If you want to stroll and get the feel of a neighbourhood in an area of heritage housing with gardens that tumble onto the pavements;if you want a comfortable place to stay with hosts that leave you in peace;if you want to walk to the local deli for delicious breakfast goodies and get amazing coffee,if you want to buy from the best cheese shop in Vancouver and buy their delicious ready to cook dishes; if you want to get a bus into downtown via China town,if you want to tell friends that the house next door had belonged to Jimi Hendrix's grandmother and he had stayed there then Stathcona is the place for you! We loved our 5 day stay here and enjoyed sipping coffee and eating Portugese custard tarts outside Union Street Market Store watching the locals getting on with their daily lives! Nicky Anastasiou and Mary Sinnott -London UK