom suite is accessed from the living space. It offers a large bedroom with sliding doors out to a small alcove on the deck, a walk-in closet and a 4-piece bathroom with double sinks, glass-enclosed shower and separate tub. With beautiful ocean views, this suite offers a relaxing retreat.

On the opposite side of the home is the second bedroom with another sliding door to the deck, near the entrance into the living space. There is also a 3-piece bathroom and the laundry room here, all accessed from the main entry hallway.

The lower level is a slightly smaller mirror of the upper level. The living space is central, with large double glassed French doors in the middle of the living room. The open concept living space has the kitchen at one end, with good counter space, a 2-burner glass cooktop with range hood, microwave, dishwasher and large fridge. A large storage room is adjacent to the kitchen. There is a larger bedroom on one side of the living space, with access to a 3-piece bathroom with enclosed shower. On the other side of the living room a hallway connects to a smaller bedroom, a 3-piece bathroom with double sinks and a glass-enclosed shower, and a laundry/utility room. Both bedrooms have large windows looking out over a patio that runs the width of the home under the upper deck, providing a large, covered area for outdoor enjoyment in all weather. This lower level is cleverly designed to create the two bed and bath sides into “lock off” spaces separate from the central living space.

At the side of the home where the terraced gardens are is a large clear-walled enclosure for a hot tub, accessed by stairs along the outside of the home.

This is a beautiful, comfortable home, with large living spaces. It is conveniently arranged into two full suites, perfect for a small family or couple looking to live in a fully serviced, small island community and have some additional income from a rental unit.

The Village of Alert Bay is located on Cormorant Island in the only bay on the island that provides sheltered moorage on a year-round basis. The village provides a range of services, including a health centre, pharmacy, restaurants, gift shops, liquor store, & laundry, all located within walking distance of the ferry. Alert Bay Boat Harbour provides moorage, showers and laundry facilities. Near the property is a non-commercial air strip, convenient for personal aircraft as well as for emergency services. Alert Bay is rich in cultural heritage and easily accessible by a scenic ferry ride from Port McNeill.

Activities such as whale watching, eco-tours, kayaking, hiking and biking are popular, and the area provides lots of great fishing opportunities.

Alert Bay is the gateway to Knight and Kingcome Inlets and is close to the Broughton Archipelago Marine Park, a wilderness area consisting of a maze of several small islands, inlets and adjacent foreshore at the southern end of Queen Charlotte Strait. The numerous remote, solitary islands in the marine park provide access to some of the world’s most phenomenal waterways and coastlines, with an array of indigenous marine and coastal wildlife, tremendous scenery, unlimited and unique fishing, yachting and wildlife viewing opportunities and almost endless exploring.