Michael's place is modern and nicely decorated, and has all the cooking basics you'd need to actually use the kitchen. This comes in handy if you want to experience some of the fantastic food for sale from Granville Island market nearby. I would recommend renting bikes to explore the city-- there are many safe bike-only paths, and the city becomes much more accessible that way. Otherwise you'd have to walk quite a ways to get to some places (Stanley Park, for example). Michael was responsive to our questions and even let us check in a little early when we asked. Overall a great experience of Vancouver.