Came to Vancouver for a little one week vacation in the summer. Mona's place was awesome. A quaint little basement suite in the midst of a peaceful neighbourhood, it had everything we needed for a weeks stay. Including cooking supplies, and a 5-minute walk to a strip mall with T&T Supermarket and some delicious steam bun / Dim Sum options. During the week, it was about 30C+ degrees outside and the suite stayed nice and cool the whole time.
This location is about a 10-minute drive from Downtown Vancouver (not a maze either, just two main roads and you're there. There's also access to a 30-minute, single-line bus to get right to Granville St. If you're a traveller looking to set yourself up in a good spot from which to make excursions and explore everything Vancouver has to offer, this place is a great option.
Mona is really quite wonderful, and made sure the whole process of checking in/out was a total breeze. I would definitely look to stay here again if I return to Vancouver.