This place was truly amazing: spectacular views of the mountains the second day we were there, beautifully and cleanly furnished with all the little things you might need (like makeup wipes!), firm comfortable beds with fresh linens, a secure parking space in the garage, and great soundproofing such that despite being in an apartment building in a big city, you don't hear outside noise or neighbors. Gurleen sent us a bunch of helpful information up front and met us to drop off and retrieve the keys, and it was easy to get in touch with her to coordinate logistics.
The building is on a main street between the historic Strathcona neighborhood and the waterfront area (I loved seeing the freight trains quietly trundling by at night). There are several good coffee shops and a very high-quality cheese shop within 2-3 minute walking distance, and Chinatown is also within a 15-20 minute walk.
We were only in town one night but I would totally come back and stay here for a longer period--it would be a great home base for a week or more. The kitchen has everything you'd need to cook and the apartment is big enough that with three of us there was plenty of room to spread out.
Thank you Gurleen for making our trip to Vancouver even better than we expected!