Lorena is a wonderful host, she is very responsive and makes an extra effort to make our stay enjoyable. She would give you all kind of advise you need and even provide a "To Do" list. Too bad our stay was too short to check even half of it!
Her apartment is very comfortable, modern, it has stunning views (lights of Aurora Winter Festival was a pleasant surprise) and is very conveniently located - close to Skytrain, many shops and sport arenas.
Chinatown and Gastown are also quite close - Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden is just a block away. Less pleasant is a relative proximity of DTES area, located between these two. Although safe, walking through DTES can be emotionally disturbing the first time.