Great place. Great location. Great host.
I really loved staying here.
STAY DURATION
12 days from Nov 27 to Dec 9th 2018.
THE HOST
Linda was an exceptionally helpful and friendly host. Upon arrival she personally greeted me, and gave me the grand tour. Everything about the property was clearly explained, and a nicely detailed book served as a good reminder, with important phone numbers and locale information. She contacted me twice throughout my stay via the AirBnB website, to make sure everything was okay.
THE PROPERTY
It's a completely renovated 1 bedroom penthouse apartment in an older but well-kept building, with open-concept kitchen/living-room/dining-room, stylish bathroom and large bright bedroom with huge closet space. There's a big outdoor deck with tables, chairs and nice unobstructed view of the West End & downtown, and a view of the sea from one corner. Everything is new, clean, well-appointed including very nice programmable dimmer switches. On the other side is a nice rooftop outdoor swimming pool and deck area overlooking views of Sunset Beach and English Bay. The apartment is concrete construction with thick windows, so it's very quiet. I didn't hear any neighbours or loud outdoor sounds from the streets below. The elevators/lifts looked new. This property is a BC Housing/Business approved suite for AirBnB. The 2018 operating license and details is framed on the kitchen wall.
THE KITCHEN
The kitchen was well appointed with Makasa dishes, and quality glasses and stemware. There was a big oven and an induction stove, which worked flawlessly and was a joy to cook with. There was a big 2-door fridge, which was REALLY cold, which I really liked, and included a handy filtered cold-water dispenser inside. There were lots of useful kitchen utensils and appliances incl. microwave, toaster oven, electric kettle, hand mixer/blender, lots of high-quality pots, pans, bowls, a brand new full-size dishwasher, big stainless steel sink with restaurant-style sprayer, paper towel dispenser, placemats, plastic wrap, garbage bags, everything you could need. The kitchen island and bar-style dining table with bar stools were great.
THE LIVING-ROOM/DINING-ROOM
Three-seater brown leather couch and two-seater love-seat were comfortable and high-quality. Big TV and sound system. Two floor lamps, mod white coffee and end table. Hardwood floors, glass 4-seater dining room table and mod chairs. The combined front-loading washer/dryer was in a cupboard just across from the dining-room, and it also looked new, and worked perfectly, and stocked with lots of Tide brand clothes washing detergent.
THE BATHROOM
Stylish, high-contrast design, which I really liked... with not one, but two rain shower heads, and an in-wall TV above the toilet. And the toilet was really quiet when it flushed! The light-switches were all on dimmers, which could be preset to nice low levels so you don't blind yourself in the middle of the night! Lots of metal and mirror design - very cool.
THE BEDROOM
Big dresser, mirror, and lots of mirrored closet space, appointed with nice clothes/shoes/accessory organizers. Also included was a TV and fold-out luggage holder, just like in hotels. The queen-size bed was comfortable, and there were lots of clean sheets, extra blankets and comforters.
THE LOCATION
It's just off Davie Street in the West End, which is close to shops, bars, liquor stores, grocery stores, the seawall, Sunset Beach, the Aquatic Centre, Yaletown, English Bay, Denman Street and downtown. Very convenient.
THE WIFI
High-speed broadband. Consistently worked really well. Was able to do work video Skype calls, as well as emails and internet surfing.
MY RECOMMENDATION
I really enjoyed staying at Linda's property. I'm hopefully planning on returning again next year, in the summer for another great stay!