My Husband is originally from Vancouver so we visit Vancouver quite often. I have to say, having stayed at many hotels and vacation rentals around Vancouver, our stay at the Little House has so far been the best of all of them. This is why:
1) Location: If you are looking to get away from the hustle and bustle of downtown Vancouver, Kits is one of Vancouver's best "lower density" neighborhoods, it is also one of the most expensive neighborhoods in Greater Vancouver for single detached family homes because the area is considered both quiet and hip. It is walking distance to Broadway and 4th, where you can find high quality restaurants, coffee shops, and stores. Walking distance to the seaside beach and parks in summer. The location is close to major bus lines (on Broadway, alma,4th) however If you want to visit many places around Vancouver I highly recommend renting a car. The Little House comes with a small parking stall :)
2) Very Private: For low density "house" living in Vancouver airbnb gives you two main options, you can either rent a whole house which is private but quite large (3-5 bedrooms) and expensive to rent, or rent a upper or basement suite which is more affordable and smaller (1-2 bedrooms) but you lose some of that privacy because someone is living above/below you. If you are lucky, you can find a third option, which is a detached laneway house such as the Little House. Little House offers the privacy similar to that of a detached house, without the cost of renting the whole house.
3) Excellent Living Conditions: tasteful decor, Clean and new (not sure if the renovations were new but it was so clean it gave us l the impression that the place was less than a year old). Fully stocked and quality kitchen equipment for home cooking. fully stocked living room with board games and tv with Netflix. Beds were similar to hotel setup, nice clean white sheets!
4) Amazing hosts: Sheila and Dan were awesome! At first we were only planned to stay for 1 month, but since we felt so at home we decided to stay another month. They were very considerate with our privacy but were very fast to respond with their communication when we need to ask them about anything. You can tell when a host really makes an effort to make your stay comfortable, from the little things such as stocking the house with quality umbrellas and towels, to the super sweet gestures such as welcoming us with a care package of treats when we first checked in. I wouldn't be surprised if Sheila and Dan hit airbnb super host status.