We really enjoyed staying at Christina's place! The location was perfect for us as first time visitors to the city. It's located right next to the Stadium-Chinatown SkyTrain station and a comfortable walking distance to Gas Town, Yale Town, Downtown and Chinatown. Speaking of the SkyTrain, Google will recommend you take the Canada Line from YVR to Waterfront Station and then walk 14 minutes to the condo. Instead, when you're at Waterfront, transfer to the Expo Line and take a few stops to Stadium-Chinatown and you're literally right next door. Not sure why Google doesn't show this but it was a major time saver!
We were able to find ample restaurants, wine shops, coffee shops, pharmacy and grocery nearby. There is even a Costco across the street if you're there for a longer stay.
I did find the area itself a little rough at night, but felt safer with my partner with me. Unfortunately it was getting dark around 6pm at the time of year we visited so that cut our outside exploring down a bit.
This condo is in downtown Vancouver which means you're going to get city noises such as traffic, hockey games and concerts letting out (across the street from Rogers Arena), the SkyTrain station below and so on. I expected this going in so it didn't bother me, but if you're a light sleeper you may have trouble. Also, the blinds in the bedroom are not black out so bring a sleeping mask if you need it. I found the provided fan also helped to provide some white noise for sleeping.
There is a small balcony we enjoyed for a glass of wine and the view over Rogers Arena and BC Place was really nice. One night we were even treated to fireworks over the harbour. Again, the balcony is noisy but for me thats part of the fun of staying in the centre of a vibrant city.
The bathroom was well equipped with Lush hair and body products, hair dryer, straightener and curling iron and also all the supplies needed for the in suite laundry.
I left Christina some private feedback about some minor recommendations that would improve the stay even more, but overall we really enjoyed our stay and would rebook here again.