My stay at Vida's was very nice and enjoyable. The apartment is bigger than what it looks in the pictures, with a separate bedroom and a small storage room at the entrance so i could store my suitcases there out of the way. The colors (mint green, lavender) are peaceful and calming. It can be a bit noisy during the day with the traffic and sirens because you are facing Pender Street but it's Downtown.
The building is steps from Coal Harbour and the marina and a few minutes walk from Robson Street, but #19 runs right downstairs. The apartment is well-stocked with all amenities, towels, dishes, etc and has en-suite laundry which was great. It is spacious with a full kitchen. I've got no complaints at all. The pickup of the key is at a keycafe at a convenience store one block from there and was easy. The bed was very comfortable, there is a nice couch, many tables, closets etc.
I have to make a note here, if you read old reviews for this apartment (which is usually what guests do before picking a place) - I was a bit wary reading past reviews where people said Vida had asked for a 200$ "move-in fee" in cash to be paid at check-in and it appeared a lot of people paid it in the past, while others refused to. This appeared to me as highly unusual. I contacted AirBnB beforehand asking about this, and they confirmed that this is in fact illegal and they gave me written proof, which I was ready to use to refuse to pay it if she had asked for it (she didn't). I strongly suggest Vida takes that down from instructions. It's in the check-in instructions you receive AFTER making the reservation & paying, but it's not on the listing at all (I took screenshots beforehand with the date and time to be on the safe side.)
Fortunately, Vida didn't ask any fee and didn't even mention it. I take it that she has stopped asking for the fee. Just be aware that a host cannot request a "move-in" fee as you are not a tenant and you don't have a lease therefore, you are not "moving in". They can request cash for early check-in or late checkout but that has to be clearly stated on the listing with the amount and hours. I mention it because that was enough to have me worried and if there had been other places available for my dates at a price i could afford I probably would not have applied for that place, because of that reason. But i'm glad i got to stay there, it was more than i usually pay for a comparable place but i was in a pinch and my stay was lovely.
On that note, Vida actually let me check in early (at noon instead of 4 PM) without extra charge which i really appreciated. Thanks Vida! I would stay there again.