We stayed at Elaine's place for 4 nights to explore Vancouver and hike in North and West Vancouver and had an amazing time.the place had everything we needed, tea, coffee, spices, breakfast... The bus connection is really good to get downtown, but also to get to Lynn Valley for hiking. There are nice restaurants in the area and aside from the many recommendations Elaine had at her place I'd recommend to go eat at Danbo Ramen in Kitsilano, it was amazing!!