This was our first experience with Airbnb and it was fantastic. We spent a week in Vancouver at the English Bay Hideaway, hosted by Jim. I can see why he is a "super host" because he made us feel welcomed from his initial contacts by email, to meeting him in person, to "checking up on us" to make sure everything was to our satisfaction on our second day. The Hideaway comfortably slept 4 adults and our 6 year old grandson. We were very comfortable in this home with enough space to relax or sit around the kitchen table for meals. The main bedroom had a bathroom attached and allowed us the privacy we needed from our two daughters. The second bedroom was smaller and they shared a seperate bathroom (with a washer and dryer in it) around the corner from the kitchen. The kitchen looked recently remodeled and Jim was kind enough to leave us many breakfast items and other goodies which was very thoughtful of him. We had breakfast daily at home and even made a few dinners and some "picnic lunches" to take to the nearby beach. Stanley Park has so much to offer (hiking, biking, running, trails, aquarium) and the Hideaway is in a perfect location to enjoy it all, literally 2 blocks away, as well as 2 blocks to the seawall and the beach. Denman Street is not much further and is a street filled with restaurants and shops, including 3 bike rental places in the same block. You can Yelp many of the restaurants but 3 we found exceptional were "Nook" (Italian/Pizza), The Banana Leaf (the one on Denman, not Robson-Malaysian), and Espana (tapas). We drove to Granville Island for a day and you can almost get there from the Hideaway as quickly by walking the seawall and taking an aquabus over. We kept our car in the secure underground parking garage of the complex. Being on the west side of Vancouver puts you in a perfect spot to visit Northern Vancouver and the mountains there. We felt very fortunate to find this "hideaway" and were always happy to "return home" to the peace and quiet of it. Vancouver is a beautiful, green city, with much to do. We felt we had all the comforts of home, in a location that couldn't be beat. Thank you Jim for your hospitality and for providing tons of resources to help us explore your city.