Location! Location! Location! Foodies, especially, will love Jocelyn's loft. It's right across the street from L'Abattoir, the best French Restaurant in Vancouver. Twenty-minute walking distance from Cafe Medina for the best brunch and waffles in Canada. For something quick with a side of people watching, Chill Winston is right behind you. Parking my motorcycle was easy. Never an issue.

Loft experience: Jocelyn's loft is absolutely stunning! Super clean. I didn't want to touch anything! If it weren't for the great restaurants below, I honestly don't think I would have left the premises. The patio setup was elegant, exactly how it looked in the photos. The rooftop doubled as a breakfast nook with front row seats to sunsets and rises. The bath and shower experience was akin to a spa. As you can see from the photos, a quarter of the loft is floor to ceiling glass. That makes for a toasty environment. I prefer that actually, but I can see how that would make others feel slightly less comfortable and shading their eyes from the sun while they sit in the living room.

Neighborhood: I was never concerned about safety, although certain parts of the neighborhood were suspect. I still left my motorcycle outside all night, came home really late, walked E. Hastings by myself--no issues. Alexander Street and Water Street are quite lovely at night with the streetlamps and lit trees. Great backdrop for photo-shooting and instagramming. So bring your camera! I missed soooo many photo-ops for forgetting my camera.

Host: Unfortunately, I didn't meet Jocelyn in person, but she was very responsive via email. She accommodated all my requests, no questions asked. I couldn't ask for a more gracious host.

In sum, I would highly recommend Jocelyn's penthouse--walking distance to the best restaurants in Van, super clean loft, gracious host--are the reasons I would come back...in a heartbeat.