Lovely, clean and comfortable, as-described stay in ground level studio w/ bathroom products Tres Semme hair, Suave type bodywash, and appreciated Aveno body lotion. Parking outside house for 3 weekdays did not present a problem arriving and leaving various times during day and at night. Marina sent us local parking ordinance info. Easy walk to Commercial Drive, or drive to Main St, or Broadway for even more restaurants, Grocery, retail.
Bed is comfortable. A plug in single inductive cooktop if you want to fry an egg, etc, we just used micro and kettle. Fyis, Mini fridge freezer had a frozen ice tray but not cold enough to freeze some sausages to bring back Stateside, wash your own dishes/no dishwasher and lots of recycling in Vanc yay. TV has local and SEA channels for news and you can sign into your Netflix, etc.
Noise level: If you are easily woken or need quiet, you will hear flushing toilet water and drain to left side of bed on exterior wall, the dog walking across the room (your ceiling) thru day, and sometimes a small child crying but didn't last so long. Neighborhood is quiet, residential, even though located on a busy Drive.
Would stay again, recommended!
EATS
Fire Pizza $2.38 slice was good for a quick late PM munchies after drinks. Sweet Cherubim $$ for espresso, vegan, Indian bowls, dals, sweets and grocery. Day old coconut dusted muffins are hearty, apple fruit chunks, moist, not overly sweet and only $1. Most all else there is spendy for small portions. Closeby, East One Chinese Seafood on 1st Ave E, had good BBQ plate 3 meats $13 w rice and choy, as Hopewell, the top Yelp search result, was closed by 635PM. Had free 2-level parking and theres a T&T asian supermarket with BBQ cafe, sushi and bakery all in same complex. Von's on Broadway, a family breakfast institution serving its 35-yr old classic Canadian breakfast (Brit skinless sausages or ham, skin on home made cottage potatoes) still at its original price, $2.95 is a must!