Despite the constant Vancouver rain, we had a wonderful stay thanks to Ana, Alberto and their fabulous condo!
Pros: Alberto met us in the lobby for a personal intro to the condo and its amenities.
Exceptional service, they seemed so genuinely motivated to provide anything we needed: proactively asked us if we’d like a pack n play and high chair set up for our little one, instantly provided umbrellas and extras towels upon request.
The place is sparkling clean, and stylish, yet stocked with very considerate extras, new toiletries, baby wipes, board games, toys, current local travel guides, and even sodas and frozen pizza. As well as the necessities like coffee and fine chocolate. :) The building has a great pool, hot tub, and sauna. We enjoyed a bit of everything on our rainy days.
Location is also fantastic, right on a plaza with an Asian grocery store and several great restaurants at your doorstep (including a fun pizzeria with hundreds of board games for a fun game night out, but be sure to make reservations ahead of time in the weekends). It’s right next to a light rail station, and the arena. We were able to walk or light rail to almost everywhere. Which was important because there are no Uber or Lyft in Vancouver and it can sometimes be hard to get a taxi.
Cons: The condo is a just-right-sized two bedroom, the only thing I found strange was the two bathrooms share a pass-through shower, with frosted but not totally opaque shower doors, which means when someone was showering, you could awkwardly see their silhouette from either bathroom, which means both bathrooms were off limits while my father in law or I showered. On the plus side, there’s a beautiful large tub in the master bath which was more private.
Being in the heart of the city, you could hear the hum of the light rail and other noises. But being up in the 26th floor it wasn’t bad.