Natalia's place is as glamorous and well appointed as it appears in the photos. The apartment is in a block with strict security and an electronic fob is required for the parking garage (arranged as an extra if required), main doors and elevators. Unfortunately guests are only issued with one of these which can cause logistical problems if they want to go their separate ways. The security is needed as Vancouver appears to have a big vagrant problem and they hang around the nearby shops. The 5 minute walk to Gastown (great restaurants and steam clock) along Abbott Street is particularly unpleasant. Speaking of restaurants, Pizzeria Ludica just downstairs is brilliant. Decent pizza/pasta and hundreds of board games to play while you are eating.
The apartment is situated near the railway, stadiums and a busy road so there is quite a bit of noise even with windows shut. However, it doesn't take long to come to terms with this and we breakfasted on the balcony most days we were there. There are also TVs in every room with access to Netflix which also help to mask it. We had to ask for their email address to access it (they'd just left the password) but Natalia and her husband are great at responding to guest's enquiries.
The main bedroom is extremely comfortable but the second bedroom is sparse with just a fold-out bed taking up most of the floor space. We found the mattress to be quite thin and could feel the wooden base. However, we were so tired after our full days that it didn't worry us too much.
We enjoyed our stay there but feel that Natalia's place is probably better suited to a younger couple/family.