Brian’s place was in a great central location in Yaletown, no more than a 6-7 min walk from the train station and great restaurants nearby. Key pickup was very easy at the 7/11 right next door. The area is not the best with homeless/questionable people hanging around, but we did feel safe as two females in the complex as it had a locked front gate.
The apartment is pretty bare bones with limited amenities, but bed was very comfortable and we slept well. The patio was very spacious with a BBQ, but downside was that there was no screen door, which made things difficult as bugs would fly in if we kept the patio door open for fresh air.
Also, while we were expecting a simple/no-frills setup, we were a bit disappointed to find chipped plates in the kitchen, and only 2 out of 8 lightbulbs in the bathroom working. Everything was very clean, so the amenities didn’t bother us much, but it would’ve been nice to see the amenities kept up better.