My girlfriend and I had a good time staying at Tanja's. Her place was clean and comfortable with a full set of amenities. We were able to use her portable heaters, which was great for the cold weather. Most importantly, the location of her place is wonderful. It's in a very safe neighborhood, and it's <10 min walk away from the subway station. This made all of our travels very convenient. We didn't even need to rent a car, but if you decide to, there are really a lot of parking spots on the street. Because of how the house was built, you can definitely hear a lot of "family living noise", as Tanja has remarked on in the listing. It was very quiet between 11:30PM-7:30AM on most nights, but outside of that time-frame, it can get pretty loud, especially if you're a light sleeper. It didn't bother us that much since we slept during that time as well anyway. Overall, I'm glad we chose to stay at her place, for what was probably 50% of what we would have paid for a hotel room in downtown Vancouver!