"If you're looking for a tranquil, peaceful, quiet and beautiful place to stay, Manna House is it. ...your place has everything you need. I loved the private beach, comes with fireplace and firewood. Can’t ask for more..."   Bebiane K, Jun '21
"The location is so lovely and tranquil and the beach garden with fire pit is a great place to spend a relaxing evening looking out at the ocean."   Robyn I, Jun '22
"The location was perfect! The fire pit/beach access was easy and beautiful! We loved this place!"   Marcia, Jun '22
"Highly recommend using the wonderful fire pit. For wildlife lovers, on the property's beach in the evening, we saw seals and a family of about ten river otters swim by. There was also some sort of eagle convention going on."
​Alexandra J, May ‘22
Fire Pit and Beach Garden
Book the Beach Garden for an Unforgettable Evening, or just hang-out during the day ↕
 
West Coast Supper Ingredients  :  BBQ + Ocean + Sunset !
If the enthusiasm of our guests to book this particular amenity is anything to go by, then nothing encapsulates the West Coast experience like cooking locally caught seafood over an open grill next to the ocean (perhaps after taking the canoe or the kayak out ;).
I'd just like to mention the sunsets, which are routinely amazing, because the beach (and therefore the fire pit) face East, and the sun sets in the West. However, as you can see from these photographs and those below, the sunset is often so intense and the atmospheric conditions are just right to light up the sky to the North and South, and often 360°, especially during the Summer! For our guests, it delivers an unforgettable evening.
180° Panorama, the sun sets in the West, sets clouds ablaze in the East
↕ 180° Panorama ~ The sun sets in the West, setting the clouds ablaze in the East
Seafood Supper at Sunset
Seafood Supper at Sunset (Christine S; July '22) ↕
 
Beach Garden & Boathouse | 2023
 
Safe & Efficient Fire Pit
The design and sheltered siting ensure a fire that is easy to light, maintain, and contain; not to mention great to cook on! And the smoke won't get in your eyes, it doesn't create much, and what it does usually blows away towards the beach. 
Fire Pit in the Beach Garden
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For Your Convenience
Split logs, firestarters, kindling, paper, a lighter and a bucket (to put the fire out with sea water when you're done), along with the BBQ tools, can be picked up from the new boathouse. There's also folding rocking chairs and tables to sit around the fire.
Boathouse, Feb 2023
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Steps between the Beach Garden & Sauna Beach
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Steps to the Sauna Beach
The steps over the log to the left of the boathouse lead to the newly created Sauna Beach, which houses our new Thermal Spa Therapy circuit, consisting of a wood-fired barrel sauna, shower and relaxation area with a hammock and seating around an additional fire pit.
Sauna Beach, Dec. '22
Sauna Beach, May '23 ↕
 
Summer Fire Ban ~ It's Over for 2023
Fire Chief's Update
Sept 27 '23 : ​
Fire Danger Rating - Low
​The Province Wide "Complete" Burning Ban has been lifted
Campfires (and fire pits) are now allowed
 ► Denman Island Fire & Rescue Website for the latest Outdoor Burning Status in detail.
It cannot be predicted when this will come into effect, each year it seems to get earlier, so we take bookings on the understanding that when the Fire Ban on all outdoor fires is in effect, the Fire Pit can only be used with a propane stove. ​We haven't had a forest fire on Denman Island in decades, and we'd like to keep it that way!
The Beach Gallery | 2021-23
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Acknowledgement : We are indebted to the inspiration, devotion and sheer hard work of landscaper Devon Brajkovic ~ We gave him our vision and the overall design, to which Devon has responded by creating and constructing the "Absolutely Gorgeous" (according to everyone who's seen them) Beach Garden and Sauna Beach, not to mention the path, steps and bench/throne for 2!